Ancestry of
Phil Knight

Co-Founder, Nike Inc.

Esther Johnson

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• • 2nd Great-grandmother of Phil Knight — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 19 
  • Father:
  • Matthew Johnson 
  • Mother:
  • Margaret -----   
  • Birth Date:
  • 2 Nov 1827 
  • Birth Location:
  • Monmouth County, New Jersey 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 31 Mar 1908 
  • Death Location:
  • Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • City Cemetery, Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois 
  • Spouse Name:
  • William Danner
  • Marriage Date:
  • 27 Jun 1843 
  • Marriage Location:
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  • Child:

  Elnora Danner (Ahnentafel No:9 )

• Additional marriages for Esther Johnson

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  • Spouse:
  • Robert R. Knight
  • Marriage Date:
  • 18 Nov 1856
  • Marriage Location:
  • DeWitt County, Illinois

• Sources for Esther Johnson

  • ¹ Farmer City Journal (Farmer City, Illinois), 03 APR 1908, p. 1, Obituary for Esther Knight.
  • ² Federal Census, IL, DeWitt County, 1860, Santa Ana, p. 226, Image 16 of 22.
  • ³ Federal Census, IL, DeWitt County, 1850, Township 19 and 20, N R 3 and 4 E, Image 3 of 9.
  • ⁴ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 12/09/2020).
  • ⁵ Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Marriage record for Robert R Knight and Esther Danner.
  • ⁶ Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Marriage record for Wm Danner and Esther Johnson.

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