James McGillis Knight (1842 - 1916)

Born 9 Apr 1842 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Elizabeth (Drawdy) Knight — married about 1866 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1916 at age 74 in Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: James McGillis /Knight/^[1][2][3]

Name: James M. /Knight/^[4][5]

Name: J. M. /Knight/^[6]

Name: James M /Knight/^[7]

Name: J. M. /Knight/^[8]

Name: James M /Knight/^[9]

Name: James M /Knight/^[10]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using James McGillis /Knight/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 09 APR 1842

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Birth:

Date: 1842

Place: Georgia, USA^[18]

Birth:

Date: APR 1842

Place: Georgia, USA^[19]

Birth:

Date: 1842

Place: Georgia, USA^[20]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 09 APR 1842

Death

Death:

Date: 09 NOV 1916

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^{[21][22][23][24]}

Burial

Burial: Knight-Drawdy Family Cemetery

Military Service

Military Service:

Date: 10 MAR 1861^[25]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1880

Place: District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, United States^[26]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^[27]

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^[28]

Residence:

Date: 1910

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^[29]

Residence:

Place: Appling County, Georgia, USA^[30]

Residence:

Place: Appling County, Georgia, USA^[31]

Note

Note: #N551

Marriage

Husband: James McGillis Knight

Wife: Harriet Elizabeth Drawdy

Child: James Calvin Knight

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Step

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1866

Place: Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, USA^[32][33]

Husband: Jonathan S. Knight

Wife: Martha Patsy Stafford

Child: James McGillis Knight

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 30 JAN 1823

Place: Tattnall, Georgia, USA^[34][35]

Sources

• Source: S10 Title: SSDI NOTESSDI, Source Medium: Other CONT .
• Source: S11 Title: Gutbrodt is Goodbread NOTEGutbrodt is Goodbread, Source Medium: Other CONT .
• Source: S163 Title: Miller3.FTW NOTEMiller3.FTW, Source Medium: Other CONT .
• Source: S176 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;; Repository: #R3 NOTEAncestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900.
• Repository: R3 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S177 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R3 NOTEAncestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.
• Source: S179 Author: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;; Repository: #R3 NOTEAncestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.
• Source: S180 Author: Historical Data Systems, comp. Title: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles Publication: Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;; Repository: #R3 NOTEHistorical Data Systems, comp., U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2009).
• Source: S19 Title: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~milingenealogy/ NOTEhttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~milingenealogy/.
• Source: S46 Title: ewebb2.FTW NOTEewebb2.FTW, Source Medium: Other CONT .

Notes

Note N551From: MUSTER ROLL OF COMPANY K, 54th REGIMENT

GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY

ARMY OF TENNESSEE

C. S. A.

APPLING COUNTY, GEORGIA

Knight, James McGillis-Enlisted as a private in Co. A, 1st Regiment,1st Brigade, Ga. State Troops October 3,1861. Mustered out April 1862. Enlisted as a private in Co K, 54th Regiment Ga. Inf. April 18,1862. Pension records show he was wounded, right arm broken at Atlanta, Ga., July 22,1864. At home, wounded, close of war. (Born

in Ga. April 9,1842.)

1. ↑ Source: #S10 Page: Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Data: Text: 717-07-1286; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951.
2. ↑ Source: #S11
3. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James McGillis Knight
4. ↑ Source: #S46
5. ↑ Source: #S19
6. ↑ Source: #S179 Page: Database online. District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, ED 96, roll T9_171, page 394.2000, image 0171. Data: Text: Record for J. M. Knight
7. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
8. ↑ Source: #S179 Page: Database online. District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, ED 96, roll T9_171, page 394.2000, image 0171. Data: Text: Record for J. M. Knight
9. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
10. ↑ Source: #S177 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll T624_218, part , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
11. ↑ Source: #S10 Page: Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Data: Text: 717-07-1286; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951.
12. ↑ Source: #S11
13. ↑ Source: #S163
14. ↑ Source: #S163
15. ↑ Source: #S179 Page: Database online. District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, ED 96, roll T9_171, page 394.2000, image 0171. Data: Text: Record for J. M. Knight
16. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
17. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James McGillis Knight
18. ↑ Source: #S179 Page: Database online. District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, ED 96, roll T9_171, page 394.2000, image 0171. Data: Text: Record for J. M. Knight
19. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
20. ↑ Source: #S177 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll T624_218, part , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
21. ↑ Source: #S10 Page: Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. Data: Text: 717-07-1286; Issue State: Railroad Board (Issued Through); Issue Date: Before 1951.
22. ↑ Source: #S11
23. ↑ Source: #S163
24. ↑ Source: #S163
25. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James McGillis Knight
26. ↑ Source: #S179 Page: Database online. District 1255, Wayne, Georgia, ED 96, roll T9_171, page 394.2000, image 0171. Data: Text: Record for J. M. Knight
27. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
28. ↑ Source: #S176 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
29. ↑ Source: #S177 Page: Database online. Jesup, Wayne, Georgia, ED , roll T624_218, part , page . Data: Text: Record for James M Knight
30. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James McGillis Knight
31. ↑ Source: #S180 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James McGillis Knight
32. ↑ Source: #S163
33. ↑ Source: #S163
34. ↑ Source: #S163
35. ↑ Source: #S163

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Tracey Miller for creating WikiTree profile Knight-3899 through the import of Harry Miller.ged on Oct 31, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Tracey and others.