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Dorothy May KNIGHT

Dorothy May KNIGHT

Female 1929 - 1956  (26 years)

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  • Name Dorothy May KNIGHT 
    Born 23 Aug 1929  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Age 21 in Aug 1946 marriage record would put birth in about 1925, birth date on headstone is 1926, and her birth date appears on her death record as Aug 23 1926. But her age in the 1930 Census (enumerated in April) was seven months, age in 1940 Census was 10, and her birth record shows her birth date as Aug 23 1929.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1930  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1946  Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 5 Feb 1956  Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Cause: struck by motor vehicle 
    Buried Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I85451  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2012 

    Father Harley KNIGHT,   b. 11 Sep 1905,   d. 24 Aug 1974  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Lura Gay THOMPSON,   b. 16 Jan 1908, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1984  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F36615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Earl BURTON,   b. 9 Mar 1918, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1985, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1946  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F36616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Aug 1946 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: struck by motor vehicle - 5 Feb 1956 - Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Blandville Cemetery, Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S2544] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).