The Shemwell Family

Vernon Roby KnightAge: 81 years19141996

Name
Vernon Roby Knight
Given names
Vernon Roby
Surname
Knight
Birth December 24, 1914 28 25
Birth of a brotherDossey Thomas “Boots” Knight Jr.
October 15, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census January 12, 1920 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherLoyd Eugene Knight
November 4, 1923 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterFloyd Eugenia “Sissy” Knight
November 4, 1923 (Age 8 years)
Death of a brotherLoyd Eugene Knight
June 26, 1924 (Age 9 years)
Census April 17, 1930 (Age 15 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 25 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherBarton Aquilla Roby
December 4, 1941 (Age 26 years)
Census April 20, 1950 (Age 35 years)
Death of a motherBessie Elizabeth Roby
May 7, 1954 (Age 39 years)
Note: Birth: Sep. 9, 1889, Houston County, Tennessee, USA
Death of a fatherDossy Thomas Knight Sr.
February 26, 1955 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Garner Knight
June 12, 1980 (Age 65 years)
Death of a brotherLeeward Guy Knight
February 20, 1987 (Age 72 years)
Death January 4, 1996 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: August 19, 1906Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 months
elder brother
Leeward Guy Knight
Birth: October 30, 1906 20 17Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 20, 1987Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
Charles Garner Knight
Birth: May 3, 1910 24 20Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 12, 1980Houston, Tennessee, United States
5 years
himself
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
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himself
Vernon Roby Knight
Birth: December 24, 1914 28 25Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 4, 1996Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
wife
Elnora Boone
Birth: May 1, 1917Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 31, 2002Jacksonville Beach, Duval, Florida, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private

Vernon Roby Knight has 7 first cousins recorded

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dossy Thomas Knight Sr. - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Knight, DossyheadMW43MTNTNTNAgentInsurance
Roby, BessiewifeFW40MTNTNTN
Knight, CharlessonMW19STNTNTN
Knight, VernonsonMW16STNTNTN
Knight, Dossey JrsonMW10STNTNTN
Knight, EugineadaughterFW6STNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Vernon Roby Knight - Household

Dist. 4 Erin, Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeBPOccupationIndustry
Vernon Roby KnightHeadMW25TNSalesmanRetail drug store
Elnora BoonewifeFW22TNSalesladyRetail grocery store