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Laura Ruth Pennell Knight 1878–1936 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 November 1878

Birth Location: Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Death Date: 31 October 1936

Death Location: Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Smith Pennell

Mother: E. Pennell

Spouse(s): John Knight

Children(s): Irving Knight, Donald Knight, Lucile Knight, Richard Knight

In 1878, Laura Ruth Pennell Knight entered the world in Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Smith R Pennell And E Ethel Pennell. In 1880, Laura Ruth Pennell Knight resided in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Laura Ruth Pennell Knight married John T Lightfoot Knight, and had children including Donald P Knight, Irving Jude Knight, Lucile Knight, Richard Ladd Knight. Laura Ruth Pennell Knight passed away in 1936 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1878, Laura Ruth Pennell Knight entered the world in Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America, born to Smith R Pennell And E Ethel Pennell.
  • In 1880, Laura Ruth Pennell Knight resided in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Laura Ruth Pennell Knight married John T Lightfoot Knight, and had children including Donald P Knight, Irving Jude Knight, Lucile Knight, Richard Ladd Knight.
  • Laura Ruth Pennell Knight passed away in 1936 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Knight's Ancestors

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Laura Knight
1878–1936
Birth Place: Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Parents
Smith R. Pennell
1848–1928
Locke, Cayuga County, New York, United States of America
E. (Ethel) Pennell
1852–1914
Portage County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Laura Knight's Descendants

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Laura (Ruth Pennell) Knight (8 November 1878–31 October 1936) m. John (T. Lightfoot) Knight (7 October 1875–12 December 1960)
  1. 1. Irving (Jude) Knight 1902–1978
  2. 2. Donald (P.) Knight 1909–1989
  3. 3. Lucile Knight 1905–1905
  4. 4. Richard (Ladd) Knight 1900–1900

Laura Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1878
8 November 1878
Birth of Laura Ruth Pennell Knight in Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 2
Laura Ruth Pennell Knight resided here in Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1936
31 October 1936
Age 58
Death of Laura Ruth Pennell Knight in Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 November 1878
    Event Place: Berrien County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 105d; Enumeration District: 003
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Berrien, Berrien, Michigan; Roll: 572; Page: 105d; Enumeration District: 003

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1936
    Event Place: Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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