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Walter Dewey Knight 1899 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1899

Birth Location: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 1967

Death Location: Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Father: Martin Knight

Mother: Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Odessa Simpson

Children(s):

Walter Dewey Knight was born in 1899 in Vermillion, Illinois, USA, the child of Martin Lee Knight and Maria Smith. Walter Dewey Knight married Odessa Olive Simpson. Walter Dewey Knight passed away in 1967 in Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Dewey Knight was born in 1899 in Vermillion, Illinois, USA, the child of Martin Lee Knight and Maria Smith.
  • Walter Dewey Knight married Odessa Olive Simpson.
  • Walter Dewey Knight passed away in 1967 in Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA.

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Walter Knight's Ancestors

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Walter Knight
1899 – 1967
Birth Place: Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Martin Lee Knight
1856 – 1939
Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
Maria Smith
1866 – 1916
Martinsville, Clark, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Granville Smith
1841 – 1912
Illinois, USA
Martha (Ellen) Lowry
1842 – 1911
Great-Grandparents
Jackson Lowry
1816 – 1871
Eliza Sweet
1822 – 1918
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sweet
1800 – 1874
Elizabeth Maddox
1802 – 1878

Walter Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1899
13 Mar 1899
Birth of Walter Dewey Knight in Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Vermillion, Illinois, USA
1967
16 Jul 1967
Age 68
Death of Walter Dewey Knight in Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA
Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1899
    Event Place: Vermillion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1967
    Event Place: Indianola, Vermillion, Illinois, USA

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