05/16: John C. Knighton 1861 -

Celie Knighton O'Rourke wrote me: "While roaming around the internet, I found a tombstone photograph for John C. Knighton, buried @ the Arizona Pioneer home with a death certificate proclaiming him the son of Alexander Knighton & Sarah Irwin, born 1861 (I think) in Georgia. So I tracked him as far as I could. I know that I tried to contact someone (Carole Knighton Gallman ?) to see what happened to him. I had read an entry on Genforum about Aunt Sallie & how a young man named John had gotten some geese, which flew away & he took off

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05/08: Family Register of Grady Southwell Knighton and Della Travis

Marriage of Grady Southwell Knighton and Della Travis
May 23, 1909 in Hemphill, TX by Rev. Moses Albert Knighton

Grady Southwell Knighton –DOB 9/12/1890 Jasper, TX; DOD 7/10/63 Houston, TX
Della Travis- DOB 11/30/1893 Hemphill, TX; DOD 11/17/83 Houston, TX

Children

1. James Edward Knighton- DOB 6/28/10 Hemphill, TX; DOD 10/27/98 Houston, TX
Married 10/31/49 Evelyn Thompson in Kirbyville, TX DOB 6/14/15 DOD 7/21/2005
a. James Edward Knighton JR. DOB 11/16/52 Harris Co, TX DOD...

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05/08: Descendants of William Hardy Travis

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM HARDY1 was born 05/30/1855 in Texas, and died 10/08/1931 in Texas. He married GRACE ENER Bet. 1872 - 1873 in Prob Sabine Co, TX, daughter of JAMES ENER and MARY GOMER. She was born 09/29/1856 in Sabine Co, TX, and died 01/12/1930 in Sabine Co, TX.

Children of WILLIAM TRAVIS and GRACE ENER are:
i. CHILD2 TRAVIS.
ii. AMANDA "MANDY" TRAVIS, b. 11/24/1873, Texas; m. WILLIAM "BILL" CROWELL.
iii. DOLLIE TRAVIS, b. 02/27/1875, Texas; d. 05/20/1960; m. JOHN WILSON HYDEN; b. 02/08/1873; d. 04/30/1975.
2. iv. BESSIE SOPHRONIA TRAVIS, b. 02/06/1877, Sabine Co, TX; d. 1963, Hemphill, Sabine Co, TX.
v. JAMES CANNON TRAVIS, b....

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04/15: Mary Knighton

Father: Moses Knighton d.1795

Born: 1784-1790
Died: May 12, 1839 Fairfield District, SC
Buried:
Married:

Husband: Moses Hollis Jr.
Born: 1774-1784
Died: February 13, 1815 Fairfield Co., SC
Buried:

Children / Born / State

Maraney
Elijah V. 1790-1800
Peter 1810-1820
B??aesen
Berryman
Rosanah
Moses

Census Date / State / County / Page / House
1800 / SC / ...

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04/14: Alexander Warner Knighton

Father: Alexander M. Knighton

Died: December 18,1917 Farmersville, Collin Co., Texas
Cause: Heart Trouble

Wife: Katie Bale
Born: March 10,1859 Kentucky
Died: January 8,1940 Collin Co.,Texas

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04/13: Alexander M. Knighton. SC, GA, TX

Father: Moses 1791-1875

Born: 1815 Fairfield Co., S.C.
Died: 1880 Collin Co., TX
Buried:

Wife: Louisa Merinda Hall
Born: 1810-20
Died:
Buried:
Married: 1837 Fairfield Co. S.C.

Wife: Mary Ann Jones
Born: July 21,1820 Cuthbert, Georgia
Died: (F) Reuben Jones 6/26/1799, 6/1860
Buried: (M) Anny Jane Butler 6/25/1799, ?
Married: Jan. 18,1849 Stewart Co....

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04/05: Ancestor Chart of James Hall Jones, Jr.

Handwritten Ancestor Chart of James Hall Jones, whose great, great grandfather was Alexander M. Knighton

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04/03: Charles Genard Manderville, GA & TX Census Records

1850 Georgia Census

Pg HH Date Name Bn Age Sex County

416 2 10/8 C.G. Manderville GA 52 M Randolph
Nancy ...

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03/31: Alexander Warner Knighton's WWI Draft Card

Alexander Warner Knighton's WWI Draft Card

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