BIO: McKnight, William s/o McKnight, Mary McGee - Unknown Co

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WILLIAM MCKNIGHT, an enterprising farmer owning 137 acres of land upon which
he reside in Pleasant Run Township, was born in Lawrence County, Ind., March
2, 1821.  January 13, 1845, he wedded Miss Frances Owens, who died January
8, 1845, and April 8, 1856, he married Miss Mary M. Ikerd, his present wife.
Mr. McKnight is a son of George and Mary (McGee) McKnight, who were natives
of North Carolina and Kentucky, the former immigrating with his parents to
Indiana Territory in 1811, and is one of the following children:  Elijah,
William, Washington R., Joseph, George, Mary Ann, Henry, Lydia, Louisa, John
and Miranda.  Mrs. Frances McKnight (deceased) was a daughter of John and
Sarah Owens, and to her marriage with Mr. McKnight three children were born,
named:  Eliza Jane, James W. and George Volney.  The present Mrs. William
McKnight is a daughter of David and Sarah (Bysinger) Ikerd, and although no
children have been born to her union with Mr. McKnight they have one adopted
son, whose name was Henry A. Gleason, but is now Henry A. McKnight.   Both
Mr. and Mrs. McKnight are members of long standing in the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

NOTE:  The bio gives Frances Owens McKnights death year as 1845.  I believe
that this should have been 1854 instead.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA" GOODSPEED BROS.
1884.


Transcribed by: Diana Flynn 
<ivie@tima.com>
Date: 25 Jul 1997