Edna Izona Knight was born on May 06, 1922 in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of Wilson Merida Knight and Addie I Powell.[1]
She had nine siblings, namely: Winnie M, Daniel Wilmer, Elmer, Ruby Lee, Carl, Iola, Charles A., Marie, and Effie.
She died on Mar 19, 2000 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA (Methodist Central Hospital; Age at Death: 77). [2]
When she was 17, she married Pat B Jones on Nov 11, 1939 in Covington County, Mississippi, USA. [3]
Second Spouse Delos Arinder.
Edna Izona Knight lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)
She was buried in Covington County, Mississippi, USA (Blakely Cemetery). [4]
Sources
↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Edna Knight Jones
[Edna Kni Arinder]
[Edna Arinder]
[Edna Knight Knight]
SSN: xxx
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 6 May 1922
Birth Place: Natchez, Mississippi
[Natchez Adam??, Mississippi]
Death Date: 19 Mar 2000
Father: Wilson M Knight
Mother: Addie Powell
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Mar 1945: Name listed as EDNA KNIGHT JONES; Mar 1954: Name listed as EDNA KNI ARINDER; 23 Mar 2000: Name listed as EDNA K ARINDER
↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HF94-WM2M : 27 January 2020), Edna Knight in entry for Pat B Jones, 11 Nov 1939; citing Marriage, Covington, Mississippi, United States, 00672, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101386663/edna-izona-arinder: accessed 15 October 2023), memorial page for Edna Izona Knight Arinder (6 May 1922–19 Mar 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101386663, citing Blakely Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Covington County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by KatieN (contributor 47613185).
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