James Otis KnightAge: 55 years1917–1973
- Name
- James Otis Knight
- Given names
- James Otis
- Surname
- Knight
 Birth | July 7, 1917 26 16 |
 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 1918 (Age 5 months)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/ |
 Birth of a sister | Goldie Marie Knight estimated 1921 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 |
 Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | James Henry Roby November 15, 1931 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Savannah Evelyn Knight calculated 1933 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Iva Sue Knight May 10, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Iva Sue Knight May 10, 1938 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1940 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Emma Jane Shemwell April 12, 1944 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 32 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 wife | Billy Nadine McCarty May 3, 1973 (on the date of death) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 | May 3, 1973 (Age 55 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Cemetery |
 Last change | July 2, 2016 – 08:53:25 by: Barry Shemwell |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Knight Birth: February 8, 1891 53 36 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: January 30, 1974 — Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Angle Roby Birth: July 8, 1900 26 36 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: February 26, 1975 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
| himself |
James Otis Knight Birth: July 7, 1917 26 16 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1973 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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Goldie Marie Knight Birth: estimated 1921 29 20 — Missouri, United States Death: April 10, 2002 — Portageville, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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Savannah Evelyn Knight Birth: calculated 1933 41 32 — Missouri, United States Death: July 20, 2001 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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Iva Sue Knight Birth: May 10, 1938 47 37 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States Death: May 10, 1938 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Billy Nadine McCarty |
| himself |
James Otis Knight Birth: July 7, 1917 26 16 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1973 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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Birth: January 24, 1929 27 19 — New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1973 — New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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| Henry Richard “Dick” Webb + Billy Nadine McCarty |
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Henry Richard “Dick” Webb Birth: March 18, 1912 — New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: August 11, 1964 — Caruthersville, Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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Birth: January 24, 1929 27 19 — New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 3, 1973 — New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States |
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