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Oscar Homer Knight 1919–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1919

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Death Date: 2 NOV 1997

Death Location: Anderson County, South Carolina

Father: James Knight

Mother: Emma Medlock

Spouse(s): Alice Thomas

Children(s): Marie Knight

In 1919, Oscar Homer Knight entered the world in Laurens County, South Carolina, born to James Berry Knight And Emma Lou Medlock. Oscar Homer Knight married Alice Thomas, and had children including Helen Elizabeth Knight, Marie Knight, Melissa Faye Knight. Oscar Homer Knight passed away in 1997 in Anderson County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1919, Oscar Homer Knight entered the world in Laurens County, South Carolina, born to James Berry Knight And Emma Lou Medlock.
  • Oscar Homer Knight married Alice Thomas, and had children including Helen Elizabeth Knight, Marie Knight, Melissa Faye Knight.
  • Oscar Homer Knight passed away in 1997 in Anderson County, South Carolina.

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Oscar Knight's Ancestors

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Oscar Knight
1919–1997
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents
James Berry Knight
1867–1959
Abbeville County, South Carolina
Emma (Lou) Medlock
1879–1970
Laurens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
Matthew Knight
1837–1906
Laurens County, South Carolina
Nancy (Jane) Saxon
1841–1911
Great-Grandparents
Berryman Knight
1812–1892
Elizabeth Vaughan
1812–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Knight
1774–1860
Elizabeth Rhodes
1776–1853
John I
1760–1847
Ruth Mitchell
1781–1850

Oscar Knight's Descendants

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Oscar (Homer) Knight (19 Jun 1919–2 NOV 1997) m. Alice Thomas (20 MAR 1919–25 OCT 2002)
  1. 1. Marie Knight 1944–2007 m. David (Curtis) Nichols 1936–2004

Oscar Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1919
19 Jun 1919
Birth of Oscar Homer Knight in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1997
2 NOV 1997
Age 78
Death of Oscar Homer Knight in Anderson County, South Carolina
Anderson County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1919
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 NOV 1997
    Event Place: Anderson County, South Carolina

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