Abner B. Knight (1879 - 1951)

Born 2 Dec 1879 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Marion Knight and M. Octavia F. (Maddox) Knight

Husband of Missouri Alice (Carlisle) Knight — married 2 Dec 1898 (to about 1912) in Oden, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States

Husband of Mary Alice B. (McEver) Knight — married 26 Aug 1916 (to 1922) in Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Husband of María Dolores (Estrada Martínez) Knight — married 16 Feb 1930 in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Oct 1951 at age 71 in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States

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Biography

Abner was born in 1879. He passed away in 1951. ^[1]

Married María Dolores Estrada at St. Ignatius de Loyola Catholic Church in El Paso on 16 Feb 1930 at 10 AM Mass. Daughter Graziella was born in El Paso. Moved to Las Cruces, NM, where Abner ran a gas station. The family then moved to Holtville, CA.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Beat 9, Walker, Alabama, United States
• Fact: Residence (2 Dec 1898) Sims, Montgomery, Arkansas
• Fact: Residence (1900) ED 134 Ouachita Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Adams Creek, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States
• Fact: Burial Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Abner moved to Las Cruces in the late 1920’s where he was a farmer. His son Jack moved with him. Clark and his sisters stayed in Oklahoma. Clark had a job driving a school bus to support himself and his sisters. Jack stuck Clark with the payments for a car he had bought. He had talked Clark into being a co-signer on the sale. Clark later moved to Las Cruces. Jack and Clark were members of the Las Cruces High School football team, and their photo is in the yearbook. They were probably pretty good players as they were older than the others. Abner had kept them out of school many times over the years to work on their farms instead of going to school.

Abner had a middle initial of B. He never had a middle name of Berryman, and this mistake needs to be corrected wherever it appears.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 21 July 2020), memorial page for Abner B Knight (2 Dec 1879–17 Oct 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #134412151, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; maintained by Red (contributor 47105291), headstone photo.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4VV-XVD : 12 August 2017), Abner Knight in household of Thomas Knight, Beat 9, Walker, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 285, sheet 109D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,034.
• "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMRF-D6G : 18 March 2019), Abner Knight, 2 Dec 1898; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,011,072.
• "Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:414T-686Z : 11 January 2020), Abner Knight, 1898.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M365-K6H : accessed 12 May 2020), Abner Knight, Ouachita Township, Montgomery, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 134, sheet 5A, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,069.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML77-1N6 : accessed 12 May 2020), Abe B Knight, Adams Creek, Wagoner, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 234, sheet 5A, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1277; FHL microfilm 1,375,290.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HRHR-8PZ : accessed 12 May 2020), Abner Knight, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 26, sheet 5A, line 16, family 98, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2328; FHL microfilm 2,342,062.
• "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD8B-1P3 : 5 December 2014), Abner B Night in entry for Graciela Night, 10 Feb 1931; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
• "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHNT-SQY : 4 April 2020), Abner B Night in entry for Graciela Night, 10 Feb 1931; citing El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, certificate 12711, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,361.
• "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ6X-HYX : 24 May 2014), Abner B. Knight, 17 Oct 1951; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number 52875, Howard, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3C5-FTC : 13 March 2018), Abner B Knight, 17 Oct 1951; citing certificate number 52875, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,869.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Q5-TQT : 13 March 2018), Abner B Knight in entry for Jack Knight, 28 Jan 1955; citing certificate number 1786, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,114,330.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 13 July 2019, 14:56), entry for Abner B. Knight(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L441-356); contributed by various users.
• Birth is from Baptismal record. Death verified by my father, Clark Knight, his son, who had his body transported to Tulsa, Oklahoma for burial. My father had had him committed to the State Hospital in Big Spring, Texas. We believe now that he may have had Alzheimers. His behavior in his final years was very bizarre.
• Above information from personal remembrances of Clark’s daughter, Mary Knight McGarr.
• Personal recollection of events witnessed by Linda (Johnson) Leslie as remembered 15 Jun 2019.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Bob Knight, her 1st cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Knight and M. Maddox, the great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and grandparents of Bob Knight. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: First cousin, once removed, based on sharing 277 cM across 9 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Jeff Knight, her 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Knight and M. Maddox, the great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Jeff Knight. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Second cousin, based on sharing 140 cM (1.87% DNA shared) across 8 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Linda (Johnson) Leslie , GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Jeff Knight, GEDmatch kit # M258855, (compare kits), her 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Knight and M. Maddox, the great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Jeff Knight. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 3.3, based on sharing 35.7 cM across 8 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and James Davidson, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and great grandparents of James Davidson. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Second cousin, once removed, based on sharing 216 cM across 10 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Leslie Knight, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Knight and M. Maddox, the great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and great great grandparents of Leslie Knight. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Second cousin, once removed, based on sharing 179 cM across 8 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Kimberly (Knight) Seid, his 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Thomas Knight and M. Maddox, the great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and great great grandparents of Kimberly (Knight) Seid. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Second cousin, once removed, based on sharing 112 cM (1.50% DNA shared) across 4 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Sarah Knight, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and great grandparents of Sarah Knight. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Second cousin once removed, based on sharing 104 cM across 4 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 114 cM across 7 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Elizabeth (Herron) Fuller, her 2nd cousin 1x removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and great grandparents of Elizabeth (Herron) Fuller. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third, based on sharing 91 cM across 6 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and James Usrey, his 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and James Usrey. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third cousin, based on sharing 58 cM (0.77% DNA shared) across 4 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Malcolm Stephens, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Malcolm Stephens. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 47 cM across 4 segments.
• Paternal and maternal relationships are confirmed by a GEDmatch test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie GEDmatch MS7497799 and her second cousin once removed Randall Summers GEDmatch A282304. Their most-recent common ancestors are their second and first great-grandparents Thomas Marion Knight and M. Octavia F. (Knight) Maddox. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.7, based on sharing 26.2 cM across 6 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Anna (Boggs) McClannahan, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Anna (Boggs) McClannahan. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 102 cM across 3 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and William Stokes, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Maddox and Elizabeth Bonner, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and William Stokes. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 101 cM across 6 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Linda (Johnson) Leslie , GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Tom Maddox, GEDmatch kit # XA5947071, (compare kits), her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Maddox and Elizabeth Bonner, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Tom Maddox. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 3.8, based on sharing 19.6 cM across 6 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Cynthia (Knight) Stevens, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Cynthia (Knight) Stevens. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third cousin, based on sharing 118 cM (1.58% DNA shared) across 3 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal 23andMe test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Vondell (Burchfield) Yarbrough, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Maddox and Elizabeth Bonner, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Vondell (Burchfield) Yarbrough. Predicted relationship from 23andMe: Third cousin, based on sharing 49 cM (.65% DNA shared) across 3 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Mildred (Goss) Putman, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Mildred (Goss) Putman. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd cousin, based on sharing 39 cM across 2 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Mary (Wilson) Clayton, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Mary (Wilson) Clayton. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 38 cM across 3 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Linda (Johnson) Leslie , GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Norman Deason, GEDmatch kit # UV9575988, (compare kits), her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Norman Deason. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 4.09, based on sharing 49.5 cM across 3 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Linda (Johnson) Leslie , GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Charles Davidson, GEDmatch kit # BP8778286, (compare kits), her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Charles Davidson. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 3.32, based on sharing 36.7 cM across 7 segments.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal GEDmatch comparison between Linda (Johnson) Leslie , GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Tom Maddox, GEDmatch kit # XA5947071, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are John Maddox and Elizabeth Bonner, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Tom Maddox. Predicted relationship from GEDmatch: 3.8, based on sharing 75.5 cM across 6 segments. DNA test taker Linda (Johnson) Leslie is the granddaughter of Abner Knight, the son of M. Maddox, the daughter of the common ancestors John Maddox & Elizabeth Bonner.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 38.44 cM segment on chromosome 1, consisting of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Cynthia (Knight) Stevens, her 3rd cousin, and Timothy Knight, half her 3rd cousin 1x removed. (Cynthia and Timothy are his 3rd cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestor is Charner Knight, the 3x great grandfather of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Cynthia (Knight) Stevens and 2x great grandfather of Timothy Knight.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Olivia (Bonner) Scruggs, her 3rd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Nancy Earnest, the great great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Olivia (Bonner) Scruggs. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Third cousin, based on sharing 14 cM across 2 segments.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 7.8 cM segment on chromosome 2, consisting of Linda (Johnson) Leslie, GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Doyle Baker, her 4th cousin, GEDmatch kit # A482963, and Claudell (Corey) Sablatura, her 3rd cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A549058. (Doyle and Claudell are 2nd cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Henry Earnest and Catherine Shinn, the 3x great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Doyle Baker and 2x great grandparents of Claudell (Corey) Sablatura.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 11.8 cM segment on chromosome 12, consisting of Linda (Johnson) Leslie, GEDmatch kit # MS7497799, and Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell, her 3rd cousin, GEDmatch kit # RA4478719, and Gwendolyn (Bollinger) Gutiérrez, her 5th cousin 1x removed, GEDmatch kit # A828739. (Elizabeth and Gwendolyn are 5th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are William Earnest and Mary Beasley, the 4x great grandparents of both Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Elizabeth (Luther) Rowell and 5x great grandparents of Gwendolyn (Bollinger) Gutiérrez.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 33 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Brett Usrey, her 3rd cousin 1x removed, and Randall Tidwell, her 4th cousin 1x removed. (Brett and Randall are 4th cousins 2x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are Abner Knight and Margaret Barker, the 4x great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and 5x great grandparents of Brett Usrey and 3x great grandparents of Randall Tidwell.
• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on 23andMe who share a 30 cM segment on chromosome 17, consisting of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and Brandy (Brown) Allison, her 5th cousin 2x removed, and Brett Usrey, her 3rd cousin 1x removed. (Brandy and Brett are 6th cousins 1x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are William Davis and Martha Howard, the 4x great grandparents of Linda (Johnson) Leslie and 6x great grandparents of Brandy (Brown) Allison and 5x great grandparents of Brett Usrey.