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Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 31 August 2023), memorial page for Capt Nelson Knight (17 Jan 1809–2 Apr 1887), Find A Grave: Memorial #20159650, citing Moss Springs Cemetery, Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA; maintained by Jen Lowrey (contributor 46914621), headstone photo.
1830 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8058 #1878922; Name: Nelson Knight; Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Eastern Division, Mason, Kentucky; Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1; Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1; Total Free White Persons: 1; Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 1. Image
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZZ-8DT : 22 December 2020), Nelson Knight, Jasper, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1850 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8054 #3830630; Name: Nelson Knight; Age: 40; Birth Year: abt 1810; Birthplace: Kentucky; Home in 1850: District 41, Jasper, Missouri, USA; Gender: Male; Family Number: 406; Household Members: Name Age: Nelson Knight 40; Salina Knight 33; James Knight 12; George Knight 10; Thomas Knight 9; Philip Knight 5; Nathan Knight 3. Image
1860 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 7667 #40293690; Name: Nelson Night; [Nelson Knight]; Age: 51; Birth Year: abt 1809; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Kentucky; Home in 1860: Marion, Jasper, Missouri; Post Office: Carthage; Dwelling Number: 506; Family Number: 489; Occupation: Farmer; Real Estate Value: 2000; Personal Estate Value: 1000; Cannot Read, Write: Y; Household Members Age: Nelson Night 51; Salina Night 42; George Night 20; Thomas Night 18; Phillip Night 15; James Night 22; Jerusia Night 18. Image
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XD-VVW : 19 February 2021), Nelson Knight, Union, Jasper, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 63, sheet 425C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,694.
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