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
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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).
"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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