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John Oakey McKnight 1904 – 1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1904

Birth Location: New York, New York, USA

Death Date: 25 Feb 1998

Death Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA

Father: Harvey McKnight

Mother: Frances Oakey

Spouse(s): Kathryn Brassil

Children(s): Lilla McKnight, Giles McKnight, Mary McKnight, John McKnight

The story of John Oakey McKnight began in 1904 in New York, New York, USA. John Oakey McKnight married Kathryn Lilla Brassil, and had children including Lilla Giles McKnight, Giles McKnight, Mary Dudley McKnight, John Oakley Jr McKnight. John Oakey McKnight passed away in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Oakey McKnight began in 1904 in New York, New York, USA.
  • John Oakey McKnight married Kathryn Lilla Brassil, and had children including Lilla Giles McKnight, Giles McKnight, Mary Dudley McKnight, John Oakley Jr McKnight.
  • John Oakey McKnight passed away in 1998 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey McKnight
1864 – 1949
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Frances Oakey
1880 – 1955
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Kathryn Brassil
1907 – 2001
Birth Location: New York, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Lilla McKnight
1934 – 2006
Birth Location: Flushing, New York, New York, USA
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Giles McKnight
1937 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Mary McKnight
1938 –
Birth Location: New York, USA
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John McKnight
Birth Location: –
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John McKnight's Ancestors

Self
John McKnight
1904 – 1998
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Parents
Harvey Stewart McKnight
1864 – 1949
Pennsylvania, USA
Frances (Wallach) Oakey
1880 – 1955
Grandparents
John (E) Oakey
1829 – 1898
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Frances (Wallach) Allen
1851 – 1940
Great-Grandparents
Tristram Allen
1818 – 1865
Elizabeth Browne
1822 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Effingham Browne
1795 – 1835
Mary Hicks
1800 – 1836

John McKnight's Descendants

1.
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John (Oakey) McKnight (1 Apr 1904 – 25 Feb 1998) m. Kathryn (Lilla) Brassil (8 Jun 1907 – 11 May 2001)
  1. 1. Lilla (Giles) McKnight (30 Apr 1934 – 1 Feb 2006) m. Frederic (J) Licht (12 Jan 1931 – 25 Apr 2002)
    1. 1. Randolph (Stewart) Licht
    2. 2. Frederic (J Jr) Licht
    3. 3. Robert (Salladin) Licht
  2. 2. Giles McKnight (1937 – )
  3. 3. Mary (Dudley) McKnight (1938 – ) m. Thompson
  4. 4. John (Oakley Jr) McKnight

John McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1904
1 Apr 1904
Birth of John Oakey McKnight in New York, New York, USA
New York, New York, USA
1998
25 Feb 1998
Age 94
Death of John Oakey McKnight in Sarasota, Florida, USA
Sarasota, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1904
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1998
    Event Place: Sarasota, Florida, USA
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