Born in Olanta, Florence County, South Carolina, United States of America
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Floyd
and Nancy (Lilly) Floyd
Sister of
Thomas L. Floyd, Lucy (Floyd) Hill, Robert Alexander Floyd, William David Floyd, Edmund Deberry Floyd, Joseph White Floyd and James Benjamin Floyd
Wife of
Arron McKnight
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Hiram McKnight
Died
at age 81
in Dale County, Alabama, United States of America
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Oct 2010
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Biography
Parents: John Floyd 1800–1867 Nancy Lilly Floyd 1805–1876
Spouse: Aaron McKnight (1821-1863) Absalom G. James 1814–1882
Siblings: Lucy Floyd Hill 1831–1931 Robert Alexander Floyd 1835–1864 Edmund Deberry Floyd 1839–1908 Joseph W Floyd 1844–1922 James Benjamin Floyd 1849–1930
Children: Newton Daniel McKnight 1847–1933 Elizabeth Jane McKnight Youngblood 1849–1899 George Thomas McKnight 1851–1936 Hiram McKnight 1853–1941 Aaron A McKnight 1858–1950 Lenorah McKnight Dykes 1862–1911 Warren James 1866–1892 Johnny Allen James 1868–1916 William S McKnight 1880–1933
Sources
- The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Southern Division, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 4; Page: 211b
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Dale, Alabama; Page: 516; Family History Library Film: 803008
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 10, Dale, Alabama; Roll: M593_12; Page: 231A
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Clopton, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 10; Page: 662d; Enumeration District: 065
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Clopton, Dale, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0067
- Year: 1910; Census Place: Clopton, Dale, Alabama; Roll: T624_10; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1374023
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37823178/mary_elizabeth-james: accessed March 14, 2024), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Floyd James (13 Jan 1830–3 Jul 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37823178, citing Magnolia Cemetery, Dale County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Bradley Grantham (contributor 47018267).
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Rejected matches › Mary Jane McKnight (abt.1834-) › Mary (McKnight) Barnwell (1831-) › Mary McKnight (1841-) › Mary Ann McKnight (1828-) › Mary Floyd (abt.1832-) › Mary (Floyd) Cloke (1830-) › Mary Elizabeth (Flood) Gaspar (1832-1881)
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