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Walter Dewey Knight 1899 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1899

Birth Location: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1967

Death Location: Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Father: Martin Knight

Mother: Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Odessa Simpson

Children(s):

In 1899, Walter Dewey Knight entered the world in Vermillion, Illinois, USA, born to Martin Lee Knight and Maria Smith. Years later, Walter Dewey Knight married Odessa Olive Simpson. Walter Dewey Knight died in 1967 in Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA.

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Martin Knight
1856 – 1939
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Maria Smith
1866 – 1916
Birth Location: Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Odessa Simpson
1898 – 1981
Birth Location: Edgar, Illinois, USA
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
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