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Fay Glen Knight 1894–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1894

Birth Location: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 01 Aug 1958

Death Location: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Dovey Torrence

Spouse(s): Elsie Schoonover

Children(s): Opal Knight, Everett Jr, Pauline Knight, Roy Knight, Marlene Knight

Fay Glen Knight was born in 1894 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA, the child of William Thomas Knight And Dovey S Torrence. In 1942, Fay Glen Knight resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA. Fay Glen Knight married Elsie Irene Schoonover, and had children including Everett Fay Glen Knight Jr, Marlene Sarah Jane Knight, Opal Irene Knight, Pauline Gertrude Knight, Roy Owen Knight. Fay Glen Knight passed away in 1958 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Fay Glen Knight was born in 1894 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA, the child of William Thomas Knight And Dovey S Torrence.
  • In 1942, Fay Glen Knight resided in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.
  • Fay Glen Knight married Elsie Irene Schoonover, and had children including Everett Fay Glen Knight Jr, Marlene Sarah Jane Knight, Opal Irene Knight, Pauline Gertrude Knight, Roy Owen Knight.
  • Fay Glen Knight passed away in 1958 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.

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Fay Knight's Ancestors

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Fay Knight
1894–1958
Birth Place: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Parents
William Thomas Knight
1866–1942
Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA
Dovey (S) Torrence
1876–1943
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fay Knight's Descendants

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Fay (Glen) Knight (22 Aug 1894–01 Aug 1958) m. Elsie (Irene) Schoonover (31 May 1900–19 Oct 1967)
  1. 1. Opal (Irene) Knight 1927–2007 m. Francis (E) Wagner 1924–1987 m. Maurice (A) Bontrager 1928–2009
    1. 1. Francis (E Wagner) Jr 1947–1947
  2. 2. Everett (Fay Glen Knight) Jr 1925–1993
  3. 3. Pauline (Gertrude) Knight 1918–1969
  4. 4. Roy (Owen) Knight 1931–1990
  5. 5. Marlene (Sarah Jane) Knight 1936–1971

Fay Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1894
22 Aug 1894
Birth of Fay Glen Knight in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
1942
1942
Age 48
Fay Glen Knight resided here in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
1958
01 Aug 1958
Age 64
Death of Fay Glen Knight in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1894
    Event Place: Springfield, Greene, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Aug 1958
    Event Place: Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA

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