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Marilyn Yvatta Knight 1934–2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 November 1934

Birth Location: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 23 February 2017

Death Location: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Haily Knight

Mother: Janie Knight

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The story of Marilyn Yvatta Knight began in 1934 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America. Marilyn Yvatta Knight passed away in 2017 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Marilyn Yvatta Knight began in 1934 in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Marilyn Yvatta Knight passed away in 2017 in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Marilyn Knight's Ancestors

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Marilyn Knight
1934–2017
Birth Place: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Haily Knight
1908–1980
Tennessee
Janie (Sowell) Knight
1905–1994
Bennettstown, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Knight
1848–1920
Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
Martha (Elizabeth) Howard
1866–1936
Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
John (Tillman) Sowell
1874–1940
Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Nora Sawill
1877–1937
Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1815–1879
Martha Woodard
1824–1915
Richard Howard
1832–1900
Angeline Howard
1835–1900
James Sowell
1846–1923
Eliza McCraw
1853–1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John KY
1790–1858
Dysey Williamson
1779–1860
Reuban Woodard
1793–1879
Thomas Sowell
1823–1870
Mary Newton
1818–1895

Marilyn Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1934
5 November 1934
Birth of Marilyn Yvatta Knight in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America
2017
23 February 2017
Age 83
Death of Marilyn Yvatta Knight in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 November 1934
    Event Place: Stewart County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 2017
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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