Elle est mariée avec Napoleon O. Knight.
Ils se sont mariés octobre 1879 à Furman, Alabama Wilcox County, elle avait 18 ans.
Enfant(s):
Lucy Knight was the mother of Elizabeth Knight Burson. ; She was wifeofNap O. Knight, the d a ughter of Margaret McWhorter and WilliamWatson,the granddaughter of David and Mary Wardl a w McWhorter and thegreatgranddaughter of William and Margaret McCully Wardlaw, great gre atgranddaughter of Hugh and Elizabeth Coalter Wardlaw. William andHughWardlaw were Revolu t ionary War veterans. Dothan Ramseys andDothanBursons share Hugh Wardlaw as an ancestor . H ughs sons, JamesandWilliam had daughters who through marriage wound up settling in Wilc oxCounty. ; Hughs son, David, after his sweethearts untimely death, movedtoWilcox County a n d remained a bachelor and a much loved andinfluentialuncle to the two women and their fami l ies. He is buriednear Mary PollyWardlaw McWhorter in Monterrey Cemetery in Butler Count y.
Lucy Watson Knights Fruit Cake
5 eggs
2 cups sugar
6 cups flour
1 cup shortening
1 u cups sweet milk
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons cinnamon
2 tablespoons All Spice
2 Tablespoons cloves
1 Tablespoon nutmeg
2 cups nuts (pecans or other)
1 quart fig preserves
1 quart watermelon rind preserve or citron
2 boxes seeded raisins
2 boxes seedless raisins
1 pound crystalized cherries
u pound crystallized pineapple
u cup blackberry wine
Mix fruitMix batter. Use u of the amount of the flour to mix in withfruitin order to dred g e so wont stick together. Pour batter over mixedfruitand use hands to knead using win e t o soften as you knead. Bake 4.5hoursin oven 200-250 degrees.
Daddy says these are the best he has ever tasted. He remembers hismothersdire threats i f h e walked across the floor while these cakeswere in theoven.
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