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Ernest Hyman Knight 1913–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1913

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 Nov 1970

Death Location: Battleboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Marion TWIN

Mother: Annie Brown

Spouse(s): Lillie Jones

Children(s): William Knight

The story of Ernest Hyman Knight began in 1913 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA. Ernest Hyman Knight married Lillie Carrie Jones, and had children including William Arthur Knight. Ernest Hyman Knight passed away in 1970 in Battleboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Hyman Knight began in 1913 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Ernest Hyman Knight married Lillie Carrie Jones, and had children including William Arthur Knight.
  • Ernest Hyman Knight passed away in 1970 in Battleboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ernest Knight's Ancestors

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Ernest Knight
1913–1970
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marion Moss Knight TWIN
1881–1958
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Annie (Belle) Brown
1882–1968
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sandy (Knight) #1
1843–1922
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Eliza (Cherry) Knight
1845–1910
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Knight
1830–1910
Mary Harrell
1833–
Peter Thomas
1817–
Phebe Thomas
1818–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Jackson
1810–
Tazewell Jackson
1815–

Ernest Knight's Descendants

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Ernest (Hyman) Knight (13 May 1913–6 Nov 1970) m. Lillie (Carrie) Jones (11 Dec 1914–21 Aug 2006)
  1. 1. William (Arthur) Knight 1941–2020

Ernest Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1913
13 May 1913
Birth of Ernest Hyman Knight in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1970
6 Nov 1970
Age 57
Death of Ernest Hyman Knight in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1913
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Battleboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1970
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Battleboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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