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Nellie L (Nettie) Knight 1889–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1889

Birth Location: Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 09 April 1986

Death Location: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Joseph Knight

Mother: Mary Robinson

Spouse(s): Walter Bacon

Children(s): Mildred Bacon, Joseph Bacon, Hazel Bacon, Mary Bacon

In 1889, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight entered the world in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA, born to Joseph Lane Knight And Mary E Robinson. In 1910, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided in Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA. Nellie L (Nettie) Knight married Walter Stanton Bacon, and had children including Hazel Pauline Bacon, Joseph Lane Bacon, Mary Kathleen Kay Bacon, Mildred Vilma Bacon. Nellie L (Nettie) Knight passed away in 1986 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1889, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight entered the world in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA, born to Joseph Lane Knight And Mary E Robinson.
  • In 1910, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided in Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA.
  • Nellie L (Nettie) Knight married Walter Stanton Bacon, and had children including Hazel Pauline Bacon, Joseph Lane Bacon, Mary Kathleen Kay Bacon, Mildred Vilma Bacon.
  • Nellie L (Nettie) Knight passed away in 1986 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Knight
1861–1930
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee
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Mary Robinson
1861–1946
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee
MR

Spouses(s)

Walter Bacon
1883–1934
Birth Location: Tennessee
WB

Children(s)

Mildred Bacon
1915–2005
Birth Location: Sergeant Bluff, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
MB
Joseph Bacon
1928–2009
Birth Location: Bybee, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
JB
Hazel Bacon
1931–2000
Birth Location: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
HB
Mary Bacon
1921–2009
Birth Location: Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
MB

Nellie Knight's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Knight
1889–1986
Birth Place: Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joseph Lane Knight
1861–1930
Greene, Tennessee
Mary (E) Robinson
1861–1946
Cocke, Tennessee
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie Knight's Descendants

1.
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Nellie (L (Nettie)) Knight (18 Mar 1889–09 April 1986) m. Walter (Stanton) Bacon (23 Sep 1883–14 Mar 1934)
  1. 1. Mildred (Vilma) Bacon 1915–2005 m. Ordom (Clint "Nig") Hayes 1915–1964
    1. 1. James (Walter) Hayes 1940–1941
    2. 2. Alvin Hayes 1948–2005
    3. 3. Hardy Hayes 1937–1998
    4. 4. Edward Hayes 1945–1945
  2. 2. Joseph (Lane) Bacon 1928–2009 m. Doris (Marie) Lawhon 1937–2015
  3. 3. Hazel (Pauline) Bacon 1931–2000 m. Fred ("Chigger") Wilson 1923–2017 m. J (M) Maloy 1927–2017
  4. 4. Mary (Kathleen "Kay") Bacon 1921–2009 m. Arlie (C. "Art") Colson 1923–1995

Nellie Knight's Timeline

8 Records

1889
18 Mar 1889
Birth of Nellie L (Nettie) Knight in Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 51
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in 3rd Civil District, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
3rd Civil District, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 62
Nellie L (Nettie) Knight resided here in New Jersey
New Jersey
1986
09 April 1986
Age 97
Death of Nellie L (Nettie) Knight in Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, United States of America
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1889
    Event Place: Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15-6
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1742; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 94
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341972
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 4, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1501; Page: 1b; Enumeration District: 0072; FHL microfilm: 1375514

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 25, Greene, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1742; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 94

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 3, Cocke, Tennessee; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341972

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Cocke, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: 3rd Civil District, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Cocke, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03881; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 15-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 April 1986
    Event Place: Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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