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Lester Edgar Knight 1888–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1888

Birth Location: Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 21 Nov 1923

Death Location: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Father: David Knight

Mother: Denise Hayes

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In 1888, Lester Edgar Knight entered the world in Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to David Howard Knight And Denise Elizabeth Hayes. Lester Edgar Knight passed away in 1923 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Lester Edgar Knight entered the world in Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, born to David Howard Knight And Denise Elizabeth Hayes.
  • Lester Edgar Knight passed away in 1923 in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA.

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Lester Knight's Ancestors

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Lester Knight
1888–1923
Birth Place: Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Parents
David Howard Knight
1852–1927
Paris, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Denise (Elizabeth) Hayes
1856–1907
Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
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Lester Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1888
27 June 1888
Birth of Lester Edgar Knight in Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA
1923
21 Nov 1923
Age 35
Death of Lester Edgar Knight in Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1888
    Event Place: Brocton, Edgar County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1923
    Event Place: Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois, USA

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