Person:Mary Knighten (1)

Mary J "Molly" Knighten
m. 15 May 1851
  1. John Adam KNIGHTENAbt 1851 - 1938
  2. William Marion KNIGHTEN1852 - 1936
  3. Henry Harrison Knighton1854 - 1928
  4. Elizabeth Ann Knighton1856 - 1884
  5. Mary J "Molly" Knighten1858 - 1926
  6. Ella C(Elvira) KNIGHTEN1861 - 1942
  7. Sarah M Knighten1863 - 1903
m. Bef 1877
  1. Minnie KINNEBREW1877 -
  2. Merah KINNEBREW1879 - 1937
  3. Savannah KINNEBREW1882 -
  4. William Edwin KINNEBREW1885 - 1972
  5. Judson KINNEBREW1886 - 1920
  6. Jackson Alvin KINNEBREW1892 - 1975
Facts and Events
Name Mary J "Molly" Knighten
Gender Female
Birth[1][2][3] 23 Oct 1858 Claiborne, Louisiana, United States
Marriage Bef 1877 to Stonewall Jackson Kinnebrew
Death? 21 Mar 1926 Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
Burial? Pauls Valley, Garvin, Oklahoma, United StatesMount Olivet Cemetery

My grandmother told me that Molly's husband was notorious for cheating on her and that he left her and the children for another woman. They almost starved and would have if neighbors hadn't helped out.

References
  1. Pauls Valley, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, in United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623).

    Mary J Kinnebrew, born Oct 1858 (age 41) in Louisiana

  2. Claiborne, Louisiana, in United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publications M593 and T132).

    Mary J Knighten, age 11, born in Louisiana

  3. 1910 Garvin co. OK Census.
  4.   Claiborne, Louisiana, in United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    M J Knighten, age 1, born in Louisiana

  5.   Claiborne, Louisiana, in United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

    living with her brother John A. Knighton. No one else in the household.