James Shadrach Kight

b. 24 January 1879, d. 15 January 1963
  • James Shadrach Kight was born on 24 January 1879.
  • He married Emma Claude Parker, daughter of George Washington Parker and Molly Smith.
  • James Shadrach Kight registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Thomas County, Georgia, while living with his wife in Coolidge, and self-employed there.
  • The following appeared on 3 December 1938 in the Thomasville Times-Enterprise: (Coolidge) Miss Lucille Kight, of Birmingham, Ala., spent the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kight.
  • The following appeared on 8 December 1941 in the Thomasville Times-Enterprise: Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Kight, of Coolidge, Georgia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucile, to Mr. William Foster Jordan, of Birmingham, Alabama. The wedding date will be announced later.
  • His wife Emma Claude Parker became a widow at his death.
  • James Shadrach Kight died on 15 January 1963 at age 83 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 11 Feb 2013

Family: Emma Claude Parker b. September 1883, d. 19 April 1971