William Benjamin KnightAge: 60 years1871–1932
- Name
- William Benjamin Knight
- Given names
- William Benjamin
- Surname
- Knight
 Birth | October 20, 1871 32 31 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 6 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 father | George Wade Knight September 17, 1893 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan — View this family September 3, 1896 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lola Knight March 12, 1897 (Age 25 years) twin: Lora Knight
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lora Knight March 12, 1897 (Age 25 years) twin: Lola Knight
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| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 26 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | George Francis “Bear” Knight August 11, 1899 (Age 27 years) |
 Census | June 30, 1900 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret Evelyn Knight March 29, 1903 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Garner Benjamin Knight May 10, 1910 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 44 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 45 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 46 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 13, 1920 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Brown February 27, 1922 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Loyd Roby — Lora Knight — View this family June 7, 1923 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Hope Evelyn Knight November 7, 1925 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. March 11, 1929 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 57 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 | September 20, 1932 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
George Wade Knight Birth: February 2, 1839 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 17, 1893 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Margaret Brown Birth: September 22, 1840 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: February 27, 1922 — Dickson, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
William Benjamin Knight Birth: October 20, 1871 32 31 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1932 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan |
| himself |
William Benjamin Knight Birth: October 20, 1871 32 31 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1932 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan Birth: May 22, 1876 27 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1960 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 3, 1896 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months daughter |
Lola Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 2004 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Lora Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1986 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret Evelyn Knight Birth: March 29, 1903 31 26 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1952 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Garner Benjamin Knight Birth: May 10, 1910 38 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1974 — Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee
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