Richard
Henry Lee
"Dick"
McKnight
Born in Chambers Co., ALabama
Ancestors 
Son of Hiram Lee McKnight
and Mary (Causey) McKnight
Brother of
John McPherson Berrien McKnight and Susan Lorraine Josephine McKnight
Husband of
Ruthie Jane (Acker) Mcknight
— married
16 Apr 1867 in Cherokee Co., TX
Husband of
Sarah Elizabeth (Turrentine) McKnight
— married
28 Aug 1878 in Cherokee Co., .tx
Husband of
Susan Evelyn (English) McKnight
— married
after 1887 in Texas
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Durbin Dearborn Mcknight, Stonewall Jackson McKnight, Safronia E. (Mcknight) English, Joseph McPherson Berrien McKnight, Maggie May (McKnight) Currie, Albert Byron McKnight, Texarado (McKnight) Peak, Hiram Lee Walter McKnight and Lorena Pearl McKnight
Died
at age 82
in Polk Co., Texas
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Oct 2015
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Biography
Richard served as Sergeant, Co I, 2nd regiment, TX Inf., CSA Civil War, Nov 1863 -1865. Served under Col. John C. Moore. Stationed entire duration of war in Galveston, Texas. According to McKnight book by Texarado, his daughter, he helped run blockades and shore defenses. when the war was over, he refused to wait on train transport home. He walked home, and beat his brother, John, who did wait on train transport. Buried Pine Grove Cemetery PolkCo., .tx
Sources
- McKnight family bible, census, marriage, cemetery, family sources
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