The Shemwell Family

Savannah Evelyn KnightAge: 69 years19322001

Name
Savannah Evelyn Knight
Given names
Savannah Evelyn
Surname
Knight
Married name
Savannah Evelyn Renfroe
Birth June 22, 1932 41 31
Birth of a sisterEdith Ellen Knight
October 8, 1935 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterIva Sue Knight
May 10, 1938 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterIva Sue Knight
May 10, 1938 (Age 5 years)
Census April 22, 1940 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Jane Shemwell
April 12, 1944 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 9 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Birth of a daughter
#1
Karen Jean Renfroe
July 18, 1961 (Age 29 years)
Death of a daughterKaren Jean Renfroe
July 19, 1961 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterEdith Ellen Knight
February 6, 1969 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherJames Otis Knight
May 3, 1973 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Knight
January 30, 1974 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherAngle Roby
February 26, 1975 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 13 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterEmma Frances “Emmie” Knight
February 23, 1985 (Age 52 years)
Death July 20, 2001 (Age 69 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: December 18, 1915Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, United States
19 months
elder brother
James Otis Knight
Birth: July 7, 1917 26 16Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: May 3, 1973Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Emma Frances “Emmie” Knight
Birth: December 22, 1920 29 20Missouri, United States
Death: February 23, 1985Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, United States
20 months
elder sister
Goldie Marie Knight
Birth: August 31, 1922 31 22Parma, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
Death: April 10, 2002Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, United States
10 years
herself
Savannah Evelyn Knight
Birth: June 22, 1932 41 31Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 2001Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger sister
Edith Ellen Knight
Birth: October 8, 1935 44 35Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: February 6, 1969Argenta, Macon, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger sister
Iva Sue Knight
Birth: May 10, 1938 47 37Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 1938Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Family with Curtis Cecil Renfroe - View this family
husband
Curtis Cecil Renfroe
Birth: March 16, 1926Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 2018Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
herself
Savannah Evelyn Knight
Birth: June 22, 1932 41 31Missouri, United States
Death: July 20, 2001Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Karen Jean Renfroe
Birth: July 18, 1961 35 29Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
Death: July 19, 1961Hayti, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private

Savannah Evelyn Knight has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (2)

Parents  + Victoria Knight
1Orval Knight1906
2Ivy Knight1908

Mother's family (0)

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Knight - Household

Little Prairie Pemiscot MO

NameRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchEdBPResFBPMBPFarmOccupationIndustryEmpWksIncVetWar
John KnightheadMW50M1KYLaborerWPA Road Construction
Angle RobywifeFW39M3IL
James KnightsonMW22S5MOLaborerSaw Mill
Savannah KnightdaughterFW7MMO
Edith KnightdaughterFW4SMO