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Charles Owen Knight 1922–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1922

Birth Location: Bloomington, Indiana

Death Date: 21 Mar 1965

Death Location: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA

Father: Oliver Knight

Mother: Goldie Shields

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Charles Owen Knight was born in 1922 in Bloomington, Indiana, the child of Oliver Ollie Dick Winifred Knight And Goldie Golda Lillian Shields. In 1930, Charles Owen Knight resided in Perry, Monroe, Indiana. In 1942, Charles Owen Knight resided in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA. Charles Owen Knight passed away in 1965 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Owen Knight was born in 1922 in Bloomington, Indiana, the child of Oliver Ollie Dick Winifred Knight And Goldie Golda Lillian Shields.
  • In 1930, Charles Owen Knight resided in Perry, Monroe, Indiana.
  • In 1942, Charles Owen Knight resided in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA.
  • Charles Owen Knight passed away in 1965 in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA.

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Charles Knight's Ancestors

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Charles Knight
1922–1965
Birth Place: Bloomington, Indiana
Parents
Oliver Ollie Dick Winifred Knight
1900–1963
Monroe County, Indiana, USA
Goldie (Golda Lillian) Shields
1904–1987
Indiana
Grandparents
Owen Knight
1832–1897
Indiana, United States
Louisa (Ellen) Branam
1859–1912
South Carolina, United States
Charles (Edgar) Shields
1870–1948
Monroe, Indiana, United States
Elizabeth (Jane) Hendrick
1870–1948
Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Knight
1800–1870
Nancy Northerland
1815–
Elisha Branam
1817–1873
Clarissa McCoy
1826–1907
William Shields
1847–1902
Elizabeth Deckard
1854–1919
William Hedrick
1846–1929
Cordelia Hinds
1849–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Branham
1764–1847
Elizabeth Crawford
1778–1840
Daniel McCoy
1792–1882
Clarissa Sturgeon
1792–
James Shields
1823–1897
Martha Siscoe
1827–1872
Adam Deckard
1826–1896
Elizabeth Sylvester
1830–1865
Granvil Hedrick
1821–1881
Celia Winkler
1827–

Charles Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1922
27 Jul 1922
Birth of Charles Owen Knight in Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington, Indiana
1930
1930
Age 8
Charles Owen Knight resided here in Perry, Monroe, Indiana
Perry, Monroe, Indiana
1942
1942
Age 20
Charles Owen Knight resided here in Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
1965
21 Mar 1965
Age 43
Death of Charles Owen Knight in Rochester, Oakland Co, MI
Rochester, Oakland Co, MI

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1922
    Event Place: Bloomington, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 432
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
    [4] Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Perry, Monroe, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 432

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Rochester, Oakland Co, MI
    Record Source: Indiana, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Find a Grave Index

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