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William Arron Knight 1918 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1918

Birth Location: Huntington, West Virginia

Death Date: 12 May 1978

Death Location: Ross, Ohio, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Ethel Eades

Spouse(s): Mary Smith, Dorothy Corderman

Children(s): Shirley Knight, Florence Knight, William Knight, Scott Knight, Jack Knight, Donna Knight

William Arron Knight was born in 1918 in Huntington, West Virginia, the child of William M Knight and Ethel E Eades. In 1920, William Arron Knight resided in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, William Arron Knight resided in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. William Arron Knight married Mary Ellen Smith, Dorothy Delores Corderman, and had children including Shirley Ann Knight, Florence Lee Knight, William Harvey Knight, Scott L Knight, Jack Leon Knight, Donna Mae Knight. William Arron Knight passed away in 1978 in Ross, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • William Arron Knight was born in 1918 in Huntington, West Virginia, the child of William M Knight and Ethel E Eades.
  • In 1920, William Arron Knight resided in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1930, William Arron Knight resided in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Arron Knight married Mary Ellen Smith, Dorothy Delores Corderman, and had children including Shirley Ann Knight, Florence Lee Knight, William Harvey Knight, Scott L Knight, Jack Leon Knight, Donna Mae Knight.
  • William Arron Knight passed away in 1978 in Ross, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knight
1877 – 1943
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Ethel Eades
1897 – 1968
Birth Location: Gallipolis, Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1915 – 2002
Birth Location: Kansas
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Dorothy Corderman
1916 – 2004
Birth Location: Loretto, Boone, Nebraska, USA
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Children(s)

Shirley Knight
1936 – 2003
Birth Location: Proctorville, Ohio
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Florence Knight
1938 – 2002
Birth Location: Annarbor, Michigan
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William Knight
1941 – 2005
Birth Location: Ann Arbor MI
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Scott Knight
1943 –
Birth Location: Thayer, Nebraska, USA
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Jack Knight
1947 – 2008
Birth Location: Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, United States of America
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Donna Knight
1948 –
Birth Location: Arizona
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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1918 – 1978
Birth Place: Huntington, West Virginia
Parents
William M Knight
1877 – 1943
West Virginia
Ethel (E) Eades
1897 – 1968
Gallipolis, Ohio
Grandparents
Wayne (W) Knight
1838 – 1925
Cabell Co WV, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Mays
1843 – 1925
Kanawha Co VA
John (William) Eads
1875 – 1952
West Virginia, United States of America
Lillia (L.) McQuaid
1880 – 1908
Gallipolis Township, Gallia, Ohio
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knight
1802 – 1894
Nancy Morrison
1804 – 1884
Hamilton Mays
1820 – 1882
Nancy Stanley
1820 – 1893
Joseph Eads
1842 – 1898
SARAH Rogers
1838 –
John McQuaid
1852 – 1928
Sarah Conrad
1859 – 1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sherwood Knight
Polly Walker
John Stanley
1796 – 1860
Mary Ellison
1802 – 1836
John Eades
1812 –
Nancy Abston
1814 – 1885
Benjamin McQuaid
1802 – 1870
Basheba Sisson
1810 –
David Conrad
1818 – 1907
Evaline Board
1821 – 1885

William Knight's Descendants

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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 – )
        1. 1. Kaitlyn (Renae) Cook (4 Feb 1991 – ) m. Clint (Andrew) Nobels (31 Aug 1988 – )
        2. 2. Stephanie (Gene) Cook (22 Sep 1992 – ) m. Matthew Green (4 Sep 1988 – )
        3. 3. Courtney (louis) Cook (10/15/1994 – )
        4. 4. Tamara (Marie) Cook (10-26-1996 – )
        5. 5. Brittany (Lee) Cook (3 Aug 1998 – ) m. Josh Minard
        6. 6. Nicholas (Alexander) Cook (10-20-2005 – ) m. Anna Osario
        7. 7. Ethan (Matthew) Cook (2-25-2010 – )
      2. 2. Jaime (Avis) Sopha (5-18-1976 – )
        1. 1. Charles (Joshua) Sopha (14 Jan 1994 – )
        2. 2. Jacub (Rian) Sopha (4 Apr 1995 – )
      3. 3. Ramona (Amber) Dutton (12/26/1978 – ) m. Todd (Douglas) Dutton (3 Mar 1979 – )
        1. 1. Amber (Rachelle) Dutton (4-6-1998 – )
        2. 2. Shyanne (Gabreale) Dutton (2-24-2003 – )
      4. 4. Christopher (Scott) Sopha (5-23-1980 – ) m. Jennifer (Marie) Griffin (25 Oct 1981 – )
        1. 1. Brian (Cole) Sopha (6-10-2001 – )
        2. 2. Kimberly (Jade) Sopha (10-28-2002 – )
    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 – )

William Knight's Timeline

9 Records

1918
3 March 1918
Birth of William Arron Knight in Huntington, West Virginia
Huntington, West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 2
William Arron Knight resided here in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
William Arron Knight resided here in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
William Arron Knight resided here in Huntington, Lawrence Cabell, West Virginia
Huntington, Lawrence Cabell, West Virginia
1936
1936
Age 18
William Arron Knight resided here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 22
William Arron Knight resided here in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
1942
1942
Age 24
William Arron Knight resided here in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
William Arron Knight resided here in Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
1978
12 May 1978
Age 60
Death of William Arron Knight in Ross, Ohio, USA
Ross, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1918
    Event Place: Huntington, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 224; Film Title: 81 Washtenaw 04200-07439; Film Description: Washtenaw (1933-1938)
    [3] Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Huntington, Lawrence Cabell, West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories (Beta)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 224; Film Title: 81 Washtenaw 04200-07439; Film Description: Washtenaw (1933-1938)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1978
    Event Place: Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Web: Columbus, Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery Index, 1780-2010
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