Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Family Group Records K
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:
- 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
- William Arthur Knight, born 6 December 1850; died 3 May 1857
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Amanda Knight born 5 December 1870; died 23 August 1872
Contributed by Jean Wells
Updated August 2, 2017