Barney
Troy
Knight
Born in Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Wilson Gray Knight
and Mattie B (Galusha) Knight
Brother of
Elsie Knight, Jenneta Ray (Knight) Jackson, Willa Mae (Knight) Griffin, Lola Faye (Knight) Newberry, Eula Knight, Ruby Lorene (Knight) Fox, Robbie Lerlean (Knight) Bryant, Freemon Conroy Knight, Nancy Myrtle (Knight) Newberry and James Wilson Knight
Husband of
Bessie Erline (Stack) Dennis
— married
9 May 1942 (to before 1967) in Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Husband of
Meta Vonelva (Adams) Knight
— married
30 Sep 1967 in Henry, Tennessee, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 93
in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2023
This page has been accessed 19 times.
Biography
Barney was born in 1922. He was the son of Wilson Knight and Mattie Galusha. Barney was a WWII Veteran. He passed away in 2015.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZB-RVQ), Entry for William G Knight and Mattie Knight, 1940.
- "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002", FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VN6P-MVJ), Barney Troy Knight and Bessie Erline Stack, 09 May 1942; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 30, Stewart, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
- "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8T1-K7Q), Barney T Knight, enlisted 21 Nov 1942, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- "United States Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6J4H-XXNB), Entry for Barney Knight and Bessie Knight, 6 April 1950.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/176147247/barney-troy-knight: accessed 17 September 2023), memorial page for Barney Troy Knight (16 Mar 1922–27 Sep 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 176147247, citing Bethel Cemetery, Buchanan, Henry County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Brian Shemwell (contributor 47173174).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. Paternal line Y-chromosome DNA test-takers:
- Don Knight
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 25 markers, haplogroup I-Y131693, FTDNA kit #185508 - H. Knight :
Y-Chromosome Test 780 markers, haplogroup R-FGC37140, MitoYDNA ID Z10698 [compare]
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~12.50%
~12.50%
L Rauch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SF2566562 [compare], Ancestry member lwaters72869
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~0.39%
Lois (Oliver) Rundle :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #147765
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