General Perkins KnightAge: 61 years1918–1979
- Name
- General Perkins Knight
- Given names
- General Perkins
- Surname
- Knight
 Birth | May 19, 1918 63 20 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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/ |
 Birth of a brother | George Washington Knight July 21, 1928 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Anna Bell Knight May 25, 1931 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a father | Joe Knight June 26, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Paul Perkins Knight October 27, 1942 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 11, 1950 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 | Sallie Preston Ragsdale November 24, 1960 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 | July 28, 1979 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Terrace Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Joe Knight Birth: 1855 Death: June 26, 1938 — Springville, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sallie Preston Ragsdale Birth: September 3, 1897 — Jackson, Alabama, United States Death: November 24, 1960 — Hornbeak, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: 1915 — |
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3 years himself |
General Perkins Knight Birth: May 19, 1918 63 20 — Jackson, Alabama, United States Death: July 28, 1979 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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10 years younger brother |
George Washington Knight Birth: July 21, 1928 73 30 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: April 3, 2020 — Huntingdon, Carroll, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Anna Bell Knight Birth: May 25, 1931 76 33 — Springville, Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: July 3, 1998 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Gracie Ruth Coe |
| himself |
General Perkins Knight Birth: May 19, 1918 63 20 — Jackson, Alabama, United States Death: July 28, 1979 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Gracie Ruth Coe Birth: February 5, 1924 26 17 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1984 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Paul Perkins Knight Birth: October 27, 1942 24 18 — Henry, Tennessee, United States Death: August 15, 2009 — Troy, Obion, Tennessee, United States |
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