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Donald P. Knight 1909–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 August 1909

Birth Location: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: January 1989

Death Location: Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Knight

Mother: Laura Knight

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Children(s):

The story of Donald P. Knight began in 1909 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America. Donald P. Knight passed away in 1989 in Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Donald P. Knight began in 1909 in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.
  • Donald P. Knight passed away in 1989 in Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Donald Knight's Ancestors

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Donald Knight
1909–1989
Birth Place: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
John T. Lightfoot Knight
1875–1960
Michigan, United States of America
Laura (Ruth Pennell) Knight
1878–1936
Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Grandparents
Simeon Lightfoot
1842–1932
Clinton County, Ohio, United States of America
Nancy (A.) Lightfoot
1844–1884
Indiana, United States of America
Smith (R.) Pennell
1848–1928
Locke, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
E. (Ethel) Pennell
1852–1914
Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Eli Lightfoot
1815–1883
Ruth Lightfoot
1816–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Prudence Doughty
1783–1843

Donald Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1909
10 August 1909
Birth of Donald P. Knight in Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
1989
January 1989
Age 80
Death of Donald P. Knight in Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America
Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 August 1909
    Event Place: Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1989
    Event Place: Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merriam, Noble County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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