The Shemwell Family

Leeward Guy KnightAge: 80 years19061987

Name
Leeward Guy Knight
Given names
Leeward Guy
Surname
Knight
Birth October 30, 1906 20 17
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Garner Knight
May 3, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherVernon Roby Knight
December 24, 1914 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherDossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr.
October 15, 1919 (Age 12 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a brotherLoyd Eugene Knight
November 4, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterFloyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight
November 4, 1923 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherLoyd Eugene Knight
June 26, 1924 (Age 17 years)
MarriageAllene Christie WaggonerView this family
July 21, 1928 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Dorothy Lee “Dot” Knight
March 29, 1929 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Norman Guy Knight
January 20, 1939 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBarton Aquilla Roby
December 4, 1941 (Age 35 years)
Census April 11, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Death of a motherBessie Elizabeth Roby
May 7, 1954 (Age 47 years)
Note: Birth: Sep. 9, 1889, Houston County, Tennessee, USA
Death of a fatherDossy Thomas Knight Sr.
February 26, 1955 (Age 48 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Garner Knight
June 12, 1980 (Age 73 years)
Death February 20, 1987 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 19, 1906Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 months
himself
Leeward Guy Knight
Birth: October 30, 1906 20 17Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 20, 1987Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Charles Garner Knight
Birth: May 3, 1910 24 20Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 12, 1980Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
Vernon Roby Knight
Birth: December 24, 1914 28 25Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 4, 1996Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger brother
Dossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr.
Birth: October 15, 1919 33 30Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 13, 1997Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Loyd Eugene Knight
Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 26, 1924Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
younger sister
Floyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight
Birth: November 4, 1923 37 34Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 7, 2013Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Allene Christie Waggoner - View this family
himself
Leeward Guy Knight
Birth: October 30, 1906 20 17Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 20, 1987Houston, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: July 21, 1928Houston, Tennessee, United States
8 months
daughter
Dorothy Lee “Dot” Knight
Birth: March 29, 1929 22 22Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 27, 2016Brentwood, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
10 years
son
Norman Guy Knight
Birth: January 20, 1939 32 32Tennessee, United States
Death: May 18, 2014Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States

Leeward Guy Knight has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Knight, Dorsey TheadMW23M1TNTNTNRural MailCarrier
Roby, Bessie EwifeFW20M111TNTNTN
Knight, Leeward GsonMW3STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household

Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Knight, D TheadMW32MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Roby, Bessie wifeFW30MTNTNTN
Knight, GuysonMW13STNTNTN
Knight, CharlessonMW9STNTNTN
Knight, VernonsonMW6STNTNTN
Knight, DosseysonMW3mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Leeward Guy Knight - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Knight, GuyheadMW33MTNClarksvilleMontgomeryTNStock Clerk? Commodities
Knight, AlleneXwifeFW33MTNClarksvilleMontgomeryTN
Knight, Dorothy LdaughterFW11STNClarksvilleMontgomeryTN
Knight, NormansonMW1STN

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Leeward Guy Knight - Household

123 Owl Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Knight, Leeward GheadMW43MarTNElectricianWires Houses
Knight, Allene CwifeFW43MarTN
Knight, Norman GsonMW11NevTN