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Leo Nelson McKnight 1907–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1907

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1 Nov 1994

Death Location: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Father: Nelson McKnight

Mother: Ola Moreland

Spouse(s): Ezma CANSLER

Children(s): Mary MCKNIGHT, Annette MCKNIGHT

Leo Nelson McKnight was born in 1907 in Kentucky, the child of Nelson Mcknight And Ola Francis Moreland. Leo Nelson McKnight married Ezma Lee Cansler, and had children including Annette Mcknight, Mary Margaret Mcknight. Leo Nelson McKnight passed away in 1994 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Leo Nelson McKnight was born in 1907 in Kentucky, the child of Nelson Mcknight And Ola Francis Moreland.
  • Leo Nelson McKnight married Ezma Lee Cansler, and had children including Annette Mcknight, Mary Margaret Mcknight.
  • Leo Nelson McKnight passed away in 1994 in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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Leo McKnight's Ancestors

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Leo McKnight
1907–1994
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Nelson McKnight
1888–1948
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Ola (Francis) Moreland
1886–1930
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Tom (T) McKnight
1845–1920
Christian County, Kentucky, USA
Minerva ("Nerva" Frances) Cranor
1863–1922
Christian, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1799–1872
Charlotte Hamby
1805–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah* Hamby
1772–1852
Elizabeth Hamby
1771–1843

Leo McKnight's Descendants

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Leo (Nelson) McKnight (3 Nov 1907–1 Nov 1994) m. Ezma (Lee) CANSLER (7 MAY 1912–19 DEC 1992)
  1. 1. Mary (Margaret) MCKNIGHT 1930–2006
  2. 2. Annette MCKNIGHT 1940–2005 m. Frank (III) CUNNINGHAM 1940–2013

Leo McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1907
3 Nov 1907
Birth of Leo Nelson McKnight in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1907
3 Nov 1907
Birth of Leo Nelson McKnight in Kentucky
Kentucky
1994
1 Nov 1994
Age 87
Death of Leo Nelson McKnight in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA
1994
1 Nov 1994
Age 87
Death of Leo Nelson McKnight in Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1907
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1994
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States

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