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Opal Alberta McKnight 1910–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1910

Birth Location: Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1996

Death Location: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel McKnight

Mother: Rosa Gorty

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Opal Alberta McKnight was born in 1910 in Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Humphrey Mcknight And Rosa Gorty. In 1910, Opal Alberta McKnight resided in Grant, Custer, Oklahoma, USA. In 1920, Opal Alberta McKnight resided in Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA. Opal Alberta McKnight passed away in 1996 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Opal Alberta McKnight was born in 1910 in Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Humphrey Mcknight And Rosa Gorty.
  • In 1910, Opal Alberta McKnight resided in Grant, Custer, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1920, Opal Alberta McKnight resided in Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA.
  • Opal Alberta McKnight passed away in 1996 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel McKnight
1870–1944
Birth Location: near Knoxville, Jefferson Co., Tennessee
SM
Rosa Gorty
1873–1949
Birth Location: Missouri
RG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Opal McKnight's Ancestors

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Opal McKnight
1910–1996
Birth Place: Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
Parents
Samuel Humphrey McKnight
1870–1944
near Knoxville, Jefferson Co., Tennessee
Rosa Gorty
1873–1949
Missouri
Grandparents
Andrew (Jackson) McKnight
1845–1925
Jefferson County, Near Knoxville Tn
Sarah (Ellen) Mount
1842–1923
Sevier Co., Tennessee
John (H Albert) Gorty
1839–1897
Wurtemburg
Sarah (Ann) Kepley
1843–1914
Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1798–1870
ABIGAIL FRAZIER
1804–1870
Samuel Mount
1815–1891
Elizabeth Underwood
1888–1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mcknight
1763–1799
Kezia Addison
1764–1800
Humphrey Mount
1778–1856
Elizabeth Cates
1781–1840

Opal McKnight's Timeline

5 Records

1910
15 June 1910
Birth of Opal Alberta McKnight in Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Opal Alberta McKnight resided here in Grant, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
Grant, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 10
Opal Alberta McKnight resided here in Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 20
Opal Alberta McKnight resided here in Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
1996
20 May 1996
Age 86
Death of Opal Alberta McKnight in Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1910
    Event Place: Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 620
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 1179; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 298.0; FHL microfilm: 2340914
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 2341670
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1250; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375263
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grant, Custer, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Custer, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1250; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0123; FHL microfilm: 1375263

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: T625_910; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 620

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Davis, Caldwell, Missouri; Roll: 1179; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 298.0; FHL microfilm: 2340914
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Roll: 1936; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 2341670

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1996
    Event Place: Celina, Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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