Monroe Ulysses KnightAge: 73 years1886–1960
- Name
- Monroe Ulysses Knight
- Given names
- Monroe Ulysses
- Surname
- Knight
- Also known as
- Monroe Edward Knight
 Birth | December 2, 1886 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Bertha Lou Loftin — View this family February 27, 1909 (Age 22 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | James Cicero Knight April 28, 1910 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Burton Howard Knight June 5, 1911 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Helen Knight July 17, 1915 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 29 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mildred Bertha Knight September 21, 1917 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a wife | Bertha Lou Loftin February 27, 1918 (Age 31 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 23, 1920 (Age 33 years) |
| Marriage | Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser — View this family May 17, 1924 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 42 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Francis Watkins Finch — Helen Knight — View this family September 3, 1936 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Cicero Knight — Eula Posy Bullock — View this family December 25, 1939 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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 63 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 | October 22, 1960 (Age 73 years) |
| Family with Bertha Lou Loftin |
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Monroe Ulysses Knight Birth: December 2, 1886 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Bertha Lou Loftin Birth: August 6, 1892 25 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 27, 1918 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1909 — Manchester, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States |
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14 months son |
James Cicero Knight Birth: April 28, 1910 23 17 — Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: April 28, 1975 — Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States |
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13 months son |
Burton Howard Knight Birth: June 5, 1911 24 18 — Virginia, United States Death: June 12, 1986 — Richmond, Virginia, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Helen Knight Birth: July 17, 1915 28 22 — Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: March 1, 1993 — Oxford, Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mildred Bertha Knight Birth: September 21, 1917 30 25 — Henrico, Virginia, United States Death: April 4, 1993 |
| Family with Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser |
| himself |
Monroe Ulysses Knight Birth: December 2, 1886 — Rockingham, North Carolina, United States Death: October 22, 1960 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Carrie Mae “Mary” Sasser Birth: February 20, 1892 — Stanly, North Carolina, United States Death: July 29, 1967 — Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: May 17, 1924 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Vernon Nicker Post - Household
425 North Main Street Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina
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