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James Knight (1795 - abt. 1860)

James Knight aka McKnight
Born in North Carolina, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 9 Sep 1834 in Marengo County, Alabama, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 65 in Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 7 Jul 2015
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Biography

James was born in 1795. He died in 1860. [1]

Residence

About 1834 in Aurora, Dearborn, Indiana as his dad was living with him according to his dad's pension transfer application.

Research Notes

Appears we may have two people conflated here since he is in Indiana in 1834 with his dad and also married in 1834 in Alabama.

Sources

  1. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 June 2021), memorial page for James Knight (1794–1860), Find A Grave: Memorial #228032735, citing Rawson Cemetery, Russell, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Robert Miller (contributor 46933197).

See also:

  • Ancestry Profile
  • Transcription of Pension Application for Revolutionary War service for his father.
  • "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ69-G9N : 13 February 2020), James Knight, 1834.
  • "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKZS-L9HS : 19 February 2021), James Knight and Sarah Boutwell, 09 Sep 1834; citing Marengo, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,293,864.
  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LD-HQD : 22 December 2020), James Neight, Lauderdale, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  • 1850 United States Federal Census
  • Alabama, Compiled Marriages from Selected Counties, 1809-1920
  • Alabama, County Marriage Records, 1805-1967; Ancestry Record 61365 #1705632; Name: James Knight; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 9 Sep 1834; Marriage Place: Marengo, Alabama, USA; Spouse: Sarah Boutwell; Film Number: 001293864. Image
  • Alabama, Marriage Index, 1800-1969
  • Alabama, Marriage Indexes, 1814-1935
  • Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
  • Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
  • Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
  • Alabama, Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942




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