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Roscoe Champion Knight 1904–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Dec 1904

Birth Location: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 12 Feb 1994

Death Location: Harrison, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: James Knight

Mother: Inez Knight

Spouse(s): Charlotte Knight

Children(s): Richard Sr., Enola Woodard, Geraldine Manahan

In 1904, Roscoe Champion Knight / entered the world in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, born to James Henry Knight And Inez Champion Knight. In 1935, Roscoe Champion Knight resided in Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois. In 1938, Roscoe Champion Knight resided in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Roscoe Champion Knight married Charlotte Jean Williams Knight, and had children including Enola Jean Knight Woodard, Geraldine Carol Knight Manahan, Richard Curtis Knight Sr, Susan Knight Seaver. Roscoe Champion Knight / passed away in 1994 in Harrison, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1904, Roscoe Champion Knight // entered the world in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA, born to James Henry Knight And Inez Champion Knight.
  • In 1935, Roscoe Champion Knight // resided in Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois.
  • In 1938, Roscoe Champion Knight // resided in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
  • Roscoe Champion Knight // married Charlotte Jean Williams Knight, and had children including Enola Jean Knight Woodard, Geraldine Carol Knight Manahan, Richard Curtis Knight Sr, Susan Knight Seaver.
  • Roscoe Champion Knight // passed away in 1994 in Harrison, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Roscoe Knight's Ancestors

Self
Roscoe Knight
1904–1994
Birth Place: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Parents
James Henry Knight
1856–1933
Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Inez (Champion) Knight
1867–1919
Harrison, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Pvt. (Peter) Knight
1789–1865
Windham, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Ann (Hall Winslow King) Knight
1816–1897
North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1749–1834
Keziah Knight
1759–1821
James Winslow
1774–1863
Elizabeth Winslow
1776–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Moses I
1710–1788
Hannah Knight
1718–1788
John Morrell
1734–1816
Sarah Morrell
1741–1793
Samuel Winslow
1739–1833
Ruth Winslow
1744–1825
Joseph Leighton
1733–1803
Mercy Leighton
1738–1792

Roscoe Knight's Descendants

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Roscoe (Champion) Knight (12 Dec 1904–12 Feb 1994) m. Charlotte (Jean Williams) Knight (15 Aug 1907–Feb 1982)
  1. 1. Richard (Curtis Knight) Sr. 1934–2016 m. Kathrine (Marie "Kathy" Gibler) Knight 1934–2011
  2. 2. Enola (Jean Knight) Woodard 1932–1987 m. Richard (Wayne "Dick") Woodard 1931–2021
  3. 3. Geraldine (Carol Knight) Manahan 1933–2020 m. Paul (Thomas) Manahan 1935–2015

Roscoe Knight's Timeline

7 Records

1904
12 Dec 1904
Birth of Roscoe Champion Knight // in Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Roscoe Champion Knight // resided here in Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois
Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois
1938
1938
Age 34
Roscoe Champion Knight // resided here in Rockford, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Illinois, USA
1940
1940
Age 36
Roscoe Champion Knight // resided here in Rockford Twp, Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford Twp, Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
Roscoe Champion Knight // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Roscoe Champion Knight // resided here in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
1994
12 Feb 1994
Age 90
Death of Roscoe Champion Knight // in Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA
Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1904
    Event Place: Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00915; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 101-77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Rockford, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rockford Twp, Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Loves Park, Winnebago, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00915; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 101-77

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, 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: Rockford, Winnebago

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 954

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1994
    Event Place: Round Lake, Lake, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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