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• Name: Calvin H. Knighton
• Born: September 1, 1827 South Carolina
• Father:
• Mother: Lydia Hollis
• Spouse: Dollie Frances Mason
• Children:
• W. E. Knighton
• John Knighton
• Nancy Knighton
• Joseph Knighton
• Mary Frances Knighton
• Sara Jane Knighton
• Emma Florence Knighton
• Moses Greene Knighton
• Elizabeth Mae Knighton
• Martha F. Knighton
• Calvin Hollis Knighton, Jr.
• Thomas Lee Knighton
• Died: August 21, 1904 Randolph County, Georgia
• Buried: Bethlehem Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia

Sometimes Moses Knighton is listed as his father. He was a private in Company B, Cobb Guards, Georgia Infantry (Cobb's Legion), temporarily assigned as Company H to the 22nd Battalion, Georgia Heavy Artillery.

Sources:

• 1850 US Census, Georgia, Randolph County, District 9, Family number 6, Line 30. Name, Calvin Knighton; Age, 23; Male; Birthplace, South Carolina.
• 1860 US Census, Georgia, Terrell County, 941st District, Dwelling 422, Family 418, Line 7; Name, Calvin H. Knighton; Age, 31; Male; Occupation, Farmer; Real Estate, 500; Personal Estate, 325; Birthplace, South Carolina.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23723279
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knighton-602