William Anderson KnightAge: 67 years1862–1930
- Name
- William Anderson Knight
- Given names
- William Anderson
- Surname
- Knight
 Birth | August 6, 1862 27 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Ann Knight October 12, 1864 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 4 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 4 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 6 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 15 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 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 35 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 37 years) |
| Death of a father | William John Riley Knight February 23, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 53 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 54 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 55 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 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 | June 11, 1930 (Age 67 years) |
 Burial | June 13, 1930 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Moore Cemetery |
| 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 elder sister |
Syrence A Knight Birth: about 1860 25 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
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 |