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Roy Knight 1940 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1940

Birth Location: Forrest County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: Aug 15 2006

Death Location: Hancock County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joseph Knight

Mother: Jessie Tulley

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In 1940, Roy Knight entered the world in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA, born to Joseph Knight and Jessie Mae Tulley. In 1935, Roy Knight resided in Kiln, MS. In 1996, Roy Knight resided in Kiln, MS. Roy Knight passed away in 2006 in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1940, Roy Knight entered the world in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA, born to Joseph Knight and Jessie Mae Tulley.
  • In 1935, Roy Knight resided in Kiln, MS.
  • In 1996, Roy Knight resided in Kiln, MS.
  • Roy Knight passed away in 2006 in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA.

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Roy Knight's Ancestors

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Roy Knight
1940 – 2006
Birth Place: Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Joseph Knight
1904 – 1992
Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
Jessie (Mae) Tulley
1912 – 1995
Ridgston,MS
Grandparents
John (Henry) Knight
1877 – 1938
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA
Louisa (Pearl (Lula)) Smith
1883 – 1959
Citronelle, Washington, Alabama, USA
George Tulley
1868 – 1933
Alabama
Mariah (Rozell) Powell
1875 – 1957
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Albert Knight
1833 – 1887
Patsy Corley
1835 – 1895
Manson Smith
1852 – 1940
Elizabeth Reid
1863 – 1932
Sarah Clementine
Jesse Powell
1851 – 1912
Sarah Foster
1856 – 1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Albert Knight
1799 – 1862
Hiram Powell
1825 – 1895
Mary Scarborough
1829 – 1890
Jacob Foster
1818 – 1912
Mary Sanford
1829 – 1915

Roy Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1935
1935-1993
Roy Knight resided here in Kiln, MS
Kiln, MS
1940
19 Aug 1940
Birth of Roy Knight in Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
1996
1996
Age 56
Roy Knight resided here in Kiln, MS
Kiln, MS
2006
Aug 15 2006
Age 66
Death of Roy Knight in Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
Hancock County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1940
    Event Place: Forrest County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: 1955

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935-1993
    Event Place: Kiln, MS
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Kiln, MS
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 15 2006
    Event Place: Hancock County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current, Issue State: Mississippi; Issue Date: 1955

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