Jul-28-2018
Husband: Harvey Knight
Born: Aug-14-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3,4 Died: May- 8-1970 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 5,2,3 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 6,7 Resided: in Salem, WV 8 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Occupation: 1940 road construction worker (WPA) 11 Occupation: 1910 oil field worker 12 Father: Sylvanus Knight (1865 - 1946) Mother: Almira (Alice) Hall (1872 - 1936)
Wife: Jessie Beatrice Nutter 13 Married: May-25-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Dec- 6-1890 in Harrison Co, WV 14,4,15 Died: Nov- 4-1979 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 16 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 14,6,7 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Census: 1900 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Father: Late Nutter (1865 - 1948) Mother: Talitha Catherine Hughes (1862 - 1945) Notes
F Child 1: Opal B. Knight Born: Jun- 8-1913 2 Died: Jan- -1994 2 Resided: in Mt. Clare, Harrison Co, WV 8 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Husband: Roscoe Hayward "Bunk" Chipps b. Jan- -1912 d. Oct-18-1966 Also known as: Bunk Chipps
F Child 2: Garnet Ruby Bernice Knight Also known as: Garnet Bernice Shaffer 17 Born: Jan-17-1915 in Salem, WV 18,2,4 Died: Nov- 6-2008 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,2 Buried: in Big Isaac Cemetery, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: in Salem, WV 20,18 Resided: 2006 in Zinnia, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Resided: 2004, 2005 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 22,23 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Occupation: welder during World War II 18 Husband: Cecil Richard "Whitey" Shaffer b. Jun-12-1909 d. Dec-14-1992 Census name: Richard C. Shafer Married: Mar-14-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 4,24
M Child 3: Cecil Edison "Bud" Knight Born: Oct- 4-1916 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Died: May-15-1993 2 Resided: in Salem, WV 20 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Military: Oct- 7-1942 - Nov-17-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 25,26 Wife: Gertrude Ellen Perine b. May- 3-1924 d. Feb-13-2017 Married: in Double Camp, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 4: Pearl B. Knight Birth name: Pearl Blanche Knight 1 Born: Dec-24-1918 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 1,18 Died: Jul- 4-2006 18 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 18,7 Resided: in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1920, 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Husband: Ernest Marks b. Dec-22-1917 d. Nov-22-1971 Married: Jul- 1-1936 in Salem, WV 27,28
M Child 5: Junior Ray Knight Census name: Ray J. Knight Born: Feb-19-1922 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 29,30 Died: May-12-1996 2 Resided: in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 8 Resided: 1964 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 29 Resided: 1944 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 29 Census: 1930, 1940 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Military: (enlisted 10/7/1942) U.S. Army, World War II 25 Wife: Naomi Ruth Pugh b. Aug- 5-1927 d. Aug-29-1992 Also known as: Naoma Ruth Pugh 29 Married: Jun- 1-1944 at Bristol, Harrison Co, WV 29 Wife: Living
Sources: (1) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Social Security Death Index. (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (11) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (12) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (13) Death record of wife. (14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Bk 6, p. 98. (15) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (16) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Informant: Opal Knight, Salem, WV. DR Bk 6, p. 98. (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) Obituary. (19) Obituary - United Hospital Center. (20) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (21) Obituary of sister. (22) Obituary of daughter. (23) Obituary of son. (24) Obituary of husband. (25) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (26) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (27) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (28) Obituary of wife. (29) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (30) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.Name Index