Last month, Renegade South posted a query from Lea Worth, an Austrialian Ainsworth seeking to link her international ancestors to the American Ainsworths. Then, just a few days ago, I received the following email […]
Author Jonathan Odell to Speak October 5th in Hattiesburg
UPDATE, Sept. 26, 2009: Please note below that I have corrected the time of Jon’s presentation from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. One of my favorite writers, Jonathan Odell, will give a presentation on his various […]
“Who are These Women?” Revisited
Another Knight descendent has weighed in on the identities of the two women portrayed in my earlier post, “Who are These Women.” Dorothy Knight Marsh identifies the woman on the left in that photo as Anna Knight, born […]
Part 3: Yvonne Bivins on the History of Rachel Knight
Rachel Knight by Sondra Yvonne Bivins Rachel’s Children Fathered by Jesse Davis Knight Slaves had few legal rights, least of all to marry and have children. Just two years after arriving […]
Part 2: Yvonne Bivins on the History of Rachel Knight
RACHEL KNIGHT BY SONDRA YVONNE BIVINS Rachel Knight was about sixteen years old when John “Jackie” Knight of Covington County, MS, came into possession of her in the spring of 1856. Rachel […]
The Family of Necia Smith and Ezra Knight
Submitted by Janet Carver, granddaughter of Necia Anderson Smith and Ezra Knight Photo taken @ 1938. Back row, left to right: Olin Calvin, Osie, Dovie, Necia, Ezra, Rose Merry, Delvia, J. Lynn […]
Part 1: Yvonne Bivins on the History of Rachel Knight
Note from Vikki Bynum, Moderator: Rachel Knight was a central figure in the Free State of Jones. As collaborator to Newt Knight and the Knight Company, Mississippi’s most notorious band of Civil […]
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