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William Arthur Knight 1941–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1941

Birth Location: North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 16 March 2020

Death Location: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Ernest Knight

Mother: Lillie Jones

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William Arthur Knight was born in 1941 in North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ernest Hyman Knight And Lillie Carrie Jones. William Arthur Knight passed away in 2020 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Arthur Knight was born in 1941 in North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA, the child of Ernest Hyman Knight And Lillie Carrie Jones.
  • William Arthur Knight passed away in 2020 in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Knight's Ancestors

Self
William Knight
1941–2020
Birth Place: North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ernest Hyman Knight
1913–1970
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Lillie (Carrie) Jones
1914–2006
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Marion (Moss Knight) TWIN
1881–1958
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Annie (Belle) Brown
1882–1968
Conetoe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sandy #1
1843–1922
Eliza Knight
1845–1910
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Knight
1830–1910
Mary Harrell
1833–
Peter Thomas
1817–
Phebe Thomas
1818–1877

William Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1941
12 Jun 1941
Birth of William Arthur Knight in North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA
North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA
2020
16 March 2020
Age 79
Death of William Arthur Knight in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1941
    Event Place: North Whitakers, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; Register of Deeds; Roll: NCVR_B_C069_66003
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 2020
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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