a snack , because I have lots and lots
of information I will be sharing with
you.First I want to let you know I am
kin to 2 of Radney's and Polly's son's
And this will naturally lead in different
direction's from time to time. But you
will see this as you continue to visit
my family information, and my family
web page's.

If you see something that may lead you
into thinking we maybe kin,Please email
me and less get together.
"Thanks "

The year is 1816 and this day is September
the 16 th. And it is a wedding day. A great day
for The marriage of Radney Knight and Mary
"Polly" Simmons.

It's rather a nice day for the beginning of the
one of the seasons when all the leaves are
changing and it is that time of the year when
we have cooler weather one day and very
hot the next.

In the mean time less go forth with what
do know. We do know the date of the marriage.
We know they were married in Logan Cou-
nty,Kentucky. Where they lived at untill after
a few of their children were born.

Radney Knight
b-December 5, 1797
d-August 5 th, 1848
Butler County, Kentucky
Mary "Polly" Simmons
b-June 10, 1801
d-April 12 th, 1867
Mary"Polly" Simmons,
daughter of William and Nancy Duff? Simmons.
The Simmons familly are from North Carolinia.

The Knight family , well we have no ideal as
of yet where they were from orginally. Maybe
some day we will discover that and who Radney's
parents, and siblings are.

Where he was born No one has any Ideal.
NO records have been found that states it.
Except maybe from one of their son's, who
said on his marriage bond that his father
was from Alambama.
You have to wonder where he,George W.
Knight may have heard this from-surely
he must have heard it from his father Radney
Knight.
OR he would have never said it in the first
place. But we do not know where Radney
was born at.You have to relize from Alambama
there is several states they had to travel
through To get to Kentucky. One was North
Carolinia and another perhaps Tennessee.

Both Radney and Polly are buried on the old
Radney Knight place in Butler County, Kentucky.
Along with many other's of their family. Some
have old sand stone marker's that have eroded
during the seaons and faded the names. Some
have no marker's at all. But they are there in
Rock Springs Cemetery.Butler County, Kentucky.

September 1st, 1792 Logan County became the
13th Kentucky county and is formed from Lincoln
County,So by this we know to look in other places
for our family names we maybe tracing.

At one time a very long time ago in about
1810 Butler County was created from parts
of Logan County and Ohio Counties.

Some of Radney and Polly's children were
born in Logan County, Kentucky and some
were born in Butler County, Kentucky as
you will see by their names and date's of
their birth's.

Radney and Polly's Children
1 ) William Griffin Knight
b-March 18 , Logan County.
d-June 1894 Butler Co.
1 st. Married ; October 14,1839,
Logan County Kentucky.
Abigail Goodman
b-
d-
They had 2 childen.
William and Abigail are
buried at Rock Springs Cemetery.
Butler County, Kentucky.
William married 2nd.: July 24, 1875,
Muhlenberg County Kentucky
Mary Frances "Molly" Welborn
b- about 1848 Muhlenberg County.
d-
They had 4 children born in
Butler County, Kentucky.

2 ) Alsa F. Knight
b-about 1820?
d- 1847 ?
Married:April 1 st, 1840,
Butler County, Kentucky.
Henry Johnson Southerland
b-about 1810
Logan County, Kentucky
d- 1860-1870.
They had one child.

3 ) John Franklin Knight "Jack"{ Mine }
b- about 1821
Logan County,Kentucky.
d-
Married:July 1842
Logan County, Kentucky
Mary "Polly" Baugh
b- August 20,1820
Logan County, Kentucky
d-
Both are buried at,
Simmons Chapel Cemetery,
Logan County , Kentucky.

4 ) George W. Knight {Mine}
b-May 12,1824
Logan County, Kentucky.
d-March 31,1882
Married:November 3, 1851.
Logan County, Kentucky
Sarah"Sallie" Christmas
b-1829
d-
They had 5 children

2nd. Married: November 18, 1880.
Mary Frances"Frannie' Jefferies
b-September 1830.
North Carolinia.
George and Fannie did not have
any children.

5 ) Ephriam Knight
b-1826 Butler County, Kenticky.
d-1896
Ephriam married 3 times.
1st. Marriage: January 23, 1845
Butler County, Kentucky.
Malinda Talbot
b-October 30,1828 Ky.
d- April 16,1857
They had 5 children.
Both are buried at,
Rock Springs Cemetery,
Butler County, Kentucky.

2nd. Married: About 1859/60
Sarah Jane Goodman nee Rose.
Ephriam and Sarah had 3 Children.
Note:Pior marriage for Sarah was to :
Elijah Goodman jr. Sarah and Elijah
had no children.

3rd.Married: About 1878.
Emma H. Eggleston.
b-July 1846 ? or 1853,
According to who gave the information.
d-1928.
Both are buried at Rock Springs
Cemetery in Butler County Kentucky.
Note:Another marriage for Emma was
James Walker Hancock in Muhlenberg,
County and XXXX Fisher at around 1907.
in Muhlenberg County.
Ephriam and Emma had 4 children.

Now we have a name here that is very
obious that Radney Mack Knight was named
after his father Radney Knight. Some have
confused Radney Mack with is father and do
not research names and dates. They just go
by what they find and write it as a fact. They
assume, Well you have to know what assume
mean's don't you? Break the word down into
different parts and you will know what Assume
means for you and me or any of us who Assume
what is not a fact.

7 ) Elizabeth Knight
b-1832
d-1859
Married: May 22, 1849
Butler County, Kentucky.
James Newton Forgy
b-September 1, 1826
Logan County ,Kentucky
This was for them fist marriages,
They had 5 children.
James 2nd marriage was to
Tabitha Ann "Annie" Jackson
on March 12, 1863. Butler County, Kentucky.
They had 9 children with 7 being
identified.

8 ) Andrew Jackson Knight
b-1833 Butler County, Kentucky.
d-About 1869/70 in ILL.
Married: June 4,1855.
Elizabeth Forgey
b-November 22, 1903
Andrew and Elizabeth had 4 children.

Note:Andrew was in the Civil War.
Union Side. He contracted an illiness
in ILL. and never recovered.
From what I have been told Elizabeth
brought his body home and he is buried in
Butler County, Kentucky.
Note:Now that is heresay so it may not be
the truth. You know how it is, something
that has been passed by word of mouth to
each generation.

10 ) Mahala M. Knight
b-April 21, 1839.
Butler County, Kentucky.
d-January 18, 1904
Married :January 27, 1854.
Butler County, Kentucky.
Jesse Hall
b-October 3, 1825 Ky.
d- Febuary 15, 1903.
Both are buried at Rock Springs
Cemetery, Butler County, Kentucky.
Note: In the 1900 Butler County, Kentucky
Census- Mahala and Jesse had 13 Children-
9 living. More than likely they were all born
in Butler County, Kentucky.

11 ) Henry W. Knight
b-1840
d- January 7, 1856
I have no information on Henry ,so if he married
I do not know. Since he was only about 17 years
old when he died , I really doubt he was.

 

Logan County Ky Twp. Russelville
1810 SIMMONS JOHN Logan County KY 191 21110-32011-00
Federal Population Schedule KY 1810 Federal Census Index KYS1a2798632

1810 SIMMONS JOHN Logan County KY 191 21110-32011-00
Federal Population Schedule KY 1810 Federal Census Index KYS1a2798707

1830 SIMMONS JOHN Logan County KY 078 Russellville
Federal Population Schedule KY 1830 Federal Census Index KYS2b150910

1830 SIMMONS JOHN Logan County KY 078 Russellville
Federal Population Schedule KY 1830 Federal Census Index KYS2b150912

1840 SIMMONS JOHN Logan County KY 218 No Township Listed
Federal Population Schedule KY 1840 Federal Census Index KYS4a2360966

Thank You Nancy B. or helping me with this.

1840 BUTLER COUNTY CENSUS

KNIGHT, Rodney # 391
KNIGHT, William G. # 391