William
Elexander
"Elexander"
Knight
Jr.
Born in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Henry Elijah Knight, Elias Knight, Barbara Elizabeth (Knight) Gibson, Greenberry Knight, John Glover Knight, Hiram Joshua Knight, Permelia Elizabeth (Knight) Duke, David Ellerson Knight, Lewis Morris Mitchell Knight and Sarah Frances (Knight) Fuller
Husband of
Sariann Jane (Stephens) Knight
— married
20 Mar 1842 in Hamilton, Harris, Georgia, United States
Descendants 
Father of
William Benjamin Knight, Hiram Knight, John Knight, David Ellerson Knight and Franklin Knight
Died
at age 64
in Wedowee, Randolph, Alabama, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Jun 2020
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Biography
William was born in 1822. He passed away in 1886. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Linda (Johnson) Leslie.
- "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVS-974 : 7 February 2020), William Knight and Sariann Stephens, 20 Mar 1842; citing Marriage, Harris, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 327,523.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDZ-WW3 : 18 March 2020), Wm E Knight, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4V8-8B2 : 26 August 2017), W E Knight, Louina, Randolph, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district ED 112, sheet 337C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,030.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDX2-2ZZ : 3 June 2020), Billie Knight in entry for Henry E. Knight, 1917.
- "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDKT-C3V : 21 May 2020), W. E. Knight in entry for Mary Elizabeth Gibson, 1919.
- Family Records
- AB Knight Family Tree
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Linda (McCord) Hawes
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Linda (Johnson) Leslie
Knight-15724 and Knight-15726 appear to represent the same person because: they share almost the exact same vital statistics and the same spouse.
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