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| Husband: Levi J. Knight 1, 2 |
| Born: 1 SEP 1803 | Place: Wayne County, Georgia 3, 4, 5 |
| Died: 23 FEB 1870 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 6, 7 |
| Married: 14 NOV 1827 | Place: Wayne/Brantley County, Georgia 8, 9, 10 |
| Buried: | Place: Union Church, Berrien County, Georgia 11 |
| Father: William Anderson Knight |
| Mother: Sarah Cone |
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| Wife: Ann D. Clements\Herrin |
| Born: 6 AUG 1802 | Place: Wayne County, Georgia 12 |
| Died: 13 OCT 1857 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 13 |
| Buried: | Place: Union Church, Berrien, Georgia |
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| Child 1 (M): William W. Knight 14 |
| Born: ABT. 1829 | Place: Lowndes now Berrien County, Georgia 15, 16 |
| Died: 27 DEC 1863 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 17 |
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Spouses: Mary E. Carroll |
| Child 2 (F): Elizabeth Knight |
| Born: 14 APR 1830 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 18, 19 |
| Died: 6 SEP 1912 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 20 |
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Spouses: Hardeman Sirmans |
| Child 3 (M): John Graham Knight 21, 22, 23 |
| Born: 23 JUN 1832 | Place: Lowndes now Berrien County, Georgia 24, 25 |
| Died: 8 MAY 1908 | Place: Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia 26 |
| Buried: | Place: Union Church, Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia 27 |
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Spouses: Eliza B. Carter, Mary Ann Davis |
| Child 4 (F): Sarah Knight |
| Born: 6 APR 1831 | Place: Lowndes now Berrien County, Georgia 28, 29 |
| Died: 13 APR 1903 | Place: Berrien County, Georgia 30 |
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Spouses: Gideon Gaskins |
| Child 5 (F): Mary A. Knight |
| Born: ABT. 1836 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 31 |
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Spouses: Thomas M. Ray |
| Child 6 (M): Levi A. Knight |
| Born: ABT. 1838 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 32 |
| Died: ABT. 1856 | Place: 33 |
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| Child 7 (M): Jonathan D. Knight 34 |
| Born: ABT. 1840 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 35 |
| Died: 1885 | Place: 36 |
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Spouses: Emily E. Brandon |
| Child 8 (F): Keziah A. Knight |
| Born: ABT. 1843 | Place: Lowndes County, Georgia 37 |
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Spouses: James Aaron Knight |
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HUSBAND NOTES: Levi J. Knight served two terms as a Senator to the Georgia General Assembly. RESEARCH - The Berrien County Marriage records record the marriage of Levi J. Knight to Sarah O'Neal on 8 Feb 1863. It is not known whether this is the same person but likely could be. !SPOUSE-PARENTS-BIRTH-SIBLINGS: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume I, Adel, Georgia, Press of the Patten Publishers, 1951, page 159-161. !PARENTS-BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-MILITARY: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume 2, Adel Georgia: Press of the Patten Publishers, 1954, page 175-176. Levi J. Knight was in the Indian War of 1836-1839 and was Captain of a the Lowndes Militia. On 11 Dec 1840 he was commissioned Major General of the 6th Division of Georgia Militia and stayed this until 1850. When the CSA began he formed the Berrien County Minutemen. This became Company G of the 29th Regiment and he was Major of the Regiment until he retired in 1862. He was Sheriff of Wayne County (1824), Justice of the Peace of Lowndes County (1829-1833), State Senator from Lowndes County (1832, 1834, 1837, 1841). He was Senator from 5th District (1851-1856). He was Justice of the Berrien Inferior Court 1861, and a Delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1868. !PARENTS-BIRTH-SPOUSE: Violet Brinkley Bennett, ANCESTORS OF THE BEATY AND SIMPSON FAMILIES OF GEORGIA AND FLORIDA, Tennessee Valley Publishing, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997. page 47 (South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia). !CENSUS: 1840 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Levi J. Knight with 5 males and 5 females in his household. !CENSUS: 1850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Levi J. Knight (47) with the following in his household: Ann D. (48), William W. (21), John (18), Mary A. (14), Levi A. (12), Jonathan D. (10), Keziah A. (7). !LAND: Levi J. Knight bought 9 lots in Irwin (now Berrien) County on 11 Apr 1842 in the 10th land district (Jack Morris "1820 Lottory", THE HISTORY OF BERRIEN COUNTY, page 23). HUSBAND FACTS: TITL CSA: Military: 1839 Indian Wars - Captain of Lowndes County Militia 38 Military: CSA - Company G, 29th Georgia Regiment 39 Military: 11 DEC 1840 Commissioned Major General, 6th Division, Georgia Militia 40 Occupation: 16 JUN 1824 Sheriff, Wayne County, Georgia Occupation: Delegate to Georgia Constitutional Convention Occupation: BET. 1829 - 1833 Justice of Peace, Lowndes County, Georgia Occupation: BET. 1832 - 1841 State Senator from Lowndes County, Georgia Occupation: BET. 1838 - 1848 Justice of Peace, Lowndes County, Georgia Occupation: BET. 1851 - 1852 State Senator, 5th District (Ware, Clinch, Lowndes County) Occupation: BET. 1853 - 1856 State Senator from Lowndes County, Georgia Occupation: 1868 Justice of Berrien Inferior Court Census: 1830 Lowndes County, Georgia Census: 1840 Lowndes County, Georgia Census: 1850 Lowndes County, Georgia Census: 1860 Berrien County, Georgia WIFE NOTES: !SPOUSE: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume I, Adel, Georgia, Press of the Patten Publishers, 1951, page 159-161. !CENSUS: 1850 Census of Lowndes County, Georgia list Levi J. Knight (47) with the following in his household: Ann D. (48), William W. (21), John (18), Mary A. (14), Levi A. (12), Jonathan D. (10), Keziah A. (7). !SPOUSE-BIRTH-MARRAGE-CHILDREN: Folks Huxford, PIONEERS OF WIREGRASS GEORGIA, Volume 2, Adel Georgia: Press of the Patten Publishers, 1954, page 175-176. SOURCES: 1Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I, Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, Book, page 316. 2Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 40. 3Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 159-160. 4Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 175. 5Folks Huxford, History of Clinch County, Georgia, The J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, 1916, Book, page 265. 6Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 7Folks Huxford, History of Clinch County, Georgia, The J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, 1916, Book, page 265. 8Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 159-160. 9Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 175. 10Folks Huxford, History of Clinch County, Georgia, The J.W. Burke Company, Macon, Georgia, 1916, Book, page 265, Marriage date stated as July 1827.. 11Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 12Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 175. 13Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 175. 14Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 38. 15Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 16Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VI, The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1971, Book, page 139. 17Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VI, The Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1971, Book, page 139. 18Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 19Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 365. 20Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 365. 21Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I, Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, Book, page 316. 22Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume I, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1951, Book, page 40. 23Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume IV, Press of the Atkinson County Citizen, Pearson, GA 1960, Book, page 64. 24Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 25Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 226. 26Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 226. 27Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume VII, Jesup Sentinel, Jesup, Georgia 1975, Book, page 226. 28Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 29Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 162. 30Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume V, Herrin's Print Shop, Waycross, GA 1967, Book, page 162. 31Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 32Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 33Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 34Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I, Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, Book, page 316. 35Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 36Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I, Southern Historical Association, Atlanta, Georgia, 1895, Book, page 316. 37Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 38Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. 39Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176, Levi J. Knight raised the first company of Berrien County Minutemen. Was Major of Company G until. 40Folks Huxford, Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, Volume II, Press of the Patten Publishers, Adel, Georgia 1954, Book, page 176. |
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