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Fern Maxine Knight 1921–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sept 1921

Birth Location: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1954

Death Location: Golden, Adams County, Illinois, USA

Father: Troy Knight

Mother: Mary Taylor

Spouse(s): Amos Hancox

Children(s): Patricia Hancox

Fern Maxine Knight was born in 1921 in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA, the child of Troy James Knight And Mary Ida Taylor. In 1930, Fern Maxine Knight resided in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois. In 1935, Fern Maxine Knight resided in Northeast, Adams, Illinois. Fern Maxine Knight married Amos Wesley Hancox, and had children including Janet Hancox, Patricia A Hancox. Fern Maxine Knight passed away in 1954 in Golden, Adams County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Fern Maxine Knight was born in 1921 in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA, the child of Troy James Knight And Mary Ida Taylor.
  • In 1930, Fern Maxine Knight resided in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois.
  • In 1935, Fern Maxine Knight resided in Northeast, Adams, Illinois.
  • Fern Maxine Knight married Amos Wesley Hancox, and had children including Janet Hancox, Patricia A Hancox.
  • Fern Maxine Knight passed away in 1954 in Golden, Adams County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Troy Knight
1898–1979
Birth Location: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
TK
Mary Taylor
1897–1971
Birth Location: Brown County, Illinois, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Amos Hancox
1919–1993
Birth Location: Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, USA
AH

Children(s)

Patricia Hancox
1946–2010
Birth Location: Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, USA
PH

Fern Knight's Ancestors

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Fern Knight
1921–1954
Birth Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Parents
Troy James Knight
1898–1979
Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Mary (Ida) Taylor
1897–1971
Brown County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
James (William) Knight
1872–1951
Adams County, Illinois, USA
Hattie (A.) Howk
1875–1899
Illinois, USA
Robert (Harvey) Taylor
1855–1945
Clay County, Indiana, USA
Katherine Ferrell
1866–1951
Pea Ridge Twp., Brown, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Fern Knight's Descendants

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Fern (Maxine) Knight (6 Sept 1921–16 May 1954) m. Amos (Wesley) Hancox (7 Dec 1919–15 Mar 1993)
  1. 1. Patricia (A.) Hancox 1946–2010 m. Larry (E) Moore 1948–2007

Fern Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1921
6 Sept 1921
Birth of Fern Maxine Knight in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
Fern Maxine Knight resided here in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 14
Fern Maxine Knight resided here in Northeast, Adams, Illinois
Northeast, Adams, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 19
Fern Maxine Knight resided here in Northeast, Adams, Illinois, USA
Northeast, Adams, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 29
Fern Maxine Knight resided here in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA
1954
16 May 1954
Age 33
Death of Fern Maxine Knight in Clayton, Adams, Illinois, United States of America
Clayton, Adams, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sept 1921
    Event Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: 560; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 460.0.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Northeast, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-29
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois; Roll: 560; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 460.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Northeast, Adams, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Northeast, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Northeast, Adams, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Northeast, Adams, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00756; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 1-29

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Augusta , 111
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1954
    Event Place: Clayton, Adams, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Adams County, Illinois, U.S., Card Index to Deaths, 1877-1990

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Golden, Adams County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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