Born in Jackson, Alabama, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Thornhill
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Allen Elbert Knight Sr.
— married
1870 in Mississippi, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Lewis Knight, Joseph Jackson Knight, John W Knight, Allen Elbert Knight Jr., James Milton Knight, Mamie E (Knight) Harper, Jennie Asa (Knight) McMullen, Frances (Knight) Cody, Hattie Mae (Knight) Boyette and Esther Knight
Died
at age 68
in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Aug 2020
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Biography
Martha was born in 1851. She passed away in 1920. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 June 2021), memorial page for Martha Elizabeth Thornhill Knight (25 Feb 1851–18 Feb 1920), Find A Grave: Memorial #7151167, citing Rawson Cemetery, Russell, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA; maintained by Robert Miller (contributor 46933197).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD8-437 : 18 February 2021), Martha E Thornhill in entry for John A Thornhill, 1860.
- "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2Z5-BRT : 14 February 2020), Elizabeth Thornhill in entry for Allen Knight, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4GN-1SW : 19 February 2021), Martha Knight in household of A E Knight, Beat 1 Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 92, sheet 87D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,653.
- "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9XS-855 : accessed 3 June 2021), M E Knight in household of A E Knight, Beat 1 (excl. Meridian city), Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12, sheet 23B, family 469, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,814.
- "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-4MF7 : 17 February 2021), Martha Thornhill in entry for Samuel Lewis Knight and Mary Ellen Norris, 15 Jul 1903; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 907,711.
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP85-BDZ : accessed 3 June 2021), M E Knight in household of A E Knight Sr., Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 18A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 746; FHL microfilm 1,374,759.
- "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M438-D3M : 2 February 2021), Martha E Knight in entry for Allan E Knight, 1920.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martha:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Tena (Eubanks) Perry 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Linda (Dunaway) Townsend :
23andMe, GEDmatch M215506 [compare]
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~1.56%
Charles Keys :
23andMe, GEDmatch M081952 [compare]
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~1.56%
Stephan Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A407175 [compare], Ancestry member kiteyemd
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~1.56%
Mary (Thornhill) Roper :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member mkroper56
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~1.56%
Judy Thornhill :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A671628 [compare], Ancestry member Judybarnette1949
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~0.78%
David Keys :
23andMe, GEDmatch DD693237C1 [compare]
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~0.78%
Suzan Martin :
23andMe, GEDmatch A318348 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M064390 [compare], Ancestry member SM71TX
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~0.78%
Elizabeth (Beard) Deal :
23andMe
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~0.78%
V Hart :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Paul DeLee :
23andMe, GEDmatch WV2355980 [compare]
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~0.78%
L. Williams :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Elisha Boyd :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Terry Alexander :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A745868 [compare], Ancestry member talex64
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