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Mary Evelyn Knight 1920–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 April 1920

Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 December 1994

Death Location: Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Wister Knight

Mother: Maude Allen

Spouse(s): Johnny Burton

Children(s):

Mary Evelyn Knight was born in 1920 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Wister Eugene Knight And Maude Allen. In 1930, Mary Evelyn Knight resided in Williamston, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina. In 1935, Mary Evelyn Knight resided in Rural, Greenville, South Carolina. Mary Evelyn Knight married Johnny Alexander Burton, and had children including Arthur David Burton, Jenette Barbara Burton. Mary Evelyn Knight passed away in 1994 in Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Evelyn Knight was born in 1920 in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Wister Eugene Knight And Maude Allen.
  • In 1930, Mary Evelyn Knight resided in Williamston, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina.
  • In 1935, Mary Evelyn Knight resided in Rural, Greenville, South Carolina.
  • Mary Evelyn Knight married Johnny Alexander Burton, and had children including Arthur David Burton, Jenette Barbara Burton.
  • Mary Evelyn Knight passed away in 1994 in Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Knight's Ancestors

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Mary Knight
1920–1994
Birth Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Wister Eugene Knight
1896–1987
South Carolina
Maude Allen
1901–1995
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Luther (Vernon) Allen
1876–1954
South Carolina
Martha (Alice) Davis
1876–1922
Greenville County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William Davis
1849–1915
Isabel Whitt
1846–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr.
1823–1864
Nancy Crawford
1824–1875
David Whitt
1804–1884
Mary Poore
1820–1909

Mary Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1920
15 April 1920
Birth of Mary Evelyn Knight in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Mary Evelyn Knight resided here in Williamston, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Williamston, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Mary Evelyn Knight resided here in Rural, Greenville, South Carolina
Rural, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 20
Mary Evelyn Knight resided here in Grove Township, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Grove Township, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 30
Mary Evelyn Knight resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
1994
30 December 1994
Age 74
Death of Mary Evelyn Knight in Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1920
    Event Place: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
    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: Williamston, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03814; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 23-92

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grove Township, Grove, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grove, Greenville, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03814; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 23-92

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, 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: Pelzer, Anderson, So

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1994
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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