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John Knight 1807 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Wayne County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Lanier County, Georgia, USA

Father: Rev. Knight

Mother: Mrs. Knight

Spouse(s): Sarah Moore

Children(s): William Knight, Levi Knight, James Knight, Mary Knight, Henry Knight, Sarah Knight, Keziah Knight

Born in 1807 in Wayne County, Georgia, USA, John Knight was the child of Rev. William Anderson Knight and Mrs. Sarah Knight. In time, John Knight married Sarah Moore, and they raised a family that included William J Knight, Levi J Knight, James A Knight, Mary Ann Knight, Henry H Knight, Sarah A L Knight and Keziah A L Knight. John Knight died in Lanier County, Georgia, USA in 1878.

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Parents

Rev. Knight
1778 – 1859
Birth Location: Chesterfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Mrs. Knight
1780 – 1859
Birth Location: SC
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Moore
1809 – 1880
Birth Location: Bulloch County, Georgia, USA
SM

Children(s)

William Knight
1831 –
Birth Location: Georgia
WK
Levi Knight
1833 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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James Knight
1836 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Mary Knight
1837 – 1909
Birth Location: Houston, Georgia
MK
Henry Knight
1840 –
Birth Location: Georgia
HK
Sarah Knight
1845 –
Birth Location: Georgia
SK
Keziah Knight
1849 –
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1807
    Event Place: Wayne County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: 75; Page: 406a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1850
    Event Place: Lowndes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Lowndes, Georgia; Roll: 75; Page: 406a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1878
    Event Place: Lanier County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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