George Lennerd Knight (abt. 1880 - abt. 1934)

Born about 25 Jul 1880 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, United States [uncertain]

Died about 25 Mar 1934 at about age 53 in Horton, Brown County, Kansas, United States [uncertain]

Biography

On July 27, 1900 Luvina Gragg (20) married George Knight (21) at Ringgold, Iowa. Luvina was born in Ringgold County to Wm R Gragg and Nancy Snodgrass. George, a farmer in Ringgold County was the son of Lewis C Knight and Nancy Jane Smith.^[1]

At time of WWI Draft, George Lennerd Knight was 38 years old and living at Van Wert in Decataur County, Iowa. He was married and employed with Standard Oil Co in Keokuk, Iowa. Birth was cited as July 24, 1880. Next of kin was his wife, Luvina Knight. He was described as medium height and build with brown hair and brown eyes.^[2]

George died in 1934 and was buried at Horton Cemetery.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage Free Image Link Ancestry.com. Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1945 [database on-line]. Ancestry Record IAMarriageRec #3515093
2. ↑ Registration State: Iowa; Registration County: Decatur County Free Image Link Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Ancestry Record 6482 #29180451
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for George L. Knight (25 Jul 1880–25 Mar 1934), Find A Grave: Memorial #100103201, citing Horton Cemetery, Horton, Brown County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Joanne Scobee Morgan (contributor 46991706) .

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