The Shemwell Family

Mabel L KnightAge: 74 years19241998

Name
Mabel L Knight
Given names
Mabel L
Surname
Knight
Birth October 11, 1924 40 27
Birth of a brotherJames Wiley Knight
March 8, 1926 (Age 16 months)
Death of a paternal grandfatherFernando Joshua “Josh” Knight
December 28, 1926 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Henry “Bud” Summers
June 12, 1927 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 4 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 brotherBen Summers Knight
March 15, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 5 years)
Census May 15, 1940 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 17 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
Death of a fatherJames Arthur Knight
November 2, 1948 (Age 24 years)
Census May 3, 1950 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 25 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 maternal grandmotherLela Bell
January 1, 1957 (Age 32 years)
Death of a motherMattie May Summers
September 16, 1971 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 21 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 of a brotherJames Wiley Knight
November 13, 1989 (Age 65 years)
Death November 5, 1998 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Knight Cemetery
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father
James Arthur Knight
Birth: March 8, 1884 26 23Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 2, 1948Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
mother
Mattie May Summers
Birth: May 9, 1897 45 19Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 16, 1971Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
herself
Mabel L Knight
Birth: October 11, 1924 40 27Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 5, 1998Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
17 months
younger brother
James Wiley Knight
Birth: March 8, 1926 42 28Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 13, 1989Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Ben Summers Knight
Birth: March 15, 1930 46 32Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 26, 2018Waverly, Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
brother
Private

Mabel L Knight has 5 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (5)

Parents Carlie Walter Belcher + Ollie Myrtle Summers
1Lois Nell Belcher19311933
2Private
3Private
Parents William Roy Summers + Flora Mae “Tootsie” Scholes
1Private
2Private
Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Arthur Knight - Household

Halls Creek Road Humphreys, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Knight, James AheadMW45M39TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Knight, Mattie MwifeFW33M27TNTNTN
Knight, Mabel LdaughterFW5STNTNTN
Knight, James WsonMW4-1mSTNTNTN
Knight, Ben SsonMW0mSTNTNTN