Born in Hickman, Tennessee
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas J. Wilkins
and Mary Jane (Baxter) Wilkins
Sister of
Richard Wilkins, Arnett Coleman Wilkins, Mary Violet (Wilkins) Young, Margaret (Wilkins) Brown, Ellen B Cude, Benjamin Epperson Wilkins and Jennie Janetta Zenophia Weatherspoon
Wife of
Henry Clay Knight
— married
1 Feb 1870 in Turkey Creek, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 38
in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Mar 2011
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Biography
Martha was born in 1849. She died in 1888. [1]
Census
Name: Martha Wilkins Residence: Hickman county, Hickman, Tennessee Age: 9 months Calculated Birth Year: 1850 Birthplace: Tennessee Gender: Female Race (original): Race (expanded): Death Month: Death Year: Film Number: 444840 Digital GS Number: 4206042 Image Number: 00446 Line Number: 42 Dwelling House Number: 763 Family Number: 763 Marital Status: Free or Slave: Household Gender Age Thomas Wilkins M 29y Mary Wilkins F 25y Richard Wilkins M 7y Arret Wilkins M 5y Mary Wilkins F 2y Martha Wilkins F 9m 1850 United States Census
Name: Martha Wilkins Residence: , Hickman, Tennessee Ward: The 8th Civil District Age: 10 years Estimated Birth Year: 1850 Birthplace: Tennessee Gender: Female Page: 106 Family Number: 711 Film Number: 805257 DGS Number: 4296197 Image Number: 00118 NARA Number: M653 1860 United States Census
Martha Ann Knight. Given Name: Martha Ann. Surname: Knight. FORMERNAME Martha Ann Wilkins. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
Died Y. 27 MAR 1888. Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. Age: 38.
Buried Bryant Cemetery, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States.
Event: MARR FEB 1871. TN Age: 21.
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 June 2022), memorial page for Martha Ann “Mattie” Wilkins Knight (30 Sep 1849–27 Mar 1888), Find A Grave: Memorial #106386473, citing Bryant Cemetery, Humphreys County, Tennessee, USA; maintained by Susan Knight Gore (contributor 46865669), headstone photo.
- Source: S500033 D.K. Baker Baker Web Site
MyHeritage family tree
Family site: Baker Web Site
Family tree: 418582151-1 Discovery Media: 418582151-1 Martha Ann Knight Certainty: 3 16 MAR 2017
Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of Adams,Fowler,Roulston,Twilla_2011-03-09.ged on 10 March 2011.
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