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Dorothy Mae Knight 1919–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Apr 1919

Birth Location: Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1994

Death Location: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Father: Homer Knight

Mother: Kathryn Katzenbach

Spouse(s): William Northrop

Children(s): Westley Northrop

In 1919, Dorothy Mae Knight entered the world in Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA, born to Homer Talmage Knight And Kathryn Alice Katzenbach. In 1930, Dorothy Mae Knight resided in Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA. Dorothy Mae Knight married William Wesley Northrop, and had children including Debra Lynn Northrop, Westley Northrop. Dorothy Mae Knight passed away in 1994 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Dorothy Mae Knight entered the world in Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA, born to Homer Talmage Knight And Kathryn Alice Katzenbach.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Mae Knight resided in Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.
  • Dorothy Mae Knight married William Wesley Northrop, and had children including Debra Lynn Northrop, Westley Northrop.
  • Dorothy Mae Knight passed away in 1994 in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Knight's Ancestors

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Dorothy Knight
1919–1994
Birth Place: Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA
Parents
Homer Talmage Knight
1890–1956
Hartford City, Mason County, West Virginia, United States of America
Kathryn (Alice) Katzenbach
1898–1988
Dover, Athens, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
George (Katzenbach) Sr
1855–1939
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Louisa (Eliza Jane) Miller
1862–1945
Athens, Athens, Ohio USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Katzenbach
1829–1913
Catharine Wixler
1832–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Georg Katzenbach
1797–1850
Barbara Metz
1806–1851

Dorothy Knight's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mae) Knight (8 Apr 1919–27 Apr 1994) m. William (Wesley) Northrop (24 May 1921–19 Jun 1993)
  1. 1. Westley Northrop 1946–1946

Dorothy Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1919
8 Apr 1919
Birth of Dorothy Mae Knight in Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA
Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Dorothy Mae Knight resided here in Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
1994
27 Apr 1994
Age 75
Death of Dorothy Mae Knight in Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Millfield, Athens, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Falls, Muskingum, Ohio; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Falls, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Falls, Muskingum, Ohio; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1994
    Event Place: Zanesville, Muskingum, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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