Doddridge County Roots


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Golden Ira KNIGHT

Golden Ira KNIGHT

Male 1872 - 1944  (72 years)


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  • Name Golden Ira KNIGHT
    Birth 20 Mar 1872  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1880, 1900, 1910  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1916  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 28 1930:
      Martha A. McMillan, 72, single, owner of farm; lodger Golden Knight, 56, single, laborer on farm; servant Lucy Williams, 27, single [sic], servant for private family.
      NOTE: Lucy Williams was a daughter of Albert Sullivan & Mary Mahana. She married Glenn L. Williams on 13 Apr 1922 in Doddridge County. When she died in 1950, she was again identified as Lucy Sullivan Williams, marital status single. It is more likely that she was separated or divorced.
    Occupation farm worker  [5] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Residence 1932  Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Death 23 Dec 1944  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I85529  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2025

    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

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [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=1983746&frame=00055.

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

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

    6. [S960] Obituary of mother.