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Rufus Ellis Knight 1906–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1906

Birth Location: Rankin County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1986

Death Location: Gulde, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Richard Knight

Mother: Sherman White

Spouse(s): Jessie Robbins

Children(s): Mynela Knight

Rufus Ellis Knight was born in 1906 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Richard Evan Knight And Sherman C Shermie White. In 1910, Rufus Ellis Knight resided in Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA. In 1920, Rufus Ellis Knight resided in Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi, USA. Rufus Ellis Knight married Jessie Belle Robbins, and had children including Mynela Knight. Rufus Ellis Knight passed away in 1986 in Gulde, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rufus Ellis Knight was born in 1906 in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA, the child of Richard Evan Knight And Sherman C Shermie White.
  • In 1910, Rufus Ellis Knight resided in Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1920, Rufus Ellis Knight resided in Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rufus Ellis Knight married Jessie Belle Robbins, and had children including Mynela Knight.
  • Rufus Ellis Knight passed away in 1986 in Gulde, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knight
1857–1950
Birth Location: Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
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Sherman White
1861–1937
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Jessie Robbins
1906–1996
Birth Location: Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Mynela Knight
1933–2013
Birth Location: Mississippi
MK

Rufus Knight's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Knight
1906–1986
Birth Place: Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
Richard Evan Knight
1857–1950
Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
Sherman (C "Shermie") White
1861–1937
Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
David (Luther) White
1827–1910
Greene County, Alabama, USA
Rebeckah (F) Chambers
1836–1900
Greene County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Andrew White
1802–1856
Malinda Patton
1804–1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Sr
1758–1851
Ezabella Gellah
1770–1830

Rufus Knight's Descendants

1.
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Rufus (Ellis) Knight (10 Dec 1906–8 Sep 1986) m. Jessie (Belle) Robbins (19 Jun 1906–13 Sep 1996)
  1. 1. Mynela Knight 1933–2013

Rufus Knight's Timeline

8 Records

1906
10 Dec 1906
Birth of Rufus Ellis Knight in Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 4
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1920
1920
Age 14
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1930
1930
Age 24
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Beat 4, Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1935
1935
Age 29
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Rankin, Mississippi
Rankin, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 34
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Beat #4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Beat #4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1950
1950
Age 44
Rufus Ellis Knight resided here in Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Rankin, Mississippi, USA
1986
8 Sep 1986
Age 80
Death of Rufus Ellis Knight in Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1906
    Event Place: Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 188
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02062; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 61-16
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: T625_893; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 61
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340899
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374771
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 2933; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 61-29

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: T624_758; Page: 16b; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374771

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cross Roads, Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: T625_893; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 61

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 4, Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 4, Rankin, Mississippi; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340899

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02062; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 61-16

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat #4, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02062; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 61-16

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rankin, Mississippi; Roll: 2933; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 61-29

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 188

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1986
    Event Place: Pelahatchie, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gulde, Rankin County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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