McKNIGHT/McNIGHT
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Harry McKnight Zachariah McKnight George McKnight John McKnight

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1) Robert Henry ("Harry") McKnight; B: Aug. 10, 1850 on farm near Viroqua, WI. D: Aug. 10, 1935 ,age 85 yrs., (not many people die on their birth date) at Brookings, SD; Burial Aug. 13, 1935 at White, SD cemetery; Spouse #1: Martha Ann Tinker M: Nov. 5, 1880 (we believe in WI); Spouse #2: Emily Ann Ward M: Feb. 20, 1901.
2) Harry's parents were : Father: William McNeight Jr. (later changed to McKnight in US); B: April (date?), 1826, Loughorne Townland, NE of Newry, Co. Down, Ireland; D: Oct. 22, 1901, Brookings, SD, Burial at Greenwood Cem., Brookings, S D. Oct. 26, 1901; Marriage: 1846, Donemore Parish (per family history, but recent info. strongly suggests Donaghmore (sound alike), Banbridge, Co. Down, Ireland. Mother: Elizabeth ("Lizann") Ann McGaffin; B: 1829, Co. Down, near Newry, Ireland; Died: Nov. 1, 1904 Brookings, SD, buried at Greenwood Cem., Brookings, S D. Have no other data.
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1. Zachariah McKnight b. 22 November 1819 in South Carolina (possibly
Spartanburg). Married Delilah LNU, who was born in Georgia. Zachariah died
27 May 1883 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi and is buried in Old Harmony
Cemetery.In 1850, Zachariah was listed on the Cherokee County, AL census; by 1860,
he was in Calhoun County, Mississippi, and by 1880 in Pontotoc County.I have been told that Zachariah's father was born in Ireland ( I do not yet have his name ).
I don't know where his mother was born, but I do know that her name was
Mary.
2. D. Wesley McKnight was born January 1847 in Alabama. On 26 October
1867, he married his first wife, Mary Cooper. They had 4 children: Ida, b.
1875; Andrew, b. 1878; Etta, b. 1880, and Linnie, b. 1882. Shortly after
that, Mary Cooper died.
On 22 October 1882, Wesley married Mary Elizabeth Smith Bowen, a widow with
7 children. Wesley and M.E. had 5 children of their own: Ada Beatrice, b.
August 1883; Mary M., b. 20 April 1884, d. 18 October 1884; Ethel, b.
February 1885; Pearl, b. March 1889; and Effie, b. September 1890.
Wesley was a Methodist minister who served in the Civil War, although I have
not yet found out which regiment.
I have more info on the descendants, but I'm looking for info on the
ancestors.sharon@emeraldis.com






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