Dianna Knight Taplin's Genealogy



Connections in Giles, Maury, Marshall, Bedford, and Cocke Counties in Tennessee.
Thanks to all who helped. DT.

CONTACT dtaplin@alaska.net

Who's Your Brick Wall?
"Speed Dial" = Quick Links to Photos
Knight

Andrew
Charles D.
Charles W.
Charles Jr.
Dianna & Judy

Link to More KNIGHT Detail ...

Foster

Sallie B.
Callie C.
Dawson

Amos Sr.
Amos Jr.
Isaac (Ike)
Clifford
Georgie Mae

Link to More DAWSON Detail....
Tyler

James M.
James A.
Willie Louella
Five Jolly Girls
Lillian
Benjamin F.

Tyler Spaghetti

Click and Covey


Burkett

Ella
Hight

Seavy
The House
Richardson Saddle

Park

Elizabeth

Link to
Park and Hight ancestors
John Hight Decendents
Pearson

William L.
Clemmie Lee

Pigg

Sara Etta
Finley chart
Austin

James and Family
James W. and son in law
Laura

Epps

Sarah
Will
Mystery Photos

Dewitt Knight?
Sister of Sarah Pigg?
Anyone Knight?
Benjamin Franklin Tyler...Need help to connect him to James M. Tyler
Taplin

Charles
Howard

Fawcett

Lillian
Other Links


(simplified) ANCESTOR CHART

Paternal
Charles J. Knight Married Georgie Mae Dawson
Charles Knight's parents were Charles W. Knight and Clemmie Lee Pearson
C.W. Knight's parents were Charles D. Knight and Sallie B. Foster
Charles D. Knight's parents were Andrew J. Knight and Olivia Beckham

Clemmie Pearson's parents were William Lafayette Pearsn and Sara Etta Pigg
Will Pearson's parents were William H. Pearson and Mary Ann Milam
Sara Etta Pigg's parents were John C. Pigg and Sarah Finley


Maternal
Georgie Dawson's parents were Clifford Dawson and Willie Tyler (later, Mrs. Seavy Hight)
Clifford Dawson's parents were Isaac Dawson and Alice Franklin
Isaac Dawson's parents were Amos Dawson 1826 and Rebecca Burgess
Amos '26 parents were Amos Dawson 1802 and Mary Parly Black.
Alice Franklin's parents are not proved for sure, yet. (Info. welcome.)

Willie Tyler's parents were James A. Tyler and Laura Austin
James A. Tyler's parents were James M. Tyler and Amanda Thomas (possibly adopted; died from childbirth)
Larua Austin's parents were James Walter Austin and Sarah Epps


PHOTOS

******To see LARGER picture, click on any photo- it will enlarge.
KNIGHT GROUP leading to PEARSON/PIGG
Knight Crest Commissioned by Elsie Knight Moore,..painted by Mrs. Orr, given to me by Dad, Charles Knight. ...... ....Click here for DESCRIPTION of crest insignia.
Andrew J. Knight and Olivia Beckham Knight (aka Lethe,Lethy) Andrew later in life. Thanks to Deb Woodward.

Charles and Sallie Knight (thanks to Deb Woodward) also....


Sallie Bugg Foster Knight
Sallie's husband was Charles Daniel Knight. Sallie had a firey, fiesty personality. Dad provided this photo and others of Sallie.

Charles D. Knight
(Warning....this photo was formerly thought to be John C. Pigg. We now know this is not the case. Sorry to all and Thanks to Deb Woodward for the proof.). This picture of Charles D. Knight was one of those huge oval, bulged pictures, provided to me by Dad Knight.
Charles W. Knight, Grandpa, as a young man. Also his brother and sisters. (most of 'em).

Knight Family Group photo, children of C.D. and Sallie Knight, was taken in 1935, but the other one is much earlier. It intrigues me how they all look the same but different. Photos from Dad's collection. 		Charlie and Clemmie (Pearson) Knight.
Nanny and Grandpa at their home on Bear Creek Pike.
Dad as a kid-Charles J. Knight
About 1931,Charles Jr. Knight shows the big smile he always has had. 		Charles and Georgie Knight on the big day.
They are a happy looking couple. Dad shows that big smile again.



Will and Sara Etta (Pigg) Pearson.
These are the parents of Nanny (Clemmie Pearson). Dad Knight provided the photo; it was one of those huge oval things. It is amazing that you don't know what treasures people have till you show an interest.
......The FINLEY connection.......Sara Etta Pigg's mother was Sarah Finley..Will and Sara Etta (Pigg) Pearson... click here to see the decendency chart Note: this is a Microsoft Word rtf file. The message will ask if you want to open or save the file. Just "open" if you want to see it.

AUSTIN Group leading to TYLER

Laura Austin Tyler
J.W. Austin and Sarah Elizabeth Epps Austin and family about 1889
J.W. Austin and Sarah Epps are the parents seated in the middle. Laura Austin is standing in back on right. The rest, from the left, are Anna, Charles, Frances (Fannie), John, Myrtle (in front of Laura), Garthy (unborn), Children seated left to right: Will, Jim, Media Mae- in mom's lap, and one-to-be. This photo was early 1889 in Maury County. Wayne Austin provided this photo.
Laura was known as Momma to her 4 children and to her grandaughter Georgie because she raised them all together. She was hardworking and kind, extremely quiet, and very protective of her family.

Laura Austin at a younger age, probably before marriage to James Tyler This photo of Laura as a young lady was extracted from an Austin Family photo. Wayne Austin provided both the photo and the extraction.




TYLER

James Marion Tyler, "Big Jim", with second family (photo probably about 1910)
James M. Tyler had a big red beard. I have no photo of his first wife, Amanda Thomas who was my g-g-grandmother. This lady is Ella Burkett, his second wife. The boys are his and Ella's son Lewis, and Jim's grandson, Clarence, who is Grandmother's half brother. Clarence is the boy in back.
**This version of the photo was very kindly edited by Jason: he said:
Hello- You dont know me but I randomly came across one of your family pictures off your website. I was googling something and saw an old wrinkled picture in pretty bad shape. So I was bored and thought i would clean it up a bit. I thought it turned out alright, so why not send it back to you. Thats all really, have a good day. Jason
Wasn't that awfully nice???? :)


This is Benjamin Franklin Tyler---if he is your ancestor---please contact me. We want to know how he might be related to James Marion Tyler.
James Walter Austin and James A. Tyler A young James Tyler standing next to James W. Austin, his father-in-law, Laura's father, who is also my g-g-grandfather. It could be a wedding day photo or some special occaision. It is too bad we only have half the picture; there might even be a woman seated on the right. This photo came from Mom's collection.

James A. Tyler, "Little Jim", in mid-life A Culleoka resident, Jim Tyler had the first appendix operation in Maury County. Thanks to Georgie Knight, his grandaughter, for the photo.

Five Jolly GirlsMy Grandmother on the left, then her 2 cousins, then Eula Story, and friend Mildred. Amazingly this photo was from Bill Inmon's mystery box. Bill Inmon is a decendent of Benjamin Tyler. We are still looking for the connection between his Benjamin and my James M. Tyler. We are sure there is a connection or he could not have had this photo and others of my relatives!! Any one with information on Benjamin F. Tyler, please contact me. (address in header at top).
Now, recently, a new decendent of Eula Story has surfaced...our new cousin Mike Austin. Welcome, Mike, and thanks for your input.

Wedding Photo Clifford Dawson, Willie Tyler about 1921
Note: the specks on her chin are not a flaw in the photo, they are decorations on the veil.
Grandmother in her High School Graduation picture. Grandmother = Willie Tyler (Dawson)(Hight)
This picture appeared in the 1929 Culleoka High School yearbook, next to Ruth Pearson, her good friend, and my great-aunt. 		Grandmother, Willie Tyler Dawson Hight
Guessing on the date and occasion, this might be around the time of her marriage to Seavy, who we knew as Pa, about 1931. (again, dating is just a wild guess..Could very well be 10 years earlier)

Mom with her grandmother and her aunt
Laura "Momma" Tyler, Georgie Mae (Mom) , and Aunt Dude (Eula Tyler, Grandmother's sister). One of my fascinations with a photo history is how traits are passed along through the generations. In the tilt of Mom's head, I see Dawson features. In other photos of her, I see likeness of Grandmother.
Mom and Grandmother
My mom, who said her knee knuckles were showing. The Austin and Tyler ladies were aggressively protective of their children; the stance here gives hint of that characteristic.

Grandmother as a young career woman.
Grandmother became a teacher and principal. She also drove the school bus, headed the PTA, and working with the Women's Business and Professional Club. (B&PW). Mom often described Grandmother as "dignified". This photo shows a bit of that quality.

Grandmother-a woman ahead of her time.
She takes a front row seat in the meeting of Maury School Bus Drivers. Notice the podium has a log on it!!!

Mom, age 15
Georgie Mae Dawson: Only child of Willie Tyler Dawson Hight.
Mom and her pony, Buttons, won a lot of horse show events. This dress was one of the awards.
Mom the Majorette Extrordinaire in her chapeau
Mom made quite a splash at the head of the band.


Dawson Group
Amos Dawson Sr. b. 1802 Amos Dawson Jr. born 1829, (photo probably about 1879?)
Amos Dawson Jr. is seated with children of second marriage.
No photo available of first wife Rebecca Burgess.
Photo provided by Alleene Henry.

.................Link to DAWSON Cousins Website

Isaac and Alice (Franklin) Dawson These photos provided by Alleene Henry, also a decendent of Ike and Alice Dawson. We are looking for more information on the heritage of Alice Permelia Franklin

Ella and Alice, the Franklin Sisters Ella and Alice Franklin, sisters. Alice is wife of Isaac Dawson.


Clifford Dawson 		This picture of Clifford was the first I had ever seen of him; it was generously sent by his niece, Alleene Henry. Clifford with sister Lucy and brother Emmett
The Dawson eyes were a striking blue.


PARK AND HIGHT
Elizabeth Lenora Park.....Pa's mother. and wife of James Cordie Hight Elizabeth Park Hight looks very much like her second son, Seavy Hight, in his younger years. With a blend of old art and new technology I have finally been able to post this 130-year old picture, using a digital camera to photograph the large cardboard picture/painting (I'm not sure what it is called.).
Seavy Hight (Pa) as a young man.
I am guessing on the date, but this was probably taken around the time he married Grandmother. Check out the wonderful necktie arrangement. (click photo..it will enlarge)

Pa and Grandmothers house
Pa bought this house from the Presbyterian minister who had built it. It sat on a stretch of Fountain Creek amidst fields and large trees. Pa worked on it for many years, adding oak floors, wallpaper, and rooms. Mom undertook to have it moved to Culleoka after the TVA dam threatened to flood it. 		............................. Richardson Saddle


OTHER
Judy and Dianna, the product of all of the above. 1994 Lillian who took care of me.
Lillian took good care of me. I wish I knew her last name.

TAPLIN leading to Fawcett
Howard Taplin
Howard as he looked in 1968 when we met. 		Charles and Lillian (Faucett) Taplin The parents of Howard, and their two oldest children, Clyde and Vivian. Lillian was born in England. She became a nurse, where she met Charles who was a patient.


ASSOCIATED RELATIVES

Jesse Knight and sister Minnie Brother and sister reunite after 60yrs. Jesse is the second oldest born to Sally B Foster (m1)Craig (m2)Knight. Minnie was the second daughter born to Sally B. (and C.D. Knight). Other Knights, including Andrew and Lethe, moved to Texas.

YOUNGER pictures of Minnie, and her brother Jesse
Minnie Leitha Knight Standridge		 ...........
Jesse Knight -Lilly McAdams
Ella Burkett
Aunt Odie and/or Ella Burkett Tyler **Updated notes Feb. 24, 2006**This lady was called Aunt Odie by Mom. Sometimes she also called her Aunt Effie. Mom remembers a quiet woman much like Aunt Odie at the home of Charles Austin when Mom and Grandmother visited there. (That is the house where I dropped a comb through a crack in the front porch, a favorite family story for some reason.) The facial shape of Aunt Odie and the distinguishing mole on her upper lip confirm that she is also Ella Burkett Tyler, shown above in a photo with James M. Tyler. This was confirmed again in Aug. 2001 at an Austin Family Reunion. After she was widowed, Ella helped to raise and care for other relatives. Carl Story and Eula Story (aka Aunt Duder), are brother/sister. And also that they are the children of Ella Burkett's sister, Martha Story who was married to James Story. They were victims of influenza in 1913.

Now, I also concluded....If Ella Burkett married James M. Tyler and had Lewis, and she also raised James M's grandson Clarence, and if she ALSO!! raised orphans Carl and Eula Story,...and....as Sue said....she also cared for (in Sue's words.....""Mother said that the lady Aunt Odie took care of Lillian, Beatrice and herself when Polly was born and they had the whooping cough.)------- then I conclude that Ella Burkett Tyler was a very busy and very nurturing lady.

The 1880 census page is in District 7 of Maury County, page 204D, is where the Estes family is listed, and James Tyler and Amanda are found only a few pages later, on 207A !! So there was James living along happily at about 30 years of age, not far from this 11 year old girl who he would eventually marry... a girl born about the time of his first wedding!!

Will Epps The brother of Sarah Epps Austin and therefore, uncle of Laura Austin, has the same forehead and eyes as Sarah's children, his nephews. It is said that Will Austin had a somewhat strong personality. Sue Epps Crandall provided the photo of her great grandfather (my great-great uncle).

MYSTERY

PIGG SISTER-HELP ID Is this sister of Sara Etta Pigg? click HERE to see her.
......IS THIS DEWITT KNIGHT AND FAMILY???.... Daughter of Dewitt is Ida. Back of photo had Ida Kn in faint pencil and rest was unreadable. The combination of the name Ida on the back,- the photo comparison of this man and Andrew Knight, - similar comparison with Charles W. Knight, -all lead to conclusion that this man might be Dewitt. If it is Dewitt, then wife would be Charly Odneal. Photo was in the collection of Charles J. Knight.
JESSE/ANDREW COMPARISON Andrew J. Knight compared to Jesse Knight (Andrew's grandson) ..Click the link and tell me....What do you think?

Who is this fellow? A Knight...but which one???
CHARTS AND REPORTS
 
Maury County Schools Project, by Wayne Austin
This is a huge effort which includes early school photos, yearbooks, school newspapers, and related documents. This site is much larger and encompasses many more years than the original 1926-1930 that Wayne planned.

Visit Cad-Re Feeds Website
Visit KnightNet Genealogy page.
Visit TaplinNet Genealogy page.
Page added Aug. 4, 2005...Quick Navigation to surnames with multiple photos grouped together...(still under construction...Knight and Some Dawson available so far).



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