James K. McKnight
b. 24 July 1772, d. 30 October 1852
- James K. McKnight was born on 24 July 1772 in North Carolina in Iredell or Rowan county.
- He married Susan Palmer Ready Knox on 15 September 1818.
- On Sunday, 1 July 1849, Green Wood recorded in his travel journal: Crossed the Naches & Angelina rivers, camped at Mr McNights two miles east of Angelena River.
- James K. McKnight appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
- James K. McKnight died on 30 October 1852 at age 80 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- He was interred at Douglass Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 2 Jul 2009
Family: Susan Palmer Ready Knox b. circa 1796, d. circa 1855
- Felix L. McKnight b. 9 October 1830, d. 11 January 1913
- John H. McKnight b. 12 July 1832, d. 28 March 1862
- Margaret Maria McKnight b. 4 June 1834