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Nancy Jane Knight 1843 – 1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1843

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 6 June 1937

Death Location: Greenville Co, South Carolina, United States

Father: Matthew KNIGHT

Mother: Sophia Burns

Spouse(s): William Davis

Children(s): Anna Davis

Nancy Jane Knight was born in 1843 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, the child of Matthew D. KNIGHT and Sophia Adeline Burns. Nancy Jane Knight later married William Henry Davis, and together they raised children including Anna Lou Davis. In 1937, Nancy Jane Knight passed away in Greenville Co, South Carolina, United States.

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Parents

Matthew KNIGHT
1815 – 1856
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
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Sophia Burns
1817 – 1891
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

William Davis
1843 – 1907
Birth Location: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Anna Davis
1878 – 1950
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 May 1843
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: about 1861

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 June 1937
    Event Place: Greenville Co, South Carolina, United States
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