McKnight, Melissa Elizabeth 1a

Birth Name McKnight, Melissa Elizabeth
Gender female
Age at Death 93 years, 10 months, 22 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 22 Apr 1849 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    
Census 1 Jun 1850 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Robert McKnight Household, 1850 Census 2a
  Page No.: 808 2a
  Sheet No.: 405 2a
  Minor Civil Division: District 14 2a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 2a
  State of: Missouri 2a
  Enumeration Date: 8 October 1850 2a
  Line No.: 23-27 2a
  Family No.: 916 2a
  Name: McKnight, Melissa E. 2a
  Age: 3 2a
  Sex: F 2a
  Place of birth: Missouri 2a
Census 1 Jun 1860 Apple Creek, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Robert McNight Household, 1860 Census 3a
  Page No.: 261 3a
  Minor Civil Division: Apple Creek township 3a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 3a
  State of: Missouri 3a
  Enumeration Date: 21 August 1860 3a
  Post Office: Oak Ridge 3a
  Line No.: 32-38 3a
  Family No.: 1893 3a
  Name: McNight, Melissa 3a
  Age: 11 3a
  Sex: F 3a
Census 1 Jun 1900 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America James Cotner Household, 1900 Census 4a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 4a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 4a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 4a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 33 4a
  Sheet No.: 16A 4a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 4a
  Enumeration Date: 23 June 1900 4a
  Name: Cotner, Malissa E. 4a
  Relation to head: wife 4a
  Color: W 4a
  Sex: F 4a
  Month of birth: Apr 4a
  Year of birth: 1849 4a
  Age: 51 4a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 4a
  Years of present marriage: 28 4a
  Mother of how many children: 8 4a
  Number of children living: 8 4a
  Place of birth: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 4a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 4a
  Can read: yes 4a
  Can write: yes 4a
  Can speak English: yes 4a
Census 15 Apr 1910 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America M. Elizabeth Cotner Household, 1910 Census 5a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 5a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 5a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 5a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 31 5a
  Sheet No.: 11B 5a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 5a
  Enumeration Date: 4 May 1910 5a
  Name: Cotner, M. Elizabeth 5a
  Relationship to head: head 5a
  Sex: M 5a
  Color: W 5a
  Age: 61 5a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: Wd 5a
  Mother of how many children: 12 5a
  Number of children living: 8 5a
  Place of birth: Missouri 5a
  Place of birth of father: United States 5a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 5a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 5a
  Occupation: none 5a
  Able to read: yes 5a
  Able to write: yes 5a
  Home owned or rented: R 5a
  Farm or house: H 5a
Census 1 Jan 1920 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America James A. Cotner Household, 1920 Census 6a
  State (or Territory) of: Missouri 6a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 6a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 12 6a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 34 6a
  Page No.: 1A 6a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 6a
  Enumeration Date: 2 January 1920 6a
  Name: Cotner, Melissa E. 6a
  Relationship to head: wife 6a
  Sex: F 6a
  Color: W 6a
  Age: 70 6a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: M 6a
  Able to read: yes 6a
  Able to write: yes 6a
  Place of birth: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 6a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 6a
  Able to speak English: yes 6a
  Occupation: none 6a
Census 1 Apr 1930 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Ollie Trickey Household, 1930 Census 7a
  State of: Missouri 7a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 7a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 7a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 17 7a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16-31 7a
  Sheet No.: 4A 7a
  Enumeration Date: 9 April 1930 7a
  Name: Cotner, M. Elizabeth 7a
  Relationship to head: mother 7a
  Sex: F 7a
  Color: W 7a
  Age: 80 7a
  Marital condition: S 7a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: no 7a
  Able to read and write: yes 7a
  Place of birth: Missouri 7a
  Place of birth of father: Missouri 7a
  Place of birth of mother: Missouri 7a
  Able to speak English: yes 7a
  Occupation: none 7a
Census 1 Apr 1940 Shawnee, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America Ollie Trickey Household, 1940 Census 8a
  State of: Missouri 8a
  County of: Cape Girardeau 8a
  Division of County: Shawnee township 8a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 10 8a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 16-32 8a
  Sheet No.: 5B 8a
  Enumeration Date: 15 April 1940 8a
  Name: Cotner, Mallisa 8a
  Relationship: mother-in-law 8a
  Sex: F 8a
  Color/Race: W 8a
  Age at Last Birthday: 90 8a
  Marital Status: Wd 8a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: no 8a
  Highest grade completed: 5 8a
  Place of birth: Missouri 8a
  City (April 1, 1935): same house 8a
  At Work during week March 24-30: no 8a
  public Emergency Work?: no 8a
  Seeking work?: no 8a
  Have a Job?: no 8a
  housework (H), school (S), unable to work (U) or other (Ot): U 8a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: yes 8a
Death 14 Mar 1943 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America   9a
Burial 15 Mar 1943 McLain’s Chapel Cemetary, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States of America    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father McKnight, Robert O.about 182418 Nov 1862
Mother Shoults, Clarinda Marzillaabout 1828
    Sister     McKnight, Theodosia Arabell about Dec 1846 3 Jun 1937
         McKnight, Melissa Elizabeth 22 Apr 1849 14 Mar 1943
    Sister     McKnight, Marzilla C. 23 Dec 1849 16 Mar 1873
    Brother     McKnight, Samuel Benjamin 10 Jan 1856 3 Aug 1936
    Sister     McKnight, Josephine about 1858
    Brother     McKnight, Cicero about 1861

Families

Family of Cotner, James Alexander and McKnight, Melissa Elizabeth
Married Husband Cotner, James Alexander ( * 23 Apr 1852 + 13 Nov 1923 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 16 Jun 1872      
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Cotner, Josephine13 Nov 187023 Mar 1956
Cotner, Calvin8 Jun 1875
Cotner, Isaabout Jun 1879
Cotner, Arthur5 Apr 188530 May 1949
Cotner, Sylvia Clarinda Rosetta6 Jun 188715 Jun 1969
Cotner, Ogle David27 Aug 18927 Sep 1937

Family Map

Source References

  1. Find A Grave
      • Page: Memorial ID 41331368
  2. U.S. 1850 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1850
      • Page: Missouri, District 14, Cape Girardeau county, Page 808/405, Lines 23-27
      • 1850 Census, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  3. U.S. 1860 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1860
      • Page: Missouri, Apple Creek township, Cape Girardeau county, Page 261, Lines 32-38
      • 1860 Census, Apple Creek township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  4. U.S. 1900 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jun 1900
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 33, Sheet 16A, Lines 27-31
      • 1900 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  5. U.S. 1910 Federal Census
      • Date: 15 Apr 1910
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 31, Sheet 11B, Lines 80-83
      • 1910 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  6. U.S. 1920 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Jan 1920
      • Page: Missouri, Supervisor's District 12, Enumeration District 34, Sheet 1A, Lines 20-22
      • 1920 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  7. U.S. 1930 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1930
      • Page: Missouri, Enumeration District 16-31, Supervisor's District 17, Sheet 4A, Lines 1-4
      • 1930 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  8. U.S. 1940 Federal Census
      • Date: 1 Apr 1940
      • Page: Missouri, S.D. 10, E.D. 16-32, Sheet 5B, Lines 41-45
      • 1940 Census, Shawnee township, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
      • 1940 Enumeration District Map, Cape Girardeau county, Missouri
  9. Missouri State Archives: Missouri Digital Heritage : Death Records Certificates
      • Page: 1943-9834
      • Death Certificate, Malissa Elizabath Cottner

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