born:   12 March 1819 in Union County, South Carolina
died:  4 October 1886 in Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama
Occupation:  Farmer
Randolph County death records state that he died of chronic gastritis, attended by J. D. Liles, MD
1850 Harris County Georgia Census: William Night 27, farmer, Sarah A. 26, William 7, Mary E. 6, Lucy 3, Hiram 3, Zackery 1/12. 
1860 Chambers County Alabama Census (Milltown): William E. Knight 37 (farmer, 1200 RE, 500 PE), Sarah A. 36, William 18, Mary 16, Lucy 15, Hiram 13, Elias 11, John 9, David 7, Frances 5, Martha 2. 
1870 Chambers County Alabama Census (Milltown): William E. Knight  (farmer, 2000 RE, 600 PE); Sarah A., Elias 19 (farm hand), John 17 (farm hand), David 15 (farm hand), Francis 13, Martha 11, Joseph 9, Doctor 5, Thomas 5, Elvira 3. Nearby are his father William, his sister Barbara Knight Gibson, and his son William B. Knight. 
1880 Randolph County Alabama (Louina): W. E. Knight 52, S. A. 52 (both listed as illiterate), Doctor 18, Thomas 15, Vira 16. 

Father:  William "Uncle Billy" Knight
Mother:  Elizabeth Mitchell

Spouse:  Sarah Ann (Jane) Stephens
Married:  20 March 1842 in Hamilton, Harris County, Georgia

Children:
1. William Richard Knight
2. Mary Elizabeth Knight (m John McVey, William Smith Gibson)
3. Lucy Jane Knight
4. Hiram Knight (m. Elizabeth Willoughby Patterson)
5. Elias Zackery Knight
6. John "Babe" Knight (m Mary //, Margaret Johns)
7.  David Ellerson Knight (m Rebecca Johns)
8. Frances Lodeska Knight
9. Martha Margaret Knight (m Bill Johns)
10. Joseph Knight
11. Doctor Franklin Knight (m. Anna Mann)
12. Thomas Knight (m. Laconia Wilson)
13. Elvira Knight (m. Tom Cummings)