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Leonard Leon Knight 1927 – 2010 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 January 1927

Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 12 February 2010

Death Location: Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: William Knight

Mother: Ethel Eades

Spouse(s): Shirley Roe

Children(s):

In 1927, Leonard Leon Knight entered the world in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to William M Knight and Ethel E Eades. In 1930, Leonard Leon Knight resided in Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. In 1935, Leonard Leon Knight resided in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia. Leonard Leon Knight married Shirley J Roe. Leonard Leon Knight passed away in 2010 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1927, Leonard Leon Knight entered the world in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America, born to William M Knight and Ethel E Eades.
  • In 1930, Leonard Leon Knight resided in Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1935, Leonard Leon Knight resided in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.
  • Leonard Leon Knight married Shirley J Roe.
  • Leonard Leon Knight passed away in 2010 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leonard Knight's Ancestors

Self
Leonard Knight
1927 – 2010
Birth Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
William M Knight
1877 – 1943
West Virginia
Ethel (E) Eades
1897 – 1968
Gallipolis, Ohio
Grandparents
Wayne (W) Knight
1838 – 1925
Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Mays
1843 – 1925
Kanawha Co VA
John (William) Eads
1875 – 1952
West Virginia, United States of America
Lillia (L.) McQuaid
1880 – 1908
Gallipolis Township, Gallia, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knight
1802 – 1894
Nancy Morrison
1804 – 1884
Hamilton Mays
1820 – 1882
Nancy Stanley
1820 – 1893
Joseph Eads
1842 – 1898
SARAH Rogers
1838 –
John McQuaid
1852 – 1928
Sarah Conrad
1859 – 1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sherwood Knight
Polly Walker
John Stanley
1796 – 1860
Mary Ellison
1802 – 1836
John Eades
1812 –
Nancy Abston
1814 – 1885
Benjamin McQuaid
1802 – 1870
Basheba Sisson
1810 –
David Conrad
1818 – 1907
Evaline Board
1821 – 1885

Leonard Knight's Timeline

7 Records

1927
22 January 1927
Birth of Leonard Leon Knight in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 3
Leonard Leon Knight resided here in Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Leonard Leon Knight resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 13
Leonard Leon Knight resided here in Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 23
Leonard Leon Knight resided here in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 24
Leonard Leon Knight resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
2010
12 February 2010
Age 83
Death of Leonard Leon Knight in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America
Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 January 1927
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Columbus, Franklin

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 February 2010
    Event Place: Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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