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Leroy Knight Sr 1904–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1904

Birth Location: Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1973

Death Location: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Father: Marion TWIN

Mother: Annie Brown

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Children(s): Leroy Jr.

Leroy Knight Sr was born in 1904 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marion Moss Knight Twin And Annie Belle Brown. Leroy Knight Sr married Linda Battle, and had children including Leroy Knight Jr. Leroy Knight Sr passed away in 1973 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Leroy Knight Sr was born in 1904 in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Marion Moss Knight Twin And Annie Belle Brown.
  • Leroy Knight Sr married Linda Battle, and had children including Leroy Knight Jr.
  • Leroy Knight Sr passed away in 1973 in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

Leroy Sr's Ancestors

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Leroy Sr
1904–1973
Birth Place: Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Marion Moss Knight TWIN
1881–1958
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Annie (Belle) Brown
1882–1968
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Sandy (Knight) #1
1843–1922
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Eliza (Cherry) Knight
1845–1910
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Knight
1830–1910
Mary Harrell
1833–
Peter Thomas
1817–
Phebe Thomas
1818–1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Jackson
1810–
Tazewell Jackson
1815–

Leroy Sr's Descendants

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Leroy (Knight) Sr (17 Feb 1904–15 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. Leroy (Knight) Jr. 1924–1925

Leroy Sr's Timeline

2 Records

1904
17 Feb 1904
Birth of Leroy Knight Sr in Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA
1973
15 Mar 1973
Age 69
Death of Leroy Knight Sr in Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1904
    Event Place: Edgecomb County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Deaths

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Battleboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1973
    Event Place: Tarboro, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

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