Born in Smith, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ridley Clay Knight
and Nancy Jane (Petty) Knight
Sister of
Martha Susan (Knight) Robinson
Wife of
Hershel Benton Gibbs
— married
31 Jul 1909 in Smith, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 62
in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
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Biography
Lela Arizona Knight was born on May 22, 1889 in Smith, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Ridley Clay Knight (1863–1924) and Nancy Jane Petty (1868–1944).
Lela (20) married Hershel Benton Gibbs (20) (born on September 6, 1888 in Smith; son of Richard Clay Gibbs and Tennessee (Waggoner) Gibbs) on July 31, 1909 in Smith. [1]
Lela died on December 31, 1951 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, aged 62.[2][3]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007611171; FHL microfilm: 319172; Record number: 3013; Packet letter: F
FamilySearch Record: X8B7-GQ1 (accessed 28 April 2024)
Lela Knight marriage to Hershel Gibbs on 31 Jul 1909 in Smith, Tennessee, United States. - ↑
Death:
"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
citing Digital film/folder number: 004181470; FHL microfilm: 2372455; Image number: 2304; Packet letter: B; Indexing batch: I08624-0
FamilySearch Record: NSRL-2JW (accessed 28 April 2024)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D1CS-VYR
Lela Arizona Gibbs death 1951 (age 62), daughter of Ridley Knight & Nancy Petty, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States. - ↑
Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #134691554 (accessed 28 April 2024)
Memorial page for Lela Arizona Knight Gibbs (22 May 1889-31 Dec 1951), citing Smith Cemetery, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Patti Knight Sedillo (contributor 47708341).
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