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 |
| 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 | Sarah 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. |
| 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) |
 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) Citation details: https://www.sos.mo.gov/Images/Archives/Military/s00734/s00734_0928.pdf |
| 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 |
Plato Knighton has 51 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (51)
Parents John Hood Sr + Anna McGehee
Parents William H Johnson + Anna McGehee
Parents John McGehee + … …
Parents John McGehee + Milly …
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Nancy McGehee
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
| 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 |