Died
at age 63
in Linden, Cass County, Texas, United States
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Biography
Perry Knight is a part of US Black heritage.
Perry was born in Texas around 1865. He was the son of David Knight and Diane White. In 1880 he was living with his parents and siblings in Cass County, Texas.
Perry married Hannah Rhyne in Cass County in 1883.
Perry and Hannah raised three children in Cass County before he passed away in 1919 in Linden, Cass County.
Perry was buried in New Antioch Cemetery in Cass County.
Sources
1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census" Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1295; Page: 103B; Enumeration District: 010 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #7307151 (accessed 6 August 2022) Persy Knight (16), single son, Farm Laborer, in household of Dave Knight (45) in Precinct 1, Cass, Texas, USA. Born in Texas.
1883 Marriage: "Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965" Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1301831 Ancestry Record 60183 #573933 (accessed 6 August 2022) Perry Knight marriage to Hannah Rhyne on 31 Dec 1883 in Cass, Texas, United States.
1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census" Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Cass, Texas; Roll: 1618; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0018; FHL microfilm: 1241618 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #43134851 (accessed 6 August 2022) Perry Knight (36), married, Farmer, head of household in Justice Precinct 1, Cass, Texas. Born in Texas, USA.
1929 Death: "Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982" Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2272 #21904751 (accessed 6 August 2022) Perry Knight death 18 Jun 1929 (age 64), son of Dave Knight & Diano White, in Linden, Cass, Texas, USA. Married, burial Antioch Cemetery, Jefferson, Texas
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #5960807 (accessed 6 August 2022) Memorial page for Perry Knight (Jul 1864-18 Jun 1929), citing New Antioch Cemetery, Cass County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).
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