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Clarence Victor "Vic" KNIGHT

Clarence Victor "Vic" KNIGHT

Male 1899 - 1927  (28 years)


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  • Name Clarence Victor "Vic" KNIGHT  [1]
    Birth 1 Feb 1899  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation brakeman on B&O Railroad  [2] 
    Residence Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1921  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 14 Jul 1927  Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: hit by train 
    Burial Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5] 
    • Findagrave reports burial at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge County. The accompanying photo shows birth/death dates as 1899-1927. But his death record shows it as Freeman Cemetery. Ramage's book of cemetery readings also shows it as Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run (West Union), Doddridge County, birth/death dates 1899-1927.
    Person ID I53233  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024

    Father Clarence Lee KNIGHT,   b. 17 Dec 1872, Pleasants Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1902 (Age 29 years)
    Mother Lucy Ann COTTRILL,   b. 3 Dec 1870, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jun 1919, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F21973  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eva Katherine GRANT,   b. 27 Sep 1903, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 2002, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 98 years)  [6, 7]
    Marriage 24 Sep 1921  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    >1. Katherine Leolyn KNIGHT,   b. 1 Apr 1922, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 2015, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
    >2. Gladys Lenore KNIGHT,   b. 3 Jun 1923, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jan 2011, Westerville, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    >3. Lyndle Lucille KNIGHT,   b. 18 Mar 1925, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 2011, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    >4. Clarence Britain "Bud" KNIGHT,   b. 13 May 1927, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 2015, Chillicothe, Ross Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F23074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=1953331&frame=02674.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, https://dach-image-proxy.digital-relativity.workers.dev/?film=838214&frame=00362.

    5. [S2550] Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    6. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.

    7. [S1620] Death record of husband.