Martha Elizabeth KnightAge: 35 years1866–1901
- Name
- Martha Elizabeth Knight
- Given names
- Martha Elizabeth
- Surname
- Knight
- Married name
- Martha Elizabeth Young
 Birth | about 1866 29 24 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 12 months)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 12 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Birth of a sister | Laura E Knight August 21, 1872 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Necy Ellen Knight August 1875 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Ann Knight June 10, 1877 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John J Underwood July 20, 1878 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Frances Knight May 1880 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James H Knight April 1885 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | John W P Knight March 15, 1887 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Susan Arinda Underwood about 1890 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth Cook April 30, 1894 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | about 1901 (Age 35 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Perry Andrew Knight Birth: April 28, 1836 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 26, 1911 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Mary Susan Arinda Underwood Birth: about 1842 20 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: about 1890 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
|
Marriage: December 27, 1857 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
|
|
10 months elder brother |
John W P Knight Birth: November 6, 1858 22 16 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: March 15, 1887 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years elder brother |
Miles F Andrew Jackson Knight Birth: June 2, 1861 25 19 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 18, 1935 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
|
5 years elder brother |
James E C Knight Birth: about 1865 28 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
|
2 years herself |
Martha Elizabeth Knight Birth: about 1866 29 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: about 1901 |
|
7 years younger sister |
Laura E Knight Birth: August 21, 1872 36 30 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 1922 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years younger sister |
Necy Ellen Knight Birth: August 1875 39 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
|
22 months younger sister |
Lucy Ann Knight Birth: June 10, 1877 41 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 18, 1922 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
|
3 years younger sister |
Sarah Frances Knight Birth: May 1880 44 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
|
5 years younger brother |
James H Knight Birth: April 1885 48 43 — Kentucky, United States Death: |