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Jim Butler Knight 1879–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 April 1879

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 6 April 1954

Death Location: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA

Father: James Knight

Mother: Sarah Brown

Spouse(s): Daisy Dove

Children(s): Helen Knight, Ruth Knight, Hazel White, Jerome Knight, Alvie Knight

The story of Jim Butler Knight began in 1879 in Alabama, USA. In 1910, Jim Butler Knight resided in Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas. Jim Butler Knight married Daisy D Dove, and had children including Alvie Lee Knight, Hazel L White, Helen Knight, Jerome Knight, Ruth Knight. Jim Butler Knight passed away in 1954 in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jim Butler Knight began in 1879 in Alabama, USA.
  • In 1910, Jim Butler Knight resided in Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas.
  • Jim Butler Knight married Daisy D Dove, and had children including Alvie Lee Knight, Hazel L White, Helen Knight, Jerome Knight, Ruth Knight.
  • Jim Butler Knight passed away in 1954 in Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Jim Knight's Ancestors

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Jim Knight
1879–1954
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
James Madison Knight
1859–1940
Alabama, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Brown
1859–1938
Alabama, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jim Knight's Descendants

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Jim (Butler) Knight (12 April 1879–6 April 1954) m. Daisy (D) Dove (February 1885–26 December 1931)
  1. 1. Helen Knight 1911–1994
  2. 2. Ruth Knight 1917–1988
  3. 3. Hazel (L) White 1914–1998
  4. 4. Jerome Knight 1908–1959
  5. 5. Alvie (Lee) Knight 1905–1930

Jim Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1879
12 April 1879
Birth of Jim Butler Knight in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Jim Butler Knight resided here in Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas
Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas
1954
6 April 1954
Age 75
Death of Jim Butler Knight in Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 April 1879
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Lonoke; Roll: 1530475
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: T624_64; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 37.
    [3] Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bauxite, Saline, Arkansas; Roll: T624_64; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 37.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lonoke County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Arkansas; Registration County: Lonoke; Roll: 1530475

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1954
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Web: Alabama, Find A Grave Index, 1750-2012

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