Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Trigg County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of Richard Night. Married to Eliza Jane Hester Night in Trigg County, Kentucky, in 1862. Father of Martha Knight and Grant Knight. Resident of Trigg County in 1850. Resident of Trigg County in 1860.

Details

Sex: Male
Race: White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, District 2, p. 343A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Trigg County, p. 167.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Tennessee, Stewart County, City/District, p. 254A.

Kentucky Marriage Records, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, Kentucky, Trigg County Marriages, Film #000321335, p. 313.

Citation

Knight, William K.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197437 (November 12, 2026).

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Thomas Ansenbaugh et al. to Beriah Magoffin

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