Jul-28-2018Husband: Ancil Knight Census name: Ansel Knight Born: Dec- 8-1896 in West Virginia 1 (see note 1) Died: Mar- 2-1954 1 Buried: in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK 2 Resided: 1945 in Oklahoma Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 pumper in oil industry 3 Military: Pvt, Co G, 46th Inf, World War I 1 Father: Zebedee Warner Knight (1866 - 1922) Mother: Stella Jane Underwood (1873 - 1961)
Wife: Blanche Fay Gaskins Census name: Blanch Gaskins 4 Married: ca 1920 3 Born: Jun-12-1900 in West Virginia 1,3 (see note 2) Died: Jul-25-1974 1 Buried: in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK 2 Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William W. Gaskins (1851 - 1927) Mother: Mariah J. Williams (1860 - 1930) Notes
M Child 1: Ancil Warner Knight Census name: Warner W. Knight Born: May-30-1921 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Died: Apr- 8-1945 in Germany 5 Buried: in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Holland 6 Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Military: 1st Lt, US Army, 400th FA Bn, 9th Armd Div, WW2 (KIA, Silver Star, Purple Heart) 5 Notes
F Child 2: Aris Junelle Knight Also known as: Junelle Knight Born: Jan-29-1923 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Jan- -1994 Resided: in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 8 Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Husband: ___ Parker
M Child 3: Paul Jackson Knight Born: Mar- 6-1925 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Jul-18-2014 Buried: in Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK 2 Resided: in Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK 9 Census: 1930 in Payne Co, OK Occupation: American Airlines jet mechanic 10 Military: May-27-1943 - Apr-22-1946 Aviation Machinist Mate 2/c, US Navy, WW II (USS Canberra) 10 Wife: Alice L. ___ b. Jan-17-1934 d. Feb-12-1981
Sources: (1) Cemetery marker. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) 1930 Census. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (5) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html. (6) West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html, Plot A, Row 7, Grave 22. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Texas before 1951. (9) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (10) Obituary. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Nov 1895, but date on military cemetery marker is Dec 8 1896. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1900, but date on cemetery marker is Jun 12 1900.Name Index