Syrence A Knight1860–
- Name
- Syrence A Knight
- Given names
- Syrence A
- Surname
- Knight
 Birth | about 1860 25 26 |
 Birth of a brother | William Anderson Knight August 6, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Ann Knight October 12, 1864 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 15 months)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Belle Knight January 4, 1867 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 7 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 9 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Ann Knight May 31, 1897 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Ann Chambers before 1900 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a father | William John Riley Knight February 23, 1915 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 56 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 57 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 58 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/ |
| Death of a sister | Mary Belle Knight January 12, 1928 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Anderson Knight June 11, 1930 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Anderson Knight June 13, 1930 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Moore Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Malissa Jane Knight October 19, 1936 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 90 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 86 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William John Riley Knight Birth: December 1834 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1915 — Larkin, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Ann Chambers Birth: about 1834 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: before 1900 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 20, 1858 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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-1 months elder sister |
Malissa Jane Knight Birth: March 16, 1858 23 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 19, 1936 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years herself |
Syrence A Knight Birth: about 1860 25 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
William Anderson Knight Birth: August 6, 1862 27 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 11, 1930 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Ann Knight Birth: October 12, 1864 29 30 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 31, 1897 |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Belle Knight Birth: January 4, 1867 32 33 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1928 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |