Howard William Knight was born in Rochelle, McCulloch, Texas on May 14, 1910. At the time of his draft registration for WWII in October 1940, Howard was a resident of Moran, Texas. He was described as 5'11" and 200 lbs, dark hair and blue eyes.[1]
On July 9, 1933 H W Knight married Lamoine Gresham at Shackleford, Texas.[9]
On February 9, 1948 Howard W Knight married Lucille I Erickson at Mesa, Colorado.[10]
Death
Howard died in 1977 at the age of 67. His last place of residence was Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado. He was buried at Golden Cemetery in Golden, Colorado.[11]
Date: AUG 1977
Place: Buried in Golden Cemetery Golden Jefferson County Colorado, USA/Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado[12]
↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 838 Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Ancestry Record 2238 #21217879
↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 436-03-2409; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 May 1910 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1977 CONT Death place: Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America
↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 436-03-2409; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 May 1910 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1977 CONT Death place: Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America
↑ Marriage Records. Texas Marriages. Texas State Library and Archives Commission and various county clerk offices, Texas. Film Number: 002398934 Ancestry.com. Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965 [database on-line] Ancestry Record 61383 #1034549
↑ Mesa County Marriage Records. Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, Grand Junction, Colorado. Reception Number: 477842 Document ID: 2792087 Ancestry.com. Mesa County, Colorado, Marriage Index, 1883-2010 [database on-line] Ancestry Record 61050 #6801
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 February 2019), memorial page for Howard William Knight (10 May 1910–Aug 1977), Find A Grave: Memorial #60632743, citing Golden Cemetery, Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA ; Maintained by Scotti McCarthy (contributor 46979732) .
↑ Source: #S79 Page: Number: 436-03-2409; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951. Data: Text: Birth date: 14 May 1910 CONT Birth place: CONT Death date: Aug 1977 CONT Death place: Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America
↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. Year: 1940; Census Place: Shackelford, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04135; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 209-6. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Ancestry Record 2442 #157887468
Source: S79 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D; Repository: #R1
Source: S82 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,; Repository: #R1
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Source: S85 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Reco; Repository: #R1
Acknowledgments
Thank you to Charlotte Graves for creating WikiTree profile Knight-4085 through the import of Charlotte's Family Tree(1)_2013-12-29 E A KNIGHT.ged on Dec 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Charlotte and others.
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