Bessie Elizabeth RobyAge: 64 years1889–1954
- Name
- Bessie Elizabeth Roby
- Given names
- Bessie Elizabeth
- Surname
- Roby
- Married name
- Bessie Elizabeth Knight
 Birth | September 9, 1889 28 29 |
 Birth of a sister | Hattie Lou Roby May 8, 1892 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Loyd Roby August 11, 1894 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Barton Neal Roby September 14, 1899 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 10 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Barton Aquilla Roby — Nancy J McMillan — View this family April 22, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a brother | Barton Neal Roby October 19, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. — View this family August 19, 1906 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Leeward Guy Knight October 30, 1906 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Charles Garner Knight May 3, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Greenberry Wilson Roby September 9, 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Vernon Roby Knight December 24, 1914 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr. October 15, 1919 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Loyd Eugene Knight November 4, 1923 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight November 4, 1923 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Loyd Eugene Knight June 26, 1924 (Age 34 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Leeward Guy Knight — Allene Christie Waggoner — View this family July 21, 1928 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Dorothy Lee “Dot” Knight March 29, 1929 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Norman Guy Knight January 20, 1939 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | Barton Aquilla Roby December 4, 1941 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Phillip Terry Knight February 5, 1944 (Age 54 years) |
 Death | May 7, 1954 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth C McMillan Birth: April 22, 1860 42 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1899 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1885 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Eula Pearl Roby Birth: December 30, 1886 26 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1955 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years herself |
Bessie Elizabeth Roby Birth: September 9, 1889 28 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Hattie Lou Roby Birth: May 8, 1892 31 32 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1967 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Loyd Roby Birth: August 11, 1894 33 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 31, 1977 — Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Barton Neal Roby Birth: September 14, 1899 38 39 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 19, 1900 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth … |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Elizabeth … Birth: about 1863 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: — |
| Father’s family with Nancy J McMillan |
| father |
Barton Aquilla Roby Birth: October 2, 1860 33 19 — Georgia, United States Death: December 4, 1941 — Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Nancy J McMillan Birth: January 1860 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: April 22, 1900 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. |
| husband |
Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. Birth: March 20, 1886 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1955 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Bessie Elizabeth Roby Birth: September 9, 1889 28 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: August 19, 1906 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 months son |
Leeward Guy Knight Birth: October 30, 1906 20 17 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 1987 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Charles Garner Knight Birth: May 3, 1910 24 20 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1980 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Vernon Roby Knight Birth: December 24, 1914 28 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 1996 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years son |
Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr. Birth: October 15, 1919 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 13, 1997 — Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Loyd Eugene Knight Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1924 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 2013 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
Bessie Elizabeth Roby has 46 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (45)
Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan + Susan Caroline Mobley
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Barton Aquilla Roby - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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| Death | Birth: Sep. 9, 1889, Houston County, Tennessee, USA
Death: May 7, 1954, Erin, Houston County, Tennessee, USA
Parents: Barton Aquilla Roby (1860 - 1941)
Elizabeth C. McMillan Roby (1860 - 1899)
Spouse: Dossy Thomas Knight (1886 - 1955)*
Children:
Leeward Guy Knight (1906 - 1987)*
Charles Garner Knight (1910 - 1980)*
Vernon Roby Knight (1914 - 1996)*
Dossey Thomas Knight (1919 - 1997)*
Loyd Eugene Knight (1923 - 1924)* |