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William M Knight 1877 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1877

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 3 June 1943

Death Location: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Wayne Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Mays

Spouse(s): Ethel Eades

Children(s): William Knight, Frank Knight, Beulah Knight, Mable Knight, Leonard Knight, Margaret Knight

In 1877, William M Knight entered the world in West Virginia, born to Wayne W Knight and Elizabeth Jane Mays. In 1880, William M Knight resided in Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA. William M Knight married Ethel E Eades, and had children including William Arron Knight, Frank Earl Knight, Beulah Christeen Knight, Mable Avis Knight, Leonard Leon Knight, Margaret E. Knight. William M Knight passed away in 1943 in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1877, William M Knight entered the world in West Virginia, born to Wayne W Knight and Elizabeth Jane Mays.
  • In 1880, William M Knight resided in Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA.
  • William M Knight married Ethel E Eades, and had children including William Arron Knight, Frank Earl Knight, Beulah Christeen Knight, Mable Avis Knight, Leonard Leon Knight, Margaret E. Knight.
  • William M Knight passed away in 1943 in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wayne Knight
1838 – 1925
Birth Location: Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Mays
1843 – 1925
Birth Location: Kanawha Co VA
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Spouses(s)

Ethel Eades
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Gallipolis, Ohio
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Children(s)

William Knight
1918 – 1978
Birth Location: Huntington, West Virginia
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Frank Knight
1919 – 1981
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Beulah Knight
1922 – 1993
Birth Location: Huntington, West Virginia
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Mable Knight
1924 – 2019
Birth Location: Huntginton, Washington
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Leonard Knight
1927 – 2010
Birth Location: Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Margaret Knight
1930 – 1932
Birth Location: Cabell
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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1877 – 1943
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Wayne W Knight
1838 – 1925
Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Mays
1843 – 1925
Kanawha Co VA
Grandparents
Matthew (Jewell) Knight
1802 – 1894
Kentucky
Nancy Morrison
1804 – 1884
Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Hamilton Mays
1820 – 1882
Virginia
Nancy Stanley
1820 – 1893
Monroe Co VA (WV), West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sherwood Knight
Polly Walker
John Stanley
1796 – 1860
Mary Ellison
1802 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Knight's Descendants

1.
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William (M) Knight (Abt 1877 – 3 June 1943) m. Ethel (E) Eades (24 Oct 1897 – 1968)
  1. 1. William (Arron) Knight (3 March 1918 – 12 May 1978) m. Mary (Ellen) Smith (abt 1915 – 21 May 2002) m. Dorothy (Delores) Corderman (1 Jun 1916 – 27 Feb 2004)
    1. 1. Shirley (Ann) Knight (5 Nov 1936 – 8 Dec 2003) m. Austin (Allen) Valentine ( – 1979) m. Clarence (Vernon) Eastes (Est 1934 – 14 Sep 1980)
      1. 1. Clare (Ann) Valentine
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Valentine
    2. 2. Florence (Lee) Knight (20 Sep 1938 – 9 2002) m. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (30 Jan 1928 – 2 Dec 2001) m. Earl (H) Caslow (abt 1936 – )
      1. 1. Terri (Lynn) Hamlin (3-1-1957 – ) m. Steven (Eugene) Cook (19 Aug 1955 – 11 Jul 2010) m. Charles (R) Sopha (18 Apr 1963 – )
        1. 1. Steve (Eugene) Cook (10/15/1974 – ) m. Danielle Dixon (9 Aug 1974 – ) m. Lena (Marie) Matthews (abt 1978 – ) m. Lisa (Gayle) Hodge (1/28/1970 – )
        2. 2. Jaime (Avis) Sopha (5-18-1976 – )
        3. 3. Ramona (Amber) Dutton (12/26/1978 – ) m. Todd (Douglas) Dutton (3 Mar 1979 – )
        4. 4. Christopher (Scott) Sopha (5-23-1980 – ) m. Jennifer (Marie) Griffin (25 Oct 1981 – )
      2. 2. Kenneth (Ray) Hamlin (25 Mar 1958 – ) m. Anita (B Michelle) Hamlin
        1. 1. Jason Hamlin (12-21- – )
        2. 2. Ashley Hamlin
      3. 3. Roddney (Eugene) Hamlin (4-11-1962 – ) m. Heidi (H) Howard (abt 1967 – 18 Jul 1993)
        1. 1. miki Hamlin (2-23-1990 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Leon) Hamlin (8 January 1964 – 6 February 2020) m. Carol (Ann) Staten (4 July 1967 – 23 January 2013)
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Staten (4 July 1967 – 23 January 2013) m. Robert (Leon) Hamlin (8 January 1964 – 6 February 2020)
        2. 2. Kayla Bennett
    3. 3. William (Harvey) Knight (8 May 1941 – 9 Jun 2005)
    4. 4. Scott (L) Knight (10 Nov 1943 – )
    5. 5. Jack (Leon) Knight (26 January 1947 – 5 May 2008) m. Kathleen (India) Delair (28 July 1946 – 21 June 2014)
    6. 6. Donna (Mae) Knight (Oct 1948 – )
  2. 2. Frank (Earl) Knight (1 March 1919 – 25 May 1981) m. Hazel (Ruby) Baumgardner (abt 1917 – 10 December 2004)
    1. 1. Linda (Lou) Knight (abt 1942 – )
    2. 2. Donna (K) Knight (28 April 1944 – ) m. John (Robinson) Bowman (15 Jan 1931 – )
  3. 3. Beulah (Christeen) Knight (27 Nov 1922 – 14 May 1993) m. Floyd (E) Pike (abt 1918 – )
    1. 1. Scott (Lee) Pike (abt 1942 – )
  4. 4. Mable (Avis) Knight (10 Oct 1924 – 16 March 2019) m. Roger Jones (29 December 1925 – 17 January 2019)
  5. 5. Leonard (Leon) Knight (22 January 1927 – 12 February 2010) m. Shirley (J) Roe (abt 1932 – )
  6. 6. Margaret (E.) Knight (1930 – 22 May 1932)

William Knight's Timeline

11 Records

1877
19 October 1877
Birth of William M Knight in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
1877
Abt 1877
Birth of William M Knight in West Virginia
West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 3
William M Knight resided here in Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
William M Knight resided here in McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
William M Knight resided here in Huntington Ward 7, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington Ward 7, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1921
1921
Age 44
William M Knight resided here in Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
William M Knight resided here in Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1932
1932
Age 55
William M Knight resided here in Huntington, West Virginia, USA
Huntington, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
William M Knight resided here in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 63
William M Knight resided here in Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
1943
3 June 1943
Age 66
Death of William M Knight in Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 October 1877
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1877
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mccomas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: McComas, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Huntington Ward 7, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Huntington Ward 7, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1951; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 42

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1932
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04397; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 6-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Kyle Mag Dist, Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04397; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 6-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 June 1943
    Event Place: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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