William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr.Age: 67 years1929–1996
- Name
- William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr.
- Given names
- William Lewis
- Surname
- Knight
- Name suffix
- Sr.
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | March 11, 1929 29 25 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 6 months)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 12 months) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Ada Bell Griffey September 27, 1930 (Age 18 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Benjamin Knight September 20, 1932 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Warden Lewis November 14, 1939 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20 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 paternal grandmother | Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan March 28, 1960 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a father | George Francis “Bear” Knight February 28, 1975 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 mother | Ruth Evelyn Lewis October 13, 1987 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | August 3, 1996 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Ruth Evelyn Lewis Birth: January 20, 1904 33 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 13, 1987 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| elder sister |
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 himself |
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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| sister |
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| Family with Private |
| himself |
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 |
| wife |
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| daughter |
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| son |
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Francis “Bear” Knight - Household
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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