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Coy Knighton 1906–1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1906

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1967

Death Location: Hobbyville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Calvin Knighton

Mother: Mary Cathcart

Spouse(s): Louise Fortner, Lois Moore

Children(s): Betty Knighton

Coy Knighton was born in 1906 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin White Knighton And Mary E Cathcart. In 1950, Coy Knighton resided in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. Coy Knighton married Lois Moore, Louise Fortner, and had children including Betty Jean Knighton. Coy Knighton passed away in 1967 in Hobbyville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Coy Knighton was born in 1906 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Calvin White Knighton And Mary E Cathcart.
  • In 1950, Coy Knighton resided in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • Coy Knighton married Lois Moore, Louise Fortner, and had children including Betty Jean Knighton.
  • Coy Knighton passed away in 1967 in Hobbyville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Coy Knighton's Ancestors

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Coy Knighton
1906–1967
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Calvin White Knighton
1869–1943
South Carolina, USA
Mary (E.) Cathcart
1867–1928
Grandparents
Zechariah Knighton
1804–1908
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Lavinia (Viney) Littlefield
1827–1915
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Littlefield
1790–1845
Sarah Willis
1790–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Littlefield
1760–1826
Mary Gleason
1766–1846

Coy Knighton's Descendants

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Coy Knighton (3 Apr 1906–19 May 1967) m. Louise Fortner (23 Apr 1917–3 Jun 1959) m. Lois Moore (3 Aug 1919–24 Apr 1996)
  1. 1. Betty (Jean) Knighton 1933–2006 m. Robert (Eugene) Waldrep 1934–2008

Coy Knighton's Timeline

3 Records

1906
3 Apr 1906
Birth of Coy Knighton in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Coy Knighton resided here in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1967
19 May 1967
Age 61
Death of Coy Knighton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1906
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Woodruff, Spartanbur

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Woodruff, Spartanbur

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1967
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hobbyville, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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