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John Allen Knight 1883–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1883

Birth Location: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America

Death Date: 1945

Death Location: McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Knight

Mother: Ruth Kingham

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John Allen Knight was born in 1883 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Allen Knight And Ruth Kingham. In 1900, John Allen Knight resided in Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. John Allen Knight passed away in 1945 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Allen Knight was born in 1883 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America, the child of James Allen Knight And Ruth Kingham.
  • In 1900, John Allen Knight resided in Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.
  • John Allen Knight passed away in 1945 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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John Knight's Ancestors

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John Knight
1883–1945
Birth Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Parents
James Allen Knight
1853–1924
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Ruth Kingham
1863–1957
DeKalb Co., Illinois USA
Grandparents
Jasper Kingham
1833–1878
Longwick, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Ruth Eggleton
1830–1876
Meadle, Monks Risborough, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Eggleton
1805–1856
Ellen 🔴🧬
1802–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Eggleton
1779–1844
Sarah East
1782–1839
Henry Tapping
1770–1855
Louisa Church
1772–1862

John Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1883
23 September 1883
Birth of John Allen Knight in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 17
John Allen Knight resided here in Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1945
1945
Age 62
Death of John Allen Knight in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1883
    Event Place: Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1852; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0115
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 7, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; Roll: 1852; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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