Leslie George Knight
b. 2 February 1886, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, to George and Mary (Morgan) Knight
m. 25 January 1912, Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana
Elizabeth Burr
b. 11 July 1883, Huntington County, Indiana
d. 27 June 1951, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut
Children with Elizabeth Burr:
Leslie lived in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1912 to New Orleans, Louisiana.
Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI
James H Knight
b. 1 July 1818, Ohio
d. 21 January 1889, Monroe County, Indiana
m. 23 April 1843, Monroe County, Indiana
Eliza Carter
b. 9 January 1825, Ohio
d. 20 April 1900, Monroe County, Indiana
Children with Eliza Carter:
James immigrated to Indiana by 1840. He resided in three Indiana counties: Bartholomew, Monroe, and Brown. He emigrated from Indiana in 1846, to Millcreek Precinct, Clark County, Illinois. He later returned to Indiana by 18 February 1858.
Submitted by:
Don Knight
Edinburgh IN
Charles Kleiss
b. 2 June 1844, Welsbourgh, Alsace, France, to Charles and [–?–] Kleiss
d. 15 February 1923, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois
m. 24 July 1865, Welsbourgh, Alsace, France
Katherine Dietrich
b. 12 May 1840, Welsbourgh, France
d. 18 May 1920, Pesotum, Champaign County, Illinois
Children with Katherine Dietrich:
Charles immigrated from France to Indiana in 1868. He emigrated from North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana, to Crittenden, Champaign County, Illinois, in 1880.
Submitted by:
Sandee Hanahan
Park Ridge IL
William Kittle
b. 1819, Indiana
d. 1860, Jasper County, Illinois
m. 12 February 1835, Dearborn County, Indiana
Sophia Scranton or Kemp
b. 1817, Indiana
d. after 1880, Missouri
Children with Sophia Scranton/Kemp:
William emigrated from Indiana in 1851 to Jasper County, Illinois.
Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL
Johann Adam Kirsch
b. 5 July 1844, Dossenheim (Heidelberg) Baden, Germany
d. 1924, Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota
m. 26 November 1868, Preble, Adams County, Indiana
Suzanna Graesch
b. 15 May 1850, Preble, Adams County, Indiana
d. 17 March 1882, Wabash County, Illinois
Children with Suzanna Graesch:
Johann emigrated from Indiana to Caldwell County, Missouri, in 1867. He emigrated from Adams County, Indiana, to Wabash County, Illinois, in 1872. After some thirty years in Wabash County, Illinois, Johann Kirsch moved to Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, where he continued to farm for another 20 years. A large group of relatives from Wabash settled in Brainerd about 1902.
Submitted by:
Karin Marie Kirsch
Evansville IN
William King
b. 16 April 1792, North Carolina
d. 7 May 1869, Wabash County, Indiana
m. 17 November, North Carolina
Nancy Owens
b. 17 November 1816, North Carolina
d. 13 July 1887, Wabash County, Indiana
Children with Nancy Owens:
Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI
John Wesley King
b. about 1827, Madison County, Indiana, to William and Nancy (Owens) King
d. 23 January 1865, Paducah, Kentucky
m. 9 January 1859, Madison County, Indiana
Mary Catherine Hendricks
b. 29 September 1843, Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana
d. 19 May 1903, Fellsburg, Edwards County, Kansas
Children with Mary Catherine Hendricks:
John Wesley King left Indiana to serve in the Civil War and volunteered 28 October 1864, from Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana. He died of typhoid fever at the post hospital in Paducah, Kentucky, and is buried in the U.S. military cemetery at Mound City, Illinois. Having left three young children and a 21-yearold widow, he illustrates the tragedy of the war between the states.
His wife Mary Catherine emigrated from Indiana for Kansas sometime before her death in 1903.
Submitted by:
Eugene F. Gray
East Lansing MI
Jesse King, Jr.
b. 1813, Estill County, Kentucky, to Jesse and Lucinda (Abney) King
d. 2 August 1892, Anna, Union County, Illinois
m. 23 September 1846, Decatur County, Indiana
Elizabeth Barkley
b. 14 July 1822, Kentucky
d. 4 March 1864, Jasper County, Illinois
Children with Elizabeth Barkley:
Jesse resided in Marion County, Indiana. He emigrated from Indiana in 1860 to Richland
County, Illinois.
Submitted by:
Randall M. Grove
Dix IL
Jacob Killion
b. 12 September 1794, to Jacob and [–?–] Killion, Sr.
d. 25 December 1879, Menard County, Illinois
m.
Mary Hayden
b. 24 December 1794, Kentucky
d. 3 January 1881, Menard County, Illinois
Children with Mary Hayden:
Jacob immigrated to Indiana from Fleming County, Kentucky, before 1820. He emigrated from Scott County, Indiana, to Menard County, Illinois, about 1833.
Submitted by:
Judith L. Weber
Greenfield IA
Jacob Henderson Keller
b. 26 November 1856, Sugar Creek, Shelby County, Indiana, to Henry Wylie and Margaret (Myers) Keller
d. 28 November 1922, near Mena, Pope County, Arkansas
m. 26 October 1884, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas
Emma Elizabeth Myers
b. December 1866, DeKalb County, Indiana
d. August 1894, near Crescent City, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory
Children with Emma Elizabeth Myers:
Jacob moved about 1884 to Cherokee County, Kansas.
Submitted by:
Estella Mae Staton
Baxter Springs KS
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