Doddridge County Roots


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Forest Leroy KNIGHT

Forest Leroy KNIGHT

Male 1924 - 2003  (79 years)


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  • Name Forest Leroy KNIGHT
    Birth 12 Feb 1924  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1930  Knights Fork (Little Flint), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1940  Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From 29 May 1943 to 18 Apr 1946  [3] 
    Tec 5, US Army, World War II 
    Census 1950  Windham, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1950  [5] 
    laborer for coal company 
    Residence Windham, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    Residence 2002  Ravenna, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 5 Dec 2003  Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 9] 
    Burial Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I53931  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 May 2023

    Father Floyd Neely KNIGHT,   b. 25 Sep 1896, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1965 (Age 69 years)
    Mother Melinda Alice "Sal" COSTILOW,   b. 26 Dec 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F22288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Edna SIMONS,   b. 5 Oct 1927, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 2002 (Age 74 years)  [8]
    Children 
    +1. Living
    Family ID F59700  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Sources 
    1. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    3. [S2624] Military Grave Marker.

    4. [S2041] 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    5. [S289] 1950 Census.

    6. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.

    7. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com).

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [S2395] Ohio Death Records 1908-1932, 1938-2022 [database online], (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.