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Henry Farley Knight & Mary Elizabeth Keith

Henry Farley Knight
Born: about 1820 probably Christian Co., Kentucky
Married: 9 December 1847 Christian Co., Kentucky
Died: between 1893 and before 1900 Census, Logan Co., Kentucky
Buried at the old Oglesby/Coursey family cemetery near Lewisburg
Father: John Knight Jr.
Mother: Rachel Hankins

Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Keith
Born: 7 July 1830 Tennessee
Died: 22 February 1910 Muhlenberg Co., Kentucky.
Buried at Rock Bridge Cemetery in Christian Co., Kentucky
Father: Alexander Keith
Mother: Ellen Wadley

Children of Henry F. Knight & Mary E. Keith:

  1. John Daniel Knight (Jack)
    Born 11 February 1849; died 19 December 1929
    Married 11 February 1880 Nancy Ann Pace Burgley
    Nancy Ann was born 17 August 1853; died 8 April 1940
    Daughter of Edward Oliver Pace and Eliza E. Roberson
    John and Nancy are buried at the Pace-Knight Cemetery off Highway 189, Muhlenberg
  2. William Arthur Knight, born 6 December 1850; died 3 May 1857
  3. Mary Ruth Knight
    Born 9 March 1852; died 19 February 1948
    Married 28 September 1882 to Samuel W. Sherrod
    Samuel was born 1851; died April 15, 1924
    Son of John W. Sherrod and Sarah A. Richardson
    Samuel and Ruth are buried at the Pace-Knight Cemetery in Muhlenberg
  4. Rachel Ellen Knight
    Born 22 June 1854; died 28 June 1949
    Married 4 November 1874 to Joseph McDonald Lile
    Joseph born 14 September 1832 in Tennessee; died 25 October 1911
    Son of James Hester Lile and Margaret Lucy Nance who moved to Muhlenberg about 1848.
    Joe and Ellen are buried at the Lile Cemetery on the old Dr. Simpson farm in Muhlenberg
  5. George Parrish Knight
    Born 5 May 1857 in Kentucky; died 2 July 1935 Muhlenberg
    Married: 25 September 1882 Hamilton Co., Illinois to Sarah Eudora Heard.
    “Dora” was born 28 August 1859; died 9 August 1902 Hamilton Co., Illinois, and is buried at the Little Springs Baptist Church Cemetery near McLeansboro.
    She was the daughter of Richard Heard and Millie Amanda Broyles Heard.
    George is buried at the Pace-Knight Cemetery in Muhlenberg
  6. James Hiram Knight
    Born 31 March 1862; died 22 February 1931
    Married (1) 22 February 1882 to Josephine “Jodie” Dukes
    Josephine was born about 1867 and died before 1886
    Daughter of Josiah Dukes and Charity Ann Moore.
    Married (2) 6 January 1886 to Julia F. Durall
    Julia was born 17 May 1868; died 28 February 1928
    Daughter of John “Jackie” Durall and Adelaide Kile
    They are all buried at the Dukes-King Cemetery in Muhlenberg
  7. Sarah Elizabeth Knight
    Born 11 August 1864; died 28 July 1902

    Married 12 February 1885 to Robert Pace
    Robert was born about 1862, the son of Edward Oliver Pace and Eliza E. Roberson
    Sarah is buried at the Pace-Knight Cemetery in Muhlenberg
  8. Joseph Henry Knight
    Born 2 April 1867; died 15 January 1939 Logan Co., Kentucky
    Married 11 October 1893 Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Oglesby.
    Mary Elizabeth was born 27 November 1877 Christian Co., Kentucky; died 14 April 1953 Logan Co., Kentucky
    She was the daughter of Crihorn “Crog” Oglesby and Melissa Oglesby. (Crog & Melissa were first cousins.)
    Joseph and Molly are buried at the Fitzhugh Cemetery in Logan County.
  9. Amanda Knight born 5 December 1870; died 23 August 1872

Contributed by Jean Wells

Updated August 2, 2017