Loutis Margaret (Laster) Knight (1904 - 1997)

Born 8 Mar 1904 in Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Erskine Monroe Knight — married 6 Apr 1925 in Lake, Tennessee

Died 31 Dec 1997 at age 93 in Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Loutis Margaret Laster was born on March 8, 1904 in Kentucky, United States, daughter of James Alexander Laster (~1876–~1937) and Margaret Cross (1873–1933).^[1]

Loutis (21) married Erskine Monroe Knight (26) (born on February 20, 1899 in Brighton, Tipton, Tennessee) on April 6, 1925 in Lake, Tennessee.^[2] Their children were:

• Llewellyn Knight (1927–2005)
• Mary Ann Knight (1933–1998)
• Franklin Delano Knight (1940–2018)

In 1930, Loutis (26) was living in Tipton, Tennessee. ^[3]

In 1940, Loutis (36) was living in Canton, Stark, Ohio. ^[4]

Loutis died on December 31, 1997 in Hayesville, Clay, North Carolina, United States, aged 93.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1910 Census 1910 Census (Last 4 lines and top of next page) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVHTMG?cc=1727033wc=QZZWSKN%3A133641601%2C137083101%2C138548801%2C1589089520 : 24 June 2017), Kentucky > Fulton > Sassafras Ridge > ED 157 > image 3 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Marriage Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-W7HF : 10 March 2021), Erskine M Knight and Loutis Marg*it Laster, 06 Apr 1925; citing Lake, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,007,783.
3. ↑ 1930 Census "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP72-7NQ : accessed 4 May 2023), Erskine M Knight, District 01, Tipton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11A, line 31, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2282; FHL microfilm 2,342,016.
4. ↑ 1940 Census "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWPQ-387 : 9 January 2021), Erskine Knight, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-27, sheet 13A, line 5, family 253, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3183.
5. ↑ US SS Death Index "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWL-P68 : 9 January 2021), Loutis L Knight, 31 Dec 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• 1910 Census 1910 Census (Last 4 lines and top of next page) "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVHTMG?cc=1727033wc=QZZWSKN%3A133641601%2C137083101%2C138548801%2C1589089520 : 24 June 2017), Kentucky > Fulton > Sassafras Ridge > ED 157 > image 3 of 10; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• 1920 Census "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHL8-FBJ : 1 February 2021), Lotus Laster in entry for James A Laster, 1920.

• 1930 Census "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP72-7NQ : accessed 4 May 2023), Erskine M Knight, District 01, Tipton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 11A, line 31, family 219, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2282; FHL microfilm 2,342,016.

• 1940 Census "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWPQ-387 : 9 January 2021), Erskine Knight, Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 90-27, sheet 13A, line 5, family 253, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3183.

• 1950 Census https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHJ-5QHW-79KF-9?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3A6XB8-NKW3&action=view&groupId=TH-7734-115385-44496-32

• Marriage Record "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHQ-W7HF : 10 March 2021), Erskine M Knight and Loutis Marg*it Laster, 06 Apr 1925; citing Lake, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,007,783.

• US SS Death Index "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLWL-P68 : 9 January 2021), Loutis L Knight, 31 Dec 1997; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).