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Floyd Melvin KNIGHT 1909–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Jun 1909

Birth Location: Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 07 Aug 1989

Death Location: La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA

Father: Benjamin Knight

Mother: Edna *

Spouse(s): Martha Lampman

Children(s): Mayola KNIGHT, Beth KNIGHT, Theodore KNIGHT, Floyd KNIGHT

The story of Floyd Melvin KNIGHT began in 1909 in Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA. In 1910, Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA. In 1920, Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA. Floyd Melvin KNIGHT married Martha Rosella Lampman, and had children including Beth Erlene Knight, Floyd Arlen Knight, Mayola Charlene Knight, Norman Laverne Knight, Theodore William Ted Knight. Floyd Melvin KNIGHT passed away in 1989 in La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Floyd Melvin KNIGHT began in 1909 in Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1910, Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1920, Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA.
  • Floyd Melvin KNIGHT married Martha Rosella Lampman, and had children including Beth Erlene Knight, Floyd Arlen Knight, Mayola Charlene Knight, Norman Laverne Knight, Theodore William Ted Knight.
  • Floyd Melvin KNIGHT passed away in 1989 in La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Floyd KNIGHT's Ancestors

Self
Floyd KNIGHT
1909–1989
Birth Place: Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Knight
1882–1964
Brown County, Nebraska, USA
Edna (Ethel KUHNS) *
1883–1960
Dorchester, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
James (Leander "Lee") Kuhns
1851–1943
Venango Co., PA, USA
Henrietta (FORBES IRVINE) *
1859–1903
Whiteford Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Irvine
1832–1908
Hellen Forbes
1830–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John *
1803–1853
Jean\Jane Innes
1806–1855
Alexander Forbes
1792–1851
Margaret Reid
1795–1875

Floyd KNIGHT's Descendants

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Floyd (Melvin) KNIGHT (06 Jun 1909–07 Aug 1989) m. Martha (Rosella) Lampman (1912–1981)
  1. 1. Mayola (Charlene) KNIGHT 1932–1998
  2. 2. Beth (Erlene) KNIGHT 1936–1991
  3. 3. Theodore (William "Ted") KNIGHT 1939–2008
  4. 4. Floyd (Arlen) KNIGHT 1930–2019

Floyd KNIGHT's Timeline

8 Records

1909
06 Jun 1909
Birth of Floyd Melvin KNIGHT in Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA
Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided here in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided here in Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
1931
1931
Age 22
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT was married in Seward, Nebraska, USA
Seward, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided here in Rural, Phelps, Nebraska
Rural, Phelps, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 31
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided here in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Floyd Melvin KNIGHT resided here in Island City, Union, Oregon, USA
Island City, Union, Oregon, USA
1989
07 Aug 1989
Age 80
Death of Floyd Melvin KNIGHT in La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA
La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Axtell, Kearney, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Seward, Nebraska, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Divide, Phelps, Nebraska; Roll: T624_853; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1374866

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Divide, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Phelps, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02260; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 69-8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Island City, Union, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Island City, Union

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Axtell
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Blue Valley Blade; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1931; Publication Place: Seward, Nebraska, USA; ,0.5348377,0.67837435,0.56700844&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1989
    Event Place: La Grande, Union, Oregon, USA

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