Pvt.
William
M.
Knight
Born about in Grove Hill, Clarke, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John W. Knight
and Martha (Webb) Knight
Brother of
Elisa (Knight) Givens, John Wesley Knight, Martha Knight, Susannah Knight, Rebecca (Knight) Partin, Elizabeth E. (Knight) Hutto, James Washington Knight, Hiram Craton Knight and Allen Knight
Husband of
Mary Ann E. (Lee) Knight
— married
12 Oct 1857 in Clarke, Alabama, United States
Father of
Amanda E. (Knight) May
Died
at about age 31
in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2023
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Biography
Private William Knight Died While Prisoner of War during The United States Civil War.
William was born in 1833. He was the son of John Knight and Martha Webb.
He served the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. He was a Private in Company I., 5th Regiment, Alabama Infantry.
He died, at the age of 31, on November 16, 1864 at the Elmira Military Prison in Elmira, New York. He is buried in plot #955 at the Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed April 15, 2024), memorial page for PVT William M. Knight (unknown–16 Nov 1864), Find A Grave: Memorial #10059657, citing Woodlawn National Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA; maintained by Jane Clary Bermijo (contributor 47844023), headstone and three military documents photos.
- "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHPY-CPT : Sun Mar 12 11:20:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander Gibbons and Allen Knight, 1850.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHDZ-KVY : 18 February 2021), William M Knight, 1860.
- "United States Register of Confederates and Civilians Who Died in the North,1861-1865", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1W-YBQS : Mon Oct 23 21:02:36 UTC 2023), Entry for W M Knight, 16 Nov 1864.
- Family Search Profile for William M. Knight
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DNA Connections
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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~3.12%
Audra Smithey
:
23andMe
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Linda (Harvey) Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A185429 [compare], Ancestry member LindaRoberts
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~1.56%
Laura (Huggins) Ward :
23andMe, GEDmatch AB9245815 [compare], yourDNAportal LAU2d8ce6f9
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A319364 [compare], Ancestry member LauraHugginsWard
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~1.56%
~12.50%
David Roberts :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A076404 [compare], Ancestry member texastincup
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kristine (Roberts) Nordmeyer :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A770947 [compare], Ancestry member Willowpatillo
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~1.56%
DJ Harvey :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A381193 [compare]
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