Moses KnightonAge: 53 years1807–1860
- Name
- Moses Knighton
- Given names
- Moses
- Surname
- Knighton
 Birth | 1807 Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 5 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 25 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Martha “Patsey” McGehee — View this family about 1839 (Age 32 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Knighton about 1840 (Age 33 years) Note: Birth place/year based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a son #2 | Plato Knighton about 1842 (Age 35 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Rebecca Knighton about 1843 (Age 36 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 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 son #4 | Zachariah T Knighton about 1848 (Age 41 years) Note: Birth date/place based on 1850/1860 Census |
 Census | September 20, 1850 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 50 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death | before 1860 (Age 53 years) Note: Did not appear in 1860 Census with his family |
| Family with Martha “Patsey” McGehee |
| himself |
Moses Knighton Birth: 1807 — South Carolina, United States Death: before 1860 |
| wife |
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 son |
James Knighton Birth: about 1840 33 34 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
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 daughter |
Rebecca Knighton Birth: about 1843 36 37 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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6 years son |
Zachariah T Knighton Birth: about 1848 41 42 — Missouri, United States Death: |
| Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee |
| wife’s husband |
Joseph C Allen Birth: between 1800 and 1810 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: about 1837 — Missouri, United States |
| wife |
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 step-daughter |
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 step-son |
John Franklin Allen Birth: about 1830 30 24 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1879 |
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4 years step-son |
Joseph Matthew Allen Birth: about 1833 33 27 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: before May 1861 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
No family available
| 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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| Death | Did not appear in 1860 Census with his family |