George Francis “Bear” KnightAge: 75 years1899–1975
- Name
- George Francis “Bear” Knight
- Given names
- George Francis
- Surname
- Knight
- Nickname
- Bear
 Birth | August 11, 1899 27 23 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Isaac Francis McMillan January 12, 1900 (Age 5 months) |
 Census | June 30, 1900 (Age 10 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Evelyn Knight March 29, 1903 (Age 3 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Garner Benjamin Knight May 10, 1910 (Age 10 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 17 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 18 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 13, 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret Brown February 27, 1922 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Hope Evelyn Knight November 7, 1925 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. March 11, 1929 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 30 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 2, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a father | William Benjamin Knight September 20, 1932 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 7, 1950 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Evelyn Knight May 7, 1952 (Age 52 years) Cause: Carcinoma of cervix |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 50 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 | Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan March 28, 1960 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Garner Benjamin Knight April 15, 1974 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 | February 28, 1975 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Benjamin Knight Birth: October 20, 1871 32 31 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1932 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan Birth: May 22, 1876 27 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1960 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 3, 1896 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months elder sister |
Lola Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 2004 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| elder sister |
Lora Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1986 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Margaret Evelyn Knight Birth: March 29, 1903 31 26 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1952 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Garner Benjamin Knight Birth: May 10, 1910 38 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1974 — Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Ruth Evelyn Lewis |
| himself |
George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Ruth Evelyn Lewis Birth: January 20, 1904 33 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1987 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Hope Evelyn Knight Birth: November 7, 1925 26 21 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 19, 2019 — Piperton, Fayette, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. Birth: March 11, 1929 29 25 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: August 3, 1996 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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| daughter |
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George Francis “Bear” Knight has 11 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (11)
Parents Charles Wade “Charley” Nichols + Sallie Jane McMillan
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Francis “Bear” Knight - Household
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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