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Bessie Jane Knight 1886–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1886

Birth Location: Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA

Death Date: Aug 1973

Death Location: Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA

Father: William Jr.

Mother: Lillie Good

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The story of Bessie Jane Knight began in 1886 in Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA. In 1900, Bessie Jane Knight resided in Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA. In 1910, Bessie Jane Knight resided in Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa, USA. Bessie Jane Knight passed away in 1973 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bessie Jane Knight began in 1886 in Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1900, Bessie Jane Knight resided in Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1910, Bessie Jane Knight resided in Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa, USA.
  • Bessie Jane Knight passed away in 1973 in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA.

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Bessie Knight's Ancestors

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Bessie Knight
1886–1973
Birth Place: Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Parents
William Henry Harrison Knight Jr.
1852–1932
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, United States of America
Lillie (Josephine) Good
1860–1916
Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Henry Harrison Knight) Sr.
1821–1899
North Carolina, United States of America
Minerva (A) Barnett
1825–1915
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Spencer Barnett
1788–1869
Sally Henderson
1792–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1764–1829
Elizabeth Self
1766–1840

Bessie Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1886
4 Jun 1886
Birth of Bessie Jane Knight in Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Bessie Jane Knight resided here in Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Bessie Jane Knight resided here in Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa, USA
Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa, USA
1973
Aug 1973
Age 87
Death of Bessie Jane Knight in Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA
Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Garden Grove Township, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 428; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240428
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374430
    [4] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101713796

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Long Creek, Decatur, Iowa; Roll: 428; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1240428

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Shenandoah Ward 1, Page, Iowa; Roll: T624_417; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374430

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1973
    Event Place: Kansas City, Clay, Missouri, USA

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