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Descendants of James Willis Knight

Generation No. 2

2. HENRY MOLTON³ KNIGHT (JAMES WILLIS², MOULTON¹) was born December 03, 1853 in Carroll Co., MS, and died August 26, 1940 in Montgomery Co., MS. He married KATE MARTIN 1887 in MS.

Notes for HENRY MOLTON KNIGHT:
1900 Federal census Montgomery Co., Mississippi - 314/315 - Chase Ashmore in household (niece)

1910 Federal census Montgomery Co. Mississippi - 308/310

Children of HENRY KNIGHT and KATE MARTIN are:

	i.		JAMES H.⁴ KNIGHT.
	ii.		DAVID T. KNIGHT, b. October 1886.
	iii.		WALTER MARTIN KNIGHT, b. September 13, 1889; d. August 24, 1954.
	iv.		ANNIE T. KNIGHT, b. March 1897.
	v.		WILLIAM KNIGHT, b. May 1900.
	vi.		WILLIS BRELAN KNIGHT, b. May 31, 1900; d. July 21, 1948.
	vii.		MAGGIE LEE KNIGHT, b. February 03, 1904; d. October 30, 1988; m. CLIFTON DORSEY WENTWORTH.

3. TEMPERANCE CORDELIA³ KNIGHT (JAMES WILLIS², MOULTON¹) was born February 26, 1855 in MS, and died September 16, 1936 in Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi. She married ISSAC ALEXANDER CLARK October 03, 1882 in MS, son of THOMAS CLARK and MARY SMITH.

Notes for TEMPERANCE CORDELIA KNIGHT:
from a letter written by Albert Gladwin Clark 30 December 1997:

"I am Abert Gladwin Clark, son of George Albert Clark and Annie Lee Mansker Clark. My father was the youngest child of Isaac Alexander Clark and Temperance Cordelia Knight Clark. There were two other children of Isaac's second marriage - Fletcher Talmage and Mary Ann Daney - Mary was know(n) to us as "Auntie" and one of the first teachers in Drew, Ms.

There were seven children in our family. Five girls - two boys.

Grandma Clark (Temperance Cordelia Knight Clark) came to live with us when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I am now 78. I remember the Sunday Auntie and Uncle Louis brought Grandma to our house. She had a few personal things - a feather bed - a wash bowl and pitcher - a camel back trunk - and roaled up in the feather bed was a "seven-day" clock that was a wedding gift. I cannot recall seeing her before this time but I would suspect it I did. She and Grandpa lived with us when I was born. I was born July 6, 1919. Grandpa died May 15, 1920 and soon after that Grandma went to help Auntie with her two boys.

Before she came to live with us, Daddy built a large room onto our old house. It was our family room and bedroom for he and mother. Grandma moved into the largest room in our house. It was on the east end of our house with an open fireplace. Her room was furnished with a "washstand" - on that was her bowl and pitcher. There was a large dresser for part of her clothes and a large camel back trunk filled with personal quilts, bedding, etc. There were two high back rockers - one double bed and one 3/4 bed in her room. She used the double bed and on occasions she would invite one of my sisters in to spend the night with her.

She lived with us for 13 or 14 years and died in that room 16 Sept. 1936. My mother and sisters cared for her the two years or so when she was sick. She had a huge soar on her neck - to me that's what it was - but the doctor called it a "carbuncle", but I recon it was a cancer.

The things I remember most about Grandma were he clothings and her staying up so late at night.

She wore long dark dresses almost to the floor and had to hold up the dress when she went up and down the steps.

Her everyday shoes were high "lace-up" - she wore black cotton stockings. Cotton drawers and slip and pantaloons. The upper part of her body was covered with the same type clothing. Her long sleeved dresses and high necked collars made her appear as a walking rag doll. When she put on her bonnet about all you could see were two small hands and a warm loving face.

She was an excellent cook for her day and age. When she was able she helped mother in the kitchen. I do not think she and mother ever spoke unkindly to each other. She called my mother "sister".

Grandma was a bible reader. She read it through each year. She would read it every night - in summer by an open window looking out at the flower garden - in winter by lamp and open fire where two churns of milk fat - so the cream would rise to make butter. She was a night person. She was the only old person I ever knew who never went to bed before midnight. But she was allowed to sleep late while we got off to school or the fields. Her supper was usually sweet milk and cornbread. Breakfast - half grapefruit - bis or toast - poach egg. She ate dinner with us.

Grandma was a "snuff dipper" but a very clean one. You never saw snuff around her mouth. She would get a bit of snuff on a very short black-gum toothbrush and put it back in her mouth between the gum and jaw. You may not understand this.

On special occasions - Mother's Day or birthday - Auntie or Uncle Fletcher would send Grandma a box of candy - Un. Fletcher usually brought his.

We did not have candy often when I was a child. What a treat it was to have done something that pleased Grandma and she invites you into her room and hold out that box of candy for you to select your piece. I can see myself standing before her now with that box of candy waiting, trying to decide which piece I wanted. You had to take the piece you touched - no feeling or squeezing. This was something you had to experience to know what I'm trying to convey to you. Candy to a child in my youth was a very special thing. I can recall my father bringing home a nickel's worth of candy so we could all have a bit.

Grandma was a tall woman as I recall. She was strong and healthy when she came to us. She was a rather quiet and refined lady who never spoke loud to any of us.

I do not know about her educational background but she read the daily paper and farm papers and the "Progressive Farmer".

I have no idea about a picture of Auntie. I will check with my sisters who my have one but I have my doubts.

I'm not sure this is what you want! The interesting part of your grandmother's famly is through the Knights.

I have no one to type this and I hope you will overlook the mistakes and spelling and can read the most of it.

I am yours in Christ,

Gladwin Clark "

Notes for ISSAC ALEXANDER CLARK:
1870 Federal census, Winona, Carroll Co., Mississippi - page 6, family 129

1880 Federal census, Montgomery Co., Mississippi - page 28, family 244

1900 Federal census, Montgomery Co., Mississippi - 207/208

copy of Application for Widow of Soldier or Sailor of the Late Confederacy - made by Cordelia Knight Clark 7 July 1924 - lists her postoffice as Itta Bena, Leflore Co., Mississippi - give marriage date as 4 October 1882 in Carroll Co - says Isaac A. Clark enlisted in the spring of 1862 near Greenwood, Leflore Co., Mississippi - served under Capt. J.P. Seales, 1st Lieut G.C. Wood, 2nd (Tennessee?) -

copy of Marriage Bond - I.A. Clark and S.S. Weed give bond of two hundred dollars - 2nd October 1882 - I.A. Clark and Miss T.C. Knight

Private, Co. B, 28th MS Cavalry

copy of letter from Issac Clark to wife - "Carrollton, April 5th, 1865 My darling wife, I am at this place waiting for our men to come in so we can start for our Regt. If I had have kknown that we would not left until today I could have staid at home one day longer but it is better as it is for my horse is fresh yet and if I had road him out today he would have been tired down. You must not expect a letter for the gentleman that is going to carry this is waiting for it. you must not get discouraged during my absence for I know you have friends that will take good cear of you. I could not get my relatives to believe for a long time that I had a wife. I never told them until Miss Bettie Ca?? read the letter Dade wrote her. Miss B said she was going down & put a spider in your dumplin so you may lookout. Tell Dad & Ma I would write to them if I had time. Tell Sally C that Cook sends his love to her & says she must wait for him he says he had his eye on you but was to slow. aunt Sally sendes her love to you and says she would like to see you. Tell ma she says she will write to her soon. she says she will stich up to her promise about helping to build houses on the Old Place. also sends her love to all ..you must not take this as a spesimen of my writing for I am in such a hurry that I have not got time to say a word or cross my teas or dot my eyes. Give my love to Ma Pa and the rest of the famly also to sister Mary.

I must close as the man cannot wait any longer. Goodby my love. Put your trust in God and it all will come out rite. Your devoted husband, Isaac."

copy of death certificate for Issac Alexander Clark

Children of TEMPERANCE KNIGHT and ISSAC CLARK are:

8.	i.	MARY ANN DANEY⁴ CLARK, b. August 08, 1883, Mississippi; d. October 20, 1940, Kilmichael, MS.
9.	ii.	FLETCHER HAMILTON CLARK, b. April 15, 1886, Montgomery Co., Mississippi.
10.	iii.	GEORGE ALBERT CLARK, b. January 29, 1888, Mississippi; d. May 15, 1962, Drew, Sunflower Co., Mississippi.

4. MARY ALLA³ KNIGHT (JAMES WILLIS², MOULTON¹) was born July 16, 1856 in Carroll Co., MS, and died March 16, 1890 in Carroll Co., MS. She married JOHN WESLEY ASHMORE May 16, 1877 in Carroll Co., MS.

Children of MARY KNIGHT and JOHN ASHMORE are:

11.	i.	MARY CORDELIA⁴ ASHMORE, b. March 16, 1879, Carroll Co., Mississippi; d. October 29, 1967.
	ii.	ELVIA ASHMORE, b. Abt. 1880; d. July 23, 1884, Carroll Co., MS.
	iii.	MATTIE ASHMORE, b. 1880.
	iv.	MOLTON ASHMORE, b. 1884, Carroll Co., MS; d. October 1939.
12.	v.	CHASE ALLA ASHMORE, b. July 28, 1885, Carroll Co., MS; d. November 08, 1947.
	vi.	JOHNNY BELL ASHMORE, b. June 1887.
	vii.	HENRY ASHMORE, b. March 03, 1889, Carroll Co., MS; d. August 22, 1938, Grenada Co., MS.

5. GEORGE ALBERT³ KNIGHT (JAMES WILLIS², MOULTON¹) was born May 17, 1859 in MS, and died Aft. 1900. He married MARY ALVA HOLBERT January 03, 1880 in MS.

Notes for GEORGE ALBERT KNIGHT:
1900 Federal census Montgomery Co. Mississippi 103/104

Children of GEORGE KNIGHT and MARY HOLBERT are:

	i.		LIZZIE⁴ KNIGHT, b. November 1880.
	ii.		WILLIAM KNIGHT, b. July 1883.
	iii.		MAY B. KNIGHT, b. December 1885.
	iv.		BOB KNIGHT, b. October 1888.
	v.		BETTIE KNIGHT, b. February 1892.
	vi.		ORA KNIGHT, b. September 1895.
	vii.		PEARL KNIGHT, b. October 1899.

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