Plato KnightonAge: 21 years1842–1863
- Name
- Plato Knighton
- Given names
- Plato
- Surname
- Knighton
 Birth | about 1842 35 36 Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Birth of a sister | Rebecca Knighton about 1843 (Age 12 months) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Zachariah T Knighton about 1848 (Age 6 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Census | September 20, 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 15 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 15 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Moses Knighton before 1860 (Age 18 years) Note: Did not appear in 1860 Census with his family |
| Census | July 17, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Joseph Matthew Allen before May 1861 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Probate | Joseph M Allen - Estate Settlement from May 18, 1861 to March 27, 1869 (Age 19 years)Note: Entire Estate Settlement is found from Images 135 to 162 |
 Death | July 15, 1863 (Age 21 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Moses Knighton Birth: 1807 — South Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
| mother |
Martha “Patsey” McGehee Birth: about 1806 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1860 |
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Marriage: about 1839 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
James Knighton Birth: about 1840 33 34 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
Plato Knighton Birth: about 1842 35 36 — Missouri, United States Death: July 15, 1863 — Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Rebecca Knighton Birth: about 1843 36 37 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years younger brother |
Zachariah T Knighton Birth: about 1848 41 42 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Mother’s family with Joseph C Allen |
| step-father |
Joseph C Allen Birth: between 1800 and 1810 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: about 1837 — Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Martha “Patsey” McGehee Birth: about 1806 35 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: after 1860 |
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Marriage: about 1826 — |
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5 months half-sister |
Sarah Ann Allen Birth: June 7, 1826 26 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1894 — Levita, Coryell, Texas, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
John Franklin Allen Birth: about 1830 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1879 |
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4 years half-brother |
Joseph Matthew Allen Birth: about 1833 33 27 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before May 1861 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
| Birth | Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Moses Knighton - Household
New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Martha “Patsey” McGehee - Household
New Madrid, Missouri, United States
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| Probate | Entire Estate Settlement is found from Images 135 to 162 |