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Jesse Davis Knight

Birth: 8 Aug 1822
Mississippi, USA
Death: 17 Dec 1863 (aged 41)
Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Marietta Confederate Cemetery

Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 32826996 View Source

He was killed during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America.∼Jesse Davis Knight was the tenth child of John (Jackie) and Keziah Davis Knight. Jesse was born August 8, 1821 in MS and died December 17, 1863 during the battle of Atlanta. He died from complications resulting from measles and pneumonia. He is buried in the Civil War Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. Jesse married Elizabeth Baylis born 1823.
His children are as follows:
Mary Keziah b. 1842
John Melton b. 1844
Elizabeth Jane b. 1846
Altemirah Cynthia b. 1848
Martha L. b. 1850
George Baylis b.1852
Robert W. b.1854
Wyatt Davis b. 1857
Alice H. b. 1859
Laura b. 1863
Eugene b. 1869

He was killed during the Civil War while fighting for the Confederate States of America.∼Jesse Davis Knight was the tenth child of John (Jackie) and Keziah Davis Knight. Jesse was born August 8, 1821 in MS and died December 17, 1863 during the battle of Atlanta. He died from complications resulting from measles and pneumonia. He is buried in the Civil War Cemetery in Atlanta, GA. Jesse married Elizabeth Baylis born 1823.
His children are as follows:
Mary Keziah b. 1842
John Melton b. 1844
Elizabeth Jane b. 1846
Altemirah Cynthia b. 1848
Martha L. b. 1850
George Baylis b.1852
Robert W. b.1854
Wyatt Davis b. 1857
Alice H. b. 1859
Laura b. 1863
Eugene b. 1869

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Sarah Elizabeth Baylis Knight

1823 – unknown

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Maintained by: Jimmie Primo
Originally Created by: Clem W. Akins Jr.
Added: Jan 11, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32826996/jesse_davis-knight: accessed ), memorial page for Jesse Davis Knight (8 Aug 1822–17 Dec 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32826996, citing Marietta Confederate Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Jimmie Primo (contributor 47435510).

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