^ Private Levi J. Knight +, I b. 1 Sep 1803 Wayne, Georgia, USA d. 23 Feb 1870 Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, USA: Climb Our Family Tree: Spratlin-Knight-Wetherbee-Watne(Vatne)

1803 - 1870 (66 years)

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Name	Levi J. Knight + [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
Title	^ Private
Suffix	I
Birth	1 Sep 1803	Wayne, Georgia, USA [3, 4, 9, 15]
	Levi was born in Wayne County, Georgia. He grew up in that portion of the County that would later become Brantley County.
Gender	Male
_MILT	Abt. 1818
	At the age of 15, Levi served as a Private in the Wayne County Militia in action to protect the frontier of the County against Indian depredations.
Residence	Aft. 15 Nov 1827	Lowndes, Georgia, USA
A few days after his marriage he began the move to Lowndes Co., GA. Upon arrival, Levi built a home on Beaver Dam Creek, a location near the present town of Ray City. When Berrien Co. was created in 1856, his home was cut into the new County.
Residence	1830	Lowndes, Georgia, USA [12]
_MILT	1836
	In the Creek Indian War.
_MILT	13 Jul 1836	Berrien, Georgia, USA
	Record is Lowndes County. Levi J. Knight Reports Indian Fight of 13 Jul 1836.
_MILT	1838
	In the Second Seminole War.
Residence	1840	Lowndes, Georgia, USA [13]
_MILT	11 Dec 1840
	Levi was commissioned Major-General of the 6th Division, Georgia Militia.
_MILT	Abt. 1846
	Levi answered the call for "volunteers" to go and serve in the then-raging Mexican War. He not only went and served, but he was a "Captain of Volunteers" -- likely, all were from Georgia.
Residence	1850	Lowndes, Georgia, USA [9]
_MILT	1850
	Levi was succeeded as leader of the 6th Division, Georgia Militia by General David Johnson.
History …	13 Oct 1857	Berrien, Georgia, USA
	He witnessed the death of his wife Ann in Berrien County, Georgia. She was buried in the cemetery at Union Primitive Baptist Church.
History …	28 Nov 1859	Berrien, Georgia, USA
	His mother, Sarah Cone Knight, died in Berrien County and was buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.
History …	8 Dec 1859	Berrien, Georgia, USA
	His father, Elder William Anderson Knight, died at his home in Berrien County and was buried in the cemetery at Union Primitive Baptist Church.
Interesting …	!
Residence	1860	Berrien, Georgia, USA [11]
Residence Post Office: Nashville.
Title	^ Captain
Title	^ Captain
Title	^ First Lieutenant
Title	^ Major
Title	^ Major General
_MILT	10 Dec 1860	Nashville, Berrien, Georgia, USA
	Almost immediately after the election of Abraham Lincoln, Levi J. Knight formed a company of 103 volunteers, the Berrien Minute Men.
		Resolutions of the Berrien Minute Men
_MILT	1861
	CSA Army, Rank of Major.
_MILT	Abt. Jul 1861	Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
	Although Civil War was imminent, long months of preparation passed. A few of these original Minute Men would drop out and new recruits take their places before CPT Knight's Company finally made their way to Savannah in the summer of 1861.
_MILT	24 Jul 1861	Georgia, USA
	The following named companies will compose the Thirteenth Regiment Georgia Volunteers, which will take the place of Colonel Semmes’ regiment, now under orders for Virginia, viz: … Berrien Minute Men, Captain Levi J. Knight, Nashville. …
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_MILT	1 Aug 1861 [5, 6, 8]
	Enlisted in Company C, Georgia 29th Infantry Regiment on 1 Aug 1861.
_MILT	22 Oct 1861 [5]
	Promoted to Full 1st Lieutenant on 22 Oct 1861.
_MILT	Apr 1862
	Levi resigned his rank of Major in the 29th Regiment of Georgia Infantry, CSA, at the re-organization of the regiment. He retired from active military service on account of age.
_MILT	7 May 1862 [5]
	Promoted to Full Captain.
_MILT	16 Dec 1864	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Captured near Nashville Tennessee. Imprisoned, Johnson Island at close of war.
_WLNK	https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-VZCG-1?cat=1920773
_WLNK	https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/14184/
_WLNK	https://raycityhistory.wordpress.com/2012/03/20/the-commission-of-major-general-levi-j-knight/
Burial	1870	Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA [3, 15]
	Old Union Primitive Church Cemetery.
Death	23 Feb 1870	Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, USA [3, 15]
	Levi died at his home in Berrien County. He was buried beside his wife Ann in the Union Primitive Baptist Cemetery.
Person ID	I6906168813	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	7 Aug 2023

Father	Reverend William Anderson Knight +, b. 8 Feb 1778, South Carolina, USA d. 8 Dec 1859, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 81 years)
Mother	Sarah Cone +, b. 16 Feb 1780, South Carolina, USA d. 28 Nov 1859, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 79 years)
Marriage	Abt. 1798	Effingham, Georgia, USA [16, 17]
	Or Bulloch, Georgia, USA.
		Levi J Knight Bio
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		Ray's City Union Baptist Church
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_SREL	unknown
Family ID	F695	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ann Donald Clements +, b. 6 Aug 1802, Wayne, Georgia, USA d. 13 Oct 1857, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 55 years)

Marriage 14 Nov 1827 Wayne, Georgia, USA [2, 4, 10, 18]

He married Ann Donald Clements Herrin, widow of John Herrin. The ceremony was performed by his uncle, Jonathan Knight.

_SREL unknown

Children

	1. William Washington Knight, b. 4 Mar 1829, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 27 Dec 1863, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 34 years)
	2. Elizabeth Knight, b. 14 Apr 1830, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 6 Sep 1912, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years)
	3. Sarah Knight, b. 16 Apr 1831, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 13 Apr 1903, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 71 years)
	4. John Graham Knight, b. 23 Jun 1832, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 8 May 1908, Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 75 years)
	5. Mary Ann Knight +, b. 12 Aug 1836, Georgia, USA d. 11 Nov 1923, USA (Age 87 years)
	6. Levi A. Knight, II, b. Abt. 1838, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. Abt. 1856, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age ~ 18 years)
	7. Johnathan D. Knight, b. 2 Apr 1840, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 9 Mar 1884 (Age 43 years)
	8. Keziah Amanda Knight #, b. 26 Jun 1843, Lowndes, Georgia, USA d. 1 Apr 1918, Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, USA (Age 74 years)

Family ID F3863 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 7 Aug 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 1 Sep 1803 - Wayne, Georgia, USA
	Marriage - 14 Nov 1827 - Wayne, Georgia, USA
	Residence - Aft. 15 Nov 1827 - Lowndes, Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1830 - Lowndes, Georgia, USA
	_MILT - 13 Jul 1836 - Berrien, Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1840 - Lowndes, Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1850 - Lowndes, Georgia, USA
	History … - 13 Oct 1857 - Berrien, Georgia, USA
	History … - 28 Nov 1859 - Berrien, Georgia, USA
	History … - 8 Dec 1859 - Berrien, Georgia, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Berrien, Georgia, USA
	_MILT - 10 Dec 1860 - Nashville, Berrien, Georgia, USA
	_MILT - Abt. Jul 1861 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA
	_MILT - 24 Jul 1861 - Georgia, USA
	_MILT - 16 Dec 1864 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Burial - 1870 - Lakeland, Lanier, Georgia, USA
	Death - 23 Feb 1870 - Rays Mill, Berrien, Georgia, USA

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