Thomas P Knight was born on June 16, 1800, in North Carolina. His father, William, was 41, and his mother, Anna, was 29. He married Mary Kizer, and they had eight children together. He then married Margaret Ann Holmes in 1849 in Marshall County, Mississippi. He died in 1858 in Prairie, Arkansas, at the age of 58.
CHILDREN:
John William Knight 1822–1916, Robert Kizer Knight 1824–1895, Joshua Y Knight 1827–1858, William Cullen Knight 1828–1900, James L Knight 1831–1879, Mary S. (Polly) Knight 1833– , Thomas J Knight 1837–1869, Louisa M Knight 1839–
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRL-ZG7 : 8 December 2020), Thos P Knight, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 124, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4L6-BZG : 4 April 2020), Thomas P Knight, Marshall county, northern division, Marshall, Mississippi, United States; citing family 1245, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
1850 United States Federal Census; Ancestry Record 8054 #3486629; Name: Thomas P Knight; Age: 50; Birth Year: abt 1800; Birthplace: North Carolina; Home in 1850: Northern Division, Marshall, Mississippi, USA; Gender: Male; Family Number: 1245; Household Members: Name Age: Thomas P Knight 50; Margaret Knight 35; James L Knight 20; William A Pollock 26; William C Knight 22. Image
Mississippi, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1805-1890
Letter: Author: Byrce Knight; 6 Dec 2004, Raytown, MO
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