John Knight, Jr.
[son of John Knight and Sarah Wade]
born: c1791 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died:
buried:
married: 4 April 1816 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
wife: Rachel Hankins
[daughter of John Hankins and Sarah Gill]
born: 1793 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
died:
buried:

Children of John Knight Jr. and Rachel Hankins:

1. Ira Knight
born: c1818 - Kentucky
died:
buried:
married: 19 December 1850
wife: Mary Elizabeth "Lizz" Oglesby
[daughter of Constant Oglesby and Nancy Coursey]
born: 1828
died:
buried:

2. Henry Farley Knight
born: c1820
died: 1894/1900 - Logan County, Kentucky
buried: Oglesby/Coursey Cemetery - Logan County, Kentucky
married: 9 December 1842 - Christian County, Kentucky
wife: Mary Elizabeth Keith
[daughter of Alexander Keith and Ellen Wadley]
born: 7 July 1830 - Tennessee
died: 22 February 1910 - Muhlenberg County, Kentucky
buried: Rock Bridge Methodist Church Cemetery - Christian County, Kentucky

3. Susan A. Knight
born: c1821 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 18 September 1860 - Christian County, Kentucky
buried:
married: 18 October 1840 - Christian County, Kentucky
husband: Matthew Wilson Oglesby
[son of Constant D. Oglesby Jr. and Nancy Ann Knight]
They were 1st cousins
1850 Census - Christian County, Kentucky
born: c1818 - Kentucky
died: 18 September 1860 - Christian County, Kentucky
buried:

4. Barney H. Knight
born: 15 January 1823 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 9 March 1908 - Hamilton County, Illinois
buried: Knights Prairie Cemetery - Hamilton County, Illinois
married: 6 March 1847 - Christian County, Kentucky
wife: Permelia Amelia Oglesby
[daughter of Jacob B. Oglesby and Permelia Harkins Crabtree]
born: 16 August 1825 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 18 March 1920 - Hamilton County, Illinois
buried: Knights Prairie Cemetery - Hamilton County, Illinois

5. Betty Louisa "Luiza" Knight
born: 10 January 1828
died: 11 September 1911 - probably Webster County, Kentucky
buried:
married: 11 March 1851
husband: Stephen Decatur Oglesby
[son of Constant Oglesby, Jr. and Nancy Ann Knight]
born: 4 September 1815 - Kentucky
died: 8 March 1870
buried: Mt. Lebanon Cemetery - Webster County, Kentucky

6. John W. Knight
born: 10 March 1829 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 22 April 1923 - McLeansboro, Hamilton County, Illinois
buried: Little Springs Cemetery - Hamilton County, Illinois
never married

7. James Knight
born: 6 July 1833 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 3 February 1878 - Hamilton County, Illinois
buried: Little Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery - Hamilton County, Illinois
married: 19 March 1873 - Hamilton County, Illinois
wife: Harriet Seralda Coons
[daughter of Samuel Coons and Delila Foster]
died:
buried: Little Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery - Hamilton County, Illinois

8. Sarah Elvira Knight
born: 11 August 1835 - Christian County, Kentucky
died: 27 November 1928 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
buried: Wynn Cemetery - Christian County, Kentucky
married: 20 January 1859
husband: William Riley Putman
[son of ? Putman and ? ?]
born: 19 December 1838
died: 22 July 1924
buried: Wynn Cemetery - Christian County, Kentucky

9. David Harvey Knight
born: 10 May 1835
died: 26 October 1927 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
buried: Oglesby Cemetery - White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky
1st marriage: 18 March 1866
1st wife: Nancy J. Hight
[daughter of Joe Hight and Lydia Carlton]
born: 12 January 1849
died: 18 June 1889
buried:

2nd marriage of David Harvey Knight: 19 July 1900 - Hopkins County, Kentucky
2nd wife of David Harvey Knight: Ellen Pyle (Kyle)
born: 24 December 1872
died: 18 May 1855
buried: Oglesby Cemetery - White Plains, Hopkins County, Kentucky

10. William Knight
born:
died:
buried:
married:
wife:
[daughter of ]
died:
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Last Updated February 11, 2002