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William Arron Knight 1918 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1918

Birth Location: Huntington, West Virginia

Death Date: 12 May 1978

Death Location: Ross, Ohio, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Ethel Eades

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Dorothy Corderman

Children(s): Shirley Knight, Florence Knight, William Knight, Scott Knight, Jack Knight, Donna Knight

William Arron Knight was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1918, to William M Knight and Ethel E Eades. Later in life, William Arron Knight married Mary Ellen Smith and Dorothy Delores Corderman; among their children were Shirley Ann Knight, Florence Lee Knight, William Harvey Knight, Scott L Knight, Jack Leon Knight and Donna Mae Knight. William Arron Knight died in Ross, Ohio, USA, 1978.

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Parents

William Knight
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: West Virginia
WK
Ethel Eades
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Gallipolis, Ohio
EE

Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1915 – 2002
Birth Location: Kansas
MS
Dorothy Corderman
1916 – 2004
Birth Location: Loretto, Boone, Nebraska, USA
DC

Children(s)

Shirley Knight
1936 – 2003
Birth Location: Proctorville, Ohio
SK
Florence Knight
1938 – 2002
Birth Location: Annarbor, Michigan
FK
William Knight
1941 – 2005
Birth Location: Ann Arbor MI
WK
Scott Knight
1943 –
Birth Location: Thayer, Nebraska, USA
SK
Jack Knight
1947 – 2008
Birth Location: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
JK
Donna Knight
1948 –
Birth Location: Arizona
DK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 March 1918
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 224; Film Title: 81 Washtenaw 04200-07439; Film Description: Washtenaw (1933-1938)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Lawrence Cabell, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1936
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 224; Film Title: 81 Washtenaw 04200-07439; Film Description: Washtenaw (1933-1938)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1978
    Event Place: Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010

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