Carrie's mother was never married. Carrie's marriage record states her father as "E. Knight", however on some documents of her children, her surname was stated as "Morris".
Sources
United States Census, 1880, Peachy Night, Stanardsville, Greene, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 59, sheet 482A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,368
Peachy Night Self Female 40 Virginia, United States
Ada Night Daughter Female 15 Virginia, United States
Lucy W Night Daughter Female 14 Virginia, United States
Lee K Night Son Male 6 Virginia, United States (Believe to be Carrie Lee Knight)
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940, Carrie Knight in entry for John W. Knight, 1891
United States Census, 1900, Carrie L Knight in household of Knight, Stanardsville & McMullan District, Greene, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 6A, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,711
John W Knight Head Male 30 Virginia
Carrie L Knight Wife Female 24 Virginia
Robert H Knight Son Male 8 Virginia
Alexander Knight Son Male 6 Virginia
Maggie L Knight Daughter Female 5 Virginia
Ada E Knight Daughter Female 4 Virginia
Charles Knight Son Male 3 Virginia
George E Knight Son Male 2 Virginia
Peachy Knight Mother-in-law Female 68 Virginia
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Carrie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Carrie: