Avery P. and Katherine Willis Knight
Picture provided by Lucy Oldham
Avery Parham Knight b. June 03, 1833, Smith Co., TN d. March 14, 1904 Macon
Co, TN and Katherine (Catherine) Willis b. June 07, 1832, Smith Co. TN d.
August 11, 1915, Macon Co. TN. They were married October 21, 1853, Macon Co.
TN. Both are buried at Whitley Cemetery, Red Boiling Springs, Macon Co., TN.
Avery Parham Knight was the son of William Montague KNIGHT and Francis HESTER.
Children of AVERY KNIGHT and KATHERINE WILLIS are:
1. JOSEPH NEWTON "NEWT" KNIGHT, b. December 1856, Smith County, Tennessee;
d. Aft. 1920, Macon County, Tennessee; m. REBECCA JENKINS, December 26,
1878, Smith County, Tennessee; b. October 04, 1855, Smith County, Tennesse;
d. Aft. May 23, 1923, Macon County, Tennessee. (Rebecca daughter of
Jefferson Jenkins & Martha Parkhurst)
2. ELIZA JANE KNIGHT, b. Bet. 1857 - 1858, Tennessee; m. WILLIAM EDWARD
GREGORY, Aft. 1880. (I believe moved to Texas?)
3. NANCY MARGARET KNIGHT, b. May 03, 1858, Smith County, Tennessee; d.
February 25, 1938, Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee; m. RICHARD
MONTAGUE KNIGHT, Abt. 1875; b. February 09, 1854, Smith County, Tennessee;
d. May 28, 1933, Red Boiling Springs, Macon County, Tennessee. (Richard M.
Knight son of Daniel Knight and Mary "Polly" Morris)
4. MARTHA F. KNIGHT, b. 1860; m. JOEL L. FAWBUS, March 08, 1889, Smith
County, Tennessee.
5. MARION O. KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1862.
6. HARVEY H. KNIGHT, b. September 18, 1864, Smith County, Tennessee; d.
April 27, 1950, Macon County, Tennessee; m. MARGARET F. YORK, Abt. 1904; b.
November 30, 1869, Tennessee; d. September 09, 1947, Macon County, Tennessee.
7. JASPER S. KNIGHT, b. December 11, 1865, Smith County, Tennessee; d. June
11, 1925, Smith County, Tennessee; m. (1) SARAH JANE (NIXON) (Widow of
Jesse Thomas MOSS, daughter of William Nixon & Mary "Polly" Ann Oldham),
March 08, 1888, Smith County, Tennessee; b. November 25, 1845, Virginia; d.
January 06, 1915, Smith County, Tennessee; m. (2) MILBREY DILLARD, Bet.
1916 - 1920; b. Abt. 1875, Tennessee; d. January 1970, Smith County,
Tennessee. No surviving Children of either wife.
8. LETHA E. KNIGHT, b. 1867.
9.. LUVERNIA CATHERINE KNIGHT, b. January 24, 1869, SmithCounty, Tennessee;
d. March 14, 1955, Smith County, Tennessee; m. PETER MITCHELL HACKETT,
February 03, 1892, Smith County, Tennessee; b. March 28, 1857, Smith County,
Tennessee; d. February 09, 1916, Smith County, Tennessee.
10.WILLIAM PAYTON "PATE" KNIGHT, b. 1871; m. ROSIE UNKNOWN.
11. MARLIN B. KNIGHT, b. Abt. 1874, Macon County, Tennessee; m. MALLIE
(MATTIE?) HAWKINS, Abt. 1901; b. Abt. 1882, Tennessee.