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Dorothy Christine McKnight 1924–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 OCT 1924

Birth Location: Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States

Death Date: 5 NOV 2011

Death Location: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States

Father: John McKnight

Mother: Lillian Coats

Spouse(s): William Blount

Children(s): Carolyn Blount, Margaret Blount

Dorothy Christine McKnight was born in 1924 in Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States, the child of John Grady Mcknight And Lillian Elizabeth Coats. In 1930, Dorothy Christine McKnight was recorded in the census in Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States. In 1940, Dorothy Christine McKnight was recorded in the census in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Dorothy Christine McKnight married William Alonzo Blount, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Blount, Dorothey Elaine Blount, Grady Larmie Blount, Julie Lorine Blount, Margaret Ann Blount. Dorothy Christine McKnight passed away in 2011 in Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Christine McKnight was born in 1924 in Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States, the child of John Grady Mcknight And Lillian Elizabeth Coats.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Christine McKnight was recorded in the census in Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States.
  • In 1940, Dorothy Christine McKnight was recorded in the census in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.
  • Dorothy Christine McKnight married William Alonzo Blount, and had children including Carolyn Ruth Blount, Dorothey Elaine Blount, Grady Larmie Blount, Julie Lorine Blount, Margaret Ann Blount.
  • Dorothy Christine McKnight passed away in 2011 in Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States.

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Children(s)

Dorothy McKnight's Ancestors

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Dorothy McKnight
1924–2011
Birth Place: Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States
Parents
John Grady McKnight
1893–1960
Mississippi, United States
Lillian (Elizabeth) Coats
1895–1978
Texas, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy McKnight's Descendants

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Dorothy (Christine) McKnight (29 OCT 1924–5 NOV 2011) m. William (Alonzo) Blount (14 MAY 1924–26 MAY 1986)
  1. 1. Carolyn (Ruth) Blount 1944–1944
  2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Blount 1946–1946

Dorothy McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1924
29 OCT 1924
Birth of Dorothy Christine McKnight in Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States
Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States
1930
1930
Age 6
Dorothy Christine McKnight appeared in census in Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States
Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States
1940
1940
Age 16
Dorothy Christine McKnight appeared in census in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
2011
5 NOV 2011
Age 87
Death of Dorothy Christine McKnight in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 OCT 1924
    Event Place: Tenaha, Shelby, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Shelby, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Federal United States Census Record

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 2011
    Event Place: Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Joaquin, Shelby, Texas, United States
    Record Source: Findagrave.com

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