George
Washington
McKnight
Born in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Roger Lee McKnight
and Lydia (Elrod) McKnight
Brother of
John McKnight, Thomas McKnight, Christopher McKnight, William Asbury McKnight, Adaline (McKnight) Porter, Joseph Lee McKnight, James McKnight and Jeremiah McKnight [half]
Husband of
Mary (McGee) McKnight
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 72
in Orleans, Orange County, Indiana, USA [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
Born 3 JAN 1796. Rowan County, North Carolina.
Died 12 DEC 1851. Forsythe County, North Carolina.
Sources
See also:
- "North Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XK6S-4NY : 7 December 2014), George Mcknight, 1864; from "Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing military unit Seventh Senior Reserves, NARA microfilm publication M270 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1960), roll 180
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ5-8HR : 9 November 2014), George Mcknight, Pleasant Run, Lawrence, Indiana, United States; citing family 1694, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FP-3QR : 30 December 2015), George Mc Knight, 1860.
- Find a Grave Memorial with Headstone
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- Marlin Smith
:
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~3.12%
Jay Cantrell :
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~1.56%
Cheryl (Jones) Eggers :
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~1.56%
Jarel Amox :
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~1.56%
Marlin Smith :
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~1.56%
Trevor Grismore :
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~0.78%
Dawn (Robuck) Uribe :
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~0.39%
Herb Poole :
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Categories: Rowan County, North Carolina, Early Settlers
p.s. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJ5-8HR : accessed 10 January 2016), George Mcknight, Pleasant Run, Lawrence, Indiana, United States; citing family 1694, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).