Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” KnightAge: 89 years1923–2013
- Name
- Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight
- Given names
- Floyd Eugenia
- Surname
- Knight
- Married name
- Floyd Eugenia Roby
- Nickname
- Sissy
 Birth | November 4, 1923 37 34 |
 Birth of a brother | Loyd Eugene Knight November 4, 1923 |
| Death of a brother | Loyd Eugene Knight June 26, 1924 (Age 7 months) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 5 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 17, 1930 (Age 6 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Barton Aquilla Roby December 4, 1941 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 18 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 |
| Census | April 20, 1950 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 26 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 |
| Death of a mother | Bessie Elizabeth Roby May 7, 1954 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. February 26, 1955 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 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 brother | Charles Garner Knight June 12, 1980 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Leeward Guy Knight February 20, 1987 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Vernon Roby Knight January 4, 1996 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr. August 13, 1997 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | April 7, 2013 (Age 89 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. Birth: March 20, 1886 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 26, 1955 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Bessie Elizabeth Roby Birth: September 9, 1889 28 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1954 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: August 19, 1906 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 months elder brother |
Leeward Guy Knight Birth: October 30, 1906 20 17 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 20, 1987 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
Charles Garner Knight Birth: May 3, 1910 24 20 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 12, 1980 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Vernon Roby Knight Birth: December 24, 1914 28 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 4, 1996 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr. Birth: October 15, 1919 33 30 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 13, 1997 — Tennessee, United States |
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4 years twin brother |
Loyd Eugene Knight Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 26, 1924 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 2013 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Leslie Roland Roby |
| husband |
Leslie Roland Roby Birth: May 21, 1923 21 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: June 28, 2013 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 7, 2013 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
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| son |
Private |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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