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Kathryn J. McKnight 1908–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1908

Birth Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 9 Dec 1999

Death Location: Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Thomas McKnight

Mother: Faye Best

Spouse(s): George Johannessen

Children(s): Gene Johannesen, Kenneth Johannessen

The story of Kathryn J. McKnight began in 1908 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA. Kathryn J. McKnight married George J Johannessen, and had children including Gene Howard Johannesen, Kenneth Carl Johannessen. Kathryn J. McKnight passed away in 1999 in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Kathryn J. McKnight began in 1908 in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA.
  • Kathryn J. McKnight married George J Johannessen, and had children including Gene Howard Johannesen, Kenneth Carl Johannessen.
  • Kathryn J. McKnight passed away in 1999 in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Kathryn McKnight's Ancestors

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Kathryn McKnight
1908–1999
Birth Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
Parents
Thomas Edgar McKnight
1872–1948
Pomeroy, Ohio, USA
Faye (Emmeline) Best
1877–1947
Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
John McKnight
1835–1902
, , New Brunswick, Canada
Hannah (Jane) Lyle
1835–1919
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Adam (Edward) Best
1839–1919
Monon, White, Indiana, United States
Lucy (Kriechbaum) Inghram
1843–1927
Burlington, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Great-Grandparents
Adam Best
1804–1843
Katherine Shigley
1818–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Kathryn McKnight's Descendants

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Kathryn (J.) McKnight (9 Jun 1908–9 Dec 1999) m. George (J.) Johannessen (18 Dec 1906–2 Dec 1975)
  1. 1. Gene (Howard) Johannesen 1934–2012
  2. 2. Kenneth (Carl) Johannessen 1940–2003

Kathryn McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1908
9 Jun 1908
Birth of Kathryn J. McKnight in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA
1999
9 Dec 1999
Age 91
Death of Kathryn J. McKnight in Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America
Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1908
    Event Place: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1999
    Event Place: Oswego, Kendall, Illinois, United States of America

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