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Delbert B. KNIGHT

Delbert B. KNIGHT

Male 1870 - 1932  (62 years)


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  • Name Delbert B. KNIGHT
    Birth 1870  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [3] 
    rig builder for oil company 
    Residence 1916  Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    commercial traveler for medical company 
    Census 1930  Poverty, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 10 Mar 1932  [2, 6] 
    Burial Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I58384  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2023

    Father William Benjamin Butler KNIGHT,   b. 21 Aug 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 May 1919, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
    Mother Misry Jane DAVIS,   b. 7 Feb 1847, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1932, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F22582  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Luvernia Belle WILLIAMS,   b. 26 Mar 1869, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1960, Sistersville, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)  [8, 9]
    Marriage 11 Apr 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Apr 20 1910:
      Delbert Knight, 40, rig builder for oil company, married 21 yrs; wife Verna B, 41, married 21 yrs, mother of 9 children (8 still living); son Wilbur, 18, single, wagon driver in oil field; son Burt C, 16, farmer (working out); dau Goldie G, 12; dau Ina V, 8; dau Lola J, 6; dau Thelma G, 5; son Archie R, 2.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      Delbert B. Knight, 49, commercial traveler for medical company; wife Loverna B, 50; dau Lola J, 16; dau Thelma G, 14; son Archie R, 12.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 23 1930 at Poverty Road:
      Delbert B. Knight, 60, laborer at odd jobs; wife Laverna B, 61; mother Jane, 83, widowed; granddau Leona Hayes, 14; grandson James Hayes, 10.
    Children 
    +1. Jessie A. KNIGHT,   b. 13 Apr 1890, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957 (Age 66 years)
    >2. Wilbert Vernon "Slim" KNIGHT,   b. 17 Mar 1892   d. 19 Apr 1947 (Age 55 years)
    >3. Bert Clifford KNIGHT,   b. 19 Nov 1893, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Dec 1969, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    >4. Golda Glee KNIGHT,   b. 10 Jan 1898, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1991 (Age 93 years)
    >5. Ina Victoria KNIGHT,   b. 9 Aug 1901, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Nov 1986 (Age 85 years)
    >6. Lola Jane KNIGHT,   b. 13 Jun 1903, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1999, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    +7. Thelma Gay KNIGHT,   b. 25 Mar 1905, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    >8. Archie Ralph KNIGHT,   b. 13 May 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1971 (Age 63 years)
    Documents
    58384_DelbertKnight_LuverniaBWilliams_MarriageRecord_11Apr1889.jpg    		58384_DelbertKnight_LuverniaBWilliams_MarriageRecord_11Apr1889.jpg
    Family ID F24128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2012] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 11/30/1916.

    5. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    7. [S5] Headstone.

    8. [S1605] Obituary of wife's sister.

    9. [S1592] Birth record of daughter.