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Lessie Jewel Knight 1905–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Nov 1905

Birth Location: Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1984

Death Location: Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Arthur Knight

Mother: Frances Cooper

Spouse(s): Otho Samples

Children(s): Hazel Brown

In 1905, Lessie Jewel Knight entered the world in Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA, born to Arthur W Knight And Frances J Cooper. Lessie Jewel Knight married Otho Otha E Otto Samples, and had children including Hazel Brown. Lessie Jewel Knight passed away in 1984 in Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1905, Lessie Jewel Knight entered the world in Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA, born to Arthur W Knight And Frances J Cooper.
  • Lessie Jewel Knight married Otho Otha E Otto Samples, and had children including Hazel Brown.
  • Lessie Jewel Knight passed away in 1984 in Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lessie Knight's Ancestors

Self
Lessie Knight
1905–1984
Birth Place: Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Arthur W Knight
1876–1915
Newburgh, Penobscot, Maine, USA
Frances (J) Cooper
1879–1933
Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
Fred (E) Knight
1915–
Britton, Michigan
Henry (Benjamin Hubert) Cooper
1855–1911
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Catherine Elizabeth) Brewer
1853–1911
Wayne County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cooper
1825–1887
Catherine Turney
1824–1900
Rial Brewer
1816–1862
Hannah Horton
1828–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cooper
1802–1880
Rebecca Owen
1806–1880
Wiley (1789)
1785–1868
Mary Cockman
1794–1868
Nathaniel Horton
1790–1846
Melinda Atkinson-Horton
1801–1880

Lessie Knight's Descendants

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Lessie (Jewel) Knight (21 Nov 1905–14 Jan 1984) m. Otho (Otha E Otto) Samples (24 Feb 1897–16 Oct 1985)
  1. 1. Hazel Brown –2004 m. Clem Brown –2005

Lessie Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1905
21 Nov 1905
Birth of Lessie Jewel Knight in Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA
Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA
1984
14 Jan 1984
Age 79
Death of Lessie Jewel Knight in Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1905
    Event Place: Fouler, Yell, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1984
    Event Place: Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Porum, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

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