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George Arthur Knight 1864–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jun 1864

Birth Location: Illinois, USA

Death Date: 10 Nov 1939

Death Location: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA

Father: George Knight

Mother: Catherine ♦

Spouse(s): Honora ♦

Children(s): Joseph ♥, Margaret Knight, Charles Knight, Catherine Knight, Leonard Knight, William Knight

George Arthur Knight was born in 1864 in Illinois, USA, the child of George H Knight And Catherine Connolly. In 1880, George Arthur Knight resided in Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas, USA. In 1885, George Arthur Knight resided in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA. George Arthur Knight married Honora Coffey, and had children including Catherine Isadora Knight, Charles Basil Knight, Joseph Harold Whitey Knight, Leonard Arthur Knight, Margaret Knight, William Knight. George Arthur Knight passed away in 1939 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • George Arthur Knight was born in 1864 in Illinois, USA, the child of George H Knight And Catherine Connolly.
  • In 1880, George Arthur Knight resided in Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1885, George Arthur Knight resided in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA.
  • George Arthur Knight married Honora Coffey, and had children including Catherine Isadora Knight, Charles Basil Knight, Joseph Harold Whitey Knight, Leonard Arthur Knight, Margaret Knight, William Knight.
  • George Arthur Knight passed away in 1939 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Knight
1841–1910
Birth Location: Ustick, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
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Catherine ♦
1839–1898
Birth Location: New York, USA
C♦

Spouses(s)

Honora ♦
1868–1926
Birth Location: Fermoy, Cork, Ireland
H♦

Children(s)

Joseph ♥
1897–1982
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
J♥
Margaret Knight
1903–1991
Birth Location: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
MK
Charles Knight
1901–1993
Birth Location: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
CK
Catherine Knight
1899–1899
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
CK
Leonard Knight
1895–1971
Birth Location: Boone, Iowa, USA
LK
William Knight
1906–1995
Birth Location: Tipton Cedar, Iowa
WK

George Knight's Ancestors

Self
George Knight
1864–1939
Birth Place: Illinois, USA
Parents
George H. Knight
1841–1910
Ustick, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Catherine (Connolly) ♦
1839–1898
New York, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) Knight
1816–1901
Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Sarah (R. Johnson) ♦
1824–1864
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Knight
1785–1864
Lydia ♦
1789–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
John ♦
1756–1830
Lydia ♦
1760–1827

George Knight's Descendants

1.
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George (Arthur) Knight (03 Jun 1864–10 Nov 1939) m. Honora (Coffey) ♦ (11 Dec 1868–18 Nov 1926)
  1. 1. Joseph (Harold WHITEY Knight) ♥ 1897–1982 m. Lucilla (Catherine Miller) ♦ 1904–
  2. 2. Margaret Knight 1903–1991
  3. 3. Charles (Basil) Knight 1901–1993
  4. 4. Catherine (Isadora) Knight 1899–1899
  5. 5. Leonard (Arthur) Knight 1895–1971 m. Rose (Lendsey) ♦ 1892–
  6. 6. William Knight 1906–1995 m. Meinard (Josephine Mooney) ♦ 1915–1997
    1. 1. James (Arthur) Knight 1945–1945

George Knight's Timeline

15 Records

1864
03 Jun 1864
Birth of George Arthur Knight in Illinois, USA
Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
George Arthur Knight resided here in Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas, USA
Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas, USA
1885
1885
Age 21
George Arthur Knight resided here in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
1895
1895
Age 31
George Arthur Knight resided here in Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 36
George Arthur Knight resided here in Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 41
George Arthur Knight resided here in Benton, Benton, Iowa, USA
Benton, Benton, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 46
George Arthur Knight resided here in Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, USA
Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 51
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 56
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Iowa, USA
1921
01 Jun 1921
Age 57
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Iowa, USA
1923
1923
Age 59
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Iowa, USA
1925
01 Jan 1925
Age 61
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 66
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1934
01 Jul 1934
Age 70
George Arthur Knight resided here in Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Iowa, USA
1939
10 Nov 1939
Age 75
Death of George Arthur Knight in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [3] Iowa, State Census
    [4] Iowa, Select Marriages Index
    [5] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; Pensioners Records and History
    [6] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [7] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tipton Ward 3, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374408
    [8] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1468; FHL microfilm: 1374294
    [9] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 649; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 662.0; FHL microfilm: 2340384
    [10] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 462; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1033; Image: 274.0; FHL microfilm: 2340197
    [11] 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clinton Ward 1, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 636
    [12] 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240418
    [13] 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas; Roll: 392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 401C; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 0520

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 USA Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sheridan, Ottawa, Kansas; Roll: 392; Family History Film: 1254392; Page: 401C; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 0520

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 06 Apr 1891
    Record Source: 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1468; FHL microfilm: 1374294

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 USA Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa; Roll: 418; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1240418

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Benton, Benton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tipton, Cedar, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tipton Ward 3, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: T624_395; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374408
    [2] 1910 USA Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 34, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_281; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 1468; FHL microfilm: 1374294

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 USA Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Clinton Ward 1, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 636

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 649; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 662.0; FHL microfilm: 2340384
    [2] 1930 USA Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 462; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 1033; Image: 274.0; FHL microfilm: 2340197

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1934
    Event Place: Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; Pensioners Records and History

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Chicago and North Western Railroad Employment Records, Chicago & North Western Historical Society; Berwyn, Illinois; Pensioners Records and History

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boone, Boone, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index
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