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John B. Knight (Christian County, Kentucky, lawyer)

b. 1812? d. 1880-02

Christian County, Kentucky, lawyer. Georgia native. Married to Eliza Eleanor Bryan Knight in Christian County, Kentucky, on July 4, 1843. Father of Robert Knight, John B. Knight, Jr., Charles Knight, Carrie M. Knight, Kate B. Knight, Ida Knight, and Thomas Knight. Attorney in Christian County in 1850. Owned six enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Attorney in Christian County in 1860. Owned fifteen enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. 393A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 2, p. 164.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 727-8.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 292A.

Tenth Manuscript Census of the United States (1880), Mortality Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, Hopkinsville, p. 196.

Kentucky Marriage Records (1783-1965), Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, Christian County Marriages, p. 69.

Citation

Knight, John B.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32210536 (November 12, 2026).

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