Subject: RE: SCROOTS -Cemetery stone inscriptions From: Carolyn M. Getting Date: September 24, 1999 Dear SC Rooters, Looking for the parents of Richard Patrick Knight b 1813 SC(according to census records) d 1920 in Bell Co., TX m Nancy Little in 1841 in Carroll Co., GA. According to the obit of Richard P. Knight, his father was "a son of the Old North State". At about age 20 in 1833 he was a wagonmaster of a wagon train between Raleigh, NC and Charleston, SC. The Knight family bible records their children and marriages: Family Bible Records: Marriages: Richard P. Knight was maried to Nancy Little April 1st 1841. J. P. Knight was maried to Margret F. Spier November 30th 1865. J. R. Knight was married to M. M. Hodge Dec 5th 1867. R. A. Knight was married to M. J. Calhoun July 8th, 1867. J. R. Knight was married to A. C. Jackson July 5th 1881. W. W. Knight and M. E. Smith was married Feb 11th 1877. J. W. Knight and Sallie May Byles was married Nov 14 1883. Births: James P. Knight was born January 1st 1842. Joseph R. Knight was born July 31th 1848. Richard A. Knight was born May 18th 1847. Sidney F. Knight was born May 6th 1849. Mary Jane Knight was born July 11th 1851 William W. Knight was born April 28th, 1853 Jasper W. Knight was born Apr 1st, 1858. Died June 24, 1943. Sarah Elizabeth Knight was born Jun the 7.1862. Died Mar 23, 1946 at 4:00 A. M. Deaths: Mary Jane Knight departed this life March 11th 1852. Sidney F. Knight departed this life Feb 5th 1856. Nancy Knight wife of R. P. Knight Departed this life March 28th 1877. M. M. Knight wife of J. R. Knight Departed this life Feb 14th 1880. J. W. Knight passed away Jun 2, 1943. Sallie May Wife of J. W. Knight Departed this Life Jan 13, 1890 Ella Melvine Knight wife of W. W. Knight Depart this life March 6, 1936. Jennie Knight wife of A. R. Knight departed this life Feb 18, 1897. Josoph R. Knight Departed this life Jan 11, 1916. J. P. Knight Departed This life June 4, 1919 R. P. Knight Departed this life August 1920. A. R. Knight Departed this life Oct. 27.1930 at 11-10 oclock a.m. W. W. Knight Departed this life Dec 13, 1935. Note: Spelling and Punctuation left as near as possible to the original Bible records. Richard A. Knight on the birth records, took the name of Anderson Richard Knight and used that name for most of his life. Jasper W. Knight, went by "Walter", William Washington Knight, went by "Bill". Can anyone help??? Carolyn, just an old Texas Gal. Researching: Knight/Byles/Walton/Little/Marshall/Kent/Garner/Martin/Foote/Berryman/Colclo ugh/Rogers/ Grigsby/Fulford/Dare/Blanton/Tate/McGuffey/Hobbs/Schuenemann/Latinsky/Altman /Gambel/Sinz & Gross ==== SCROOTS Mailing List ==== Go To: #, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, Main |