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Edna Esther Kight ???? in WV/MD

Edna Esther Kight ???? in WV/MD

Posted: 8 Aug 2013 7:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Kight
I was looking thru my mother-in-law's family history and tried to look up for her mother Edna Esther Kight. It brought very little information about her. I am wondering if anyone is relating to Edna Kight, please share family history with me. I am working on family tree and trying to fill the blanks. We are trying to find who were her parents and grandparents, brother or sister?

She told me it is Kight, but I wonder if the last name is Knight. Her birthdate was April 24, 1913 and she passed away in December 1980 in either Morgantown, WV or in Garrett County, MD. I was told she was buried somwehere in Garrett County, MD, not sure.

She was married to Charles Howard McCrobie.
She had 8 kids, Charles Jr, Chester, Leroy, Jack, Shelby, Eleanor, Nancy, Shirley. (Not sure who are in order)

Can anyone help me out???

Re: Edna Esther Kight ???? in WV/MD

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 5:52AM GMT
Classification: Query
There is not alot out there online regarding Edna. She appears to be the daughter of Charley Kight and wife Irene (not sure of maiden name). They are on the 1920 Grant County, WV census - with 2 daughters, Silva, age 8 and Edna, age 6. It appears that he was the son of Laura Alice Kight who was married to Henry Grant Liken(s) on the 1900 Mineral County, WV census - New Creek District, p. 86. He is listed in the household with them and also his siblings Freeda, Ola, Hazel and William. Census states that Laura and Henry have been married 10 years - so they married ca 1890 - which was too late to make Henry the father of Charley - but likely was the father of the rest of the kids. I have his name as Charles Wilbert Kight born August 1, 1882. It is not known who his father was as no earlier married of Laura's has been located.

Laura Alice was born October 10, 1861 in Glades District, Garrett County, Maryland and died August 28, 1904 in Mineral County, WV of kidney failure, she was crippled and walked with a cane according to Laura's daughter Ola. Henry Likens remarried to Laura's sister, Sylvia in 1916.

Laura was the daughter of Henry Thomas Kight (1828-1910) and Malinda Jane McRobie (1829-1896). Henry was the son of Henry Thomas Kight (Jr.) (1795-1877) and Sarah Sharpless (1788-1870). Henry was the son of Henry Thomas Kight (1760-1827) and Rachel Acton (1762-1837). Henry's parents were said to be John Kight and wife Charlotte Kight (a cousin). Sarah Sharpless was the daughter of Jesse Sharpless and wife Hannah. Jesse was the son of David Sharpless and Priscilla Powell of Chester County, PA. David's family were Quaker settlers with William Penn in 1682 in Chester Co. PA. They came from Cheshire, England. Priscilla's family were also early Quakers from Wales.

Rachel Acton's parents were Richard Acton and Sarah. Richard was likely the son of Richard Acton and wife Asanath of Baltimore, MD.

Lisa Kight

Re: Edna Esther Kight ???? in WV/MD

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:11PM GMT
Classification: Query
Found one over the weekend, Edna Esther Kight's mother was Mary A. Miller, she married to Charles Miller, and he was the stepfather of Edna Kight, William Kight & Beluah Kight on the WV Census list. No info about Edna's biological father. I guess Edna's family tree is going to leave it blank.
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