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Willis A. Knight 1846–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 October 1846

Birth Location: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 2 January 1934

Death Location: Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Minerva Barnett

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Willis A. Knight was born in 1846 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Henry Harrison Knight Sr And Minerva A Barnett. In 1880, Willis A. Knight resided in Jackson, Lucas, Iowa, USA. Willis A. Knight passed away in 1934 in Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Willis A. Knight was born in 1846 in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Henry Harrison Knight Sr And Minerva A Barnett.
  • In 1880, Willis A. Knight resided in Jackson, Lucas, Iowa, USA.
  • Willis A. Knight passed away in 1934 in Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Willis Knight's Ancestors

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Willis Knight
1846–1934
Birth Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Harrison Knight Sr.
1821–1899
North Carolina, United States of America
Minerva (A) Barnett
1825–1915
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States
Grandparents
Spencer Barnett
1788–1869
Millersburg, Nicholas, Kentucky, United States
Sally (Sarah) Henderson
1792–1888
Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1764–1829
Elizabeth Self
1766–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Barnett
1694–1788
Mary Grundy
1720–1764

Willis Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1846
9 October 1846
Birth of Willis A. Knight in Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 34
Willis A. Knight resided here in Jackson, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Jackson, Lucas, Iowa, USA
1934
2 January 1934
Age 88
Death of Willis A. Knight in Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 October 1846
    Event Place: Nashville, Brown County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: 352; Page: 455C; Enumeration District: 103
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Jackson, Lucas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Jackson, Lucas, Iowa; Roll: 352; Page: 455C; Enumeration District: 103

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 January 1934
    Event Place: Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Havelock, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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