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Joseph Washington, "Joe" Knight 1909 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1909

Birth Location: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 1981

Death Location: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA

Father: George Knight

Mother: Lucy Weathers

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The birth of Joseph Washington "Joe" Knight took place in 1909 in Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA, to George Washington Knight and Lucy Pearl KNIGHT Weathers. Joseph Washington "Joe" Knight's death occurred in 1981 in Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA.

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George Knight
1876 – 1949
Birth Location: Decatur County, Georgia
GK
Lucy Weathers
1882 – 1967
Birth Location: Dothan, Henry, Alabama
LW

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Oct 1909
    Event Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia; Roll: T625_257; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 947, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia; Roll: T624_189; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374202

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia; Roll: T624_189; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0095; FHL microfilm: 1374202

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cairo, Grady, Georgia; Roll: T625_257; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 947

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1898-1929, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Florida, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Feb 1981
    Event Place: Tallahassee, Leon, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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