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Willard Calvin Knight 1899–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1899

Birth Location: Chippewa, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 07 Dec 1965

Death Location: Sunset Memorial, Montevideo, Minnesota, USA

Father: Calvin Knight

Mother: Harriet Kitchel

Spouse(s): Pauline Erickson

Children(s): Donald Knight, Warren Knight, Genoa Samp, Wendell Knight

In 1899, Willard Calvin Knight entered the world in Chippewa, Minnesota, USA, born to Calvin Knight And Harriet Hattie Cornelia Kitchel. Willard Calvin Knight married Pauline Zola Erickson, and had children including Donald James Knight, Genoa Harriet Samp, Jean Ellan Knight, Paul Douglas Knight, Warren Milton Knight, Wendell Eugene Knight. Willard Calvin Knight passed away in 1965 in Sunset Memorial, Montevideo, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Willard Calvin Knight entered the world in Chippewa, Minnesota, USA, born to Calvin Knight And Harriet Hattie Cornelia Kitchel.
  • Willard Calvin Knight married Pauline Zola Erickson, and had children including Donald James Knight, Genoa Harriet Samp, Jean Ellan Knight, Paul Douglas Knight, Warren Milton Knight, Wendell Eugene Knight.
  • Willard Calvin Knight passed away in 1965 in Sunset Memorial, Montevideo, Minnesota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Calvin Knight
1869–1948
Birth Location: Steele, Minnesota, USA
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Harriet Kitchel
1868–1958
Birth Location: Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pauline Erickson
1909–2002
Birth Location: Newell, Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

Donald Knight
1936–1998
Birth Location: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
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Warren Knight
1931–2005
Birth Location: Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
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Genoa Samp
1927–2015
Birth Location: Montevideo, Minnesota, USA
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Wendell Knight
1930–1998
Birth Location: Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
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Willard Knight's Ancestors

Self
Willard Knight
1899–1965
Birth Place: Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Calvin Knight
1869–1948
Steele, Minnesota, USA
Harriet ("Hattie" Cornelia) Kitchel
1868–1958
Olmsted, Minnesota, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willard Knight's Descendants

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Willard (Calvin) Knight (05 Dec 1899–07 Dec 1965) m. Pauline (Zola) Erickson (29 Apr 1909–28 Dec 2002)
  1. 1. Donald (James) Knight 1936–1998 m. Ardis (Irene Marie) Krugerud 1939–2024
  2. 2. Warren (Milton) Knight 1931–2005 m. Paula (Jean) Ennis 1937–2007
  3. 3. Genoa (Harriet) Samp 1927–2015
  4. 4. Wendell (Eugene) Knight 1930–1998

Willard Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1899
05 Dec 1899
Birth of Willard Calvin Knight in Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
Willard Calvin Knight resided here in Sparta, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Sparta, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
1942
1942
Age 43
Willard Calvin Knight resided here in Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
Willard Calvin Knight resided here in Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
1965
07 Dec 1965
Age 66
Death of Willard Calvin Knight in Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
Chippewa, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1899
    Event Place: Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340817
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Roll: 2818; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 12-25A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1918
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1919
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sparta, Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340817

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1942
    Event Place: Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Roll: 2818; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 12-25A

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340817

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Minnesota, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 121
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2340817
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Sparta, Chippewa, Minnesota; Roll: 2818; Page: 17; Enumeration District: 12-25A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1965
    Event Place: Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Montevideo, Chippewa, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sunset Memorial, Montevideo, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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