Ancil KNIGHT
1896 - 1954 (57 years)
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Name Ancil KNIGHT Born 8 Dec 1896 West Virginia 
[1] - Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1895, but date on military cemetery marker is Dec 8 1896.
Gender Male Military Pvt, Co G, 46th Inf, World War I [1] Census 1900, 1910, 1920 Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census 1930 Payne Co, OK Occupation 1930 [2] pumper in oil industry Residence 1945 Oklahoma Died 2 Mar 1954 [1] Buried Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK [3] Person ID I70135 Doddridge County Roots Last Modified 9 Oct 2016
Father Zebedee Warner KNIGHT, b. 16 Jan 1866, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 22 May 1922, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV (Age 56 years) Mother Stella Jane UNDERWOOD, b. 23 Jul 1873, Tyler Co, WV , d. 29 Jul 1961, Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV (Age 88 years) Family ID F29640 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Blanche Fay GASKINS, b. 12 Jun 1900, West Virginia , d. 25 Jul 1974 (Age 74 years) Married CA 1920 [2] Notes - Local news item in the Canton column, "West Union Record," Thursday, Oct 26 1916, in its entirety:
"Ancil Knight, the famous hunter, caught nine opossums in one day."
1930 Census, Payn Co, Oklahoma (Mound Twp), enumerated on Apr 26 1930:
Ancil Knight, 33, pumper in oil industry, age 23 at time of first marriage; wife Blanch F, 29, age 19 at first marriage; son Warner W, 8; dau Erest J, 7; son Paul J, 5. All born in West Virginia.
Children 1. Ancil Warner KNIGHT, b. 30 May 1921, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 8 Apr 1945, Germany (Age 23 years)2. Aris Junelle KNIGHT, b. 29 Jan 1923, Canton, Doddridge Co, WV , d. Jan 1994 (Age 70 years)3. Paul Jackson KNIGHT, b. 6 Mar 1925, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV , d. 18 Jul 2014 (Age 89 years)Family ID F33631 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Floral Hills Memorial Gdns, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
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