Arthur Carl Knight: Appalachian Aristocracy

1902 - 1962 (60 years)

Generation: 1

Arthur Carl Knight was born 05 Jan 1902, Wise Co. VA; died 02 Aug 1962, Perry Co. KY.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1910 Census
Name: Arthur C Knight
Age in 1910: 8
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Stonega, Wise, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: William Knight
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Allie Knight [Ollie]
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
William Knight 31
Ollie Knight 23
Arthur C Knight 8
Corda Knight 6
George Knight 5
Albert Knight 3

1920 Census
Name: Carl Slyger [Knight]
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1920: Lower Poor Fork, Harlan, Kentucky
Street: Poos Fark
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son [stepson]
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: John Slyger [stepfather]
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's name: Allie Slyger [Ollie]
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
John Slyger 30
Allie Slyger 36
Carl Slyger 18 [Carl Knight]
George Slyger 14 [George Knight]
Alen Slyger 13 [Albert Knight]
Robert Slyger 9 [Robert Knight]
Mollie Slyger 7 [Mollie Knight]
Lily Slyger 4 years 2 months [Lillie Knight]
Gen Slyger 1 year 3 months [half brother]
Tinsley Pack 60 [grandfather]

1930 Census
Name: Arthur C Knight
Birth Year: abt 1902
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Lodger
Home in 1930: Richmond, Wise, Virginia
Street address: Mud Lick Creek
House Number in Cities or Towns: 276
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Miner
Industry: Coal Mines
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry L Mcclune 64
Nancy J Mcclune 51
Arthur C Knight 28

1940 Census
Name: Carl Knight
Respondent: Yes
Age: 38
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Sh, Perry, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Stack Clerk
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $2
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Duration of Unemployment: 36
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 14
Income: 87
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Carl Knight
SSN: 400-07-5999
BORN: 5 Jan 1902
Died: Aug 1962
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

Died:
Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport ? Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Name: Arthur C. Knight
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Birth Date: 5 Jan 1902
Birth Place: Virginia
Death Date: 2 Aug 1962
Death Place: Perry, Kentucky
Father: John William Knight
Mother: Ollie Pack

Arthur married Monette Meade. Monette was born 29 Jan 1909, Wise Co. VA; died 23 Dec 2002, Fulton Co. AR. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. William M. Knight was born 04 Oct 1926, Wise Co. VA; died Jul 1973.
3. Barbara Jean Knight was born 09 Mar 1932, Wise Co. VA.
4. Jack Lee Knight was born 20 Jun 1933, Wise Co. VA; died 14 Feb 2009, Perry Co. KY.
5. Vella Fayretta Knight was born 22 Dec 1934, Wise Co. VA.
6. Kenneth C. Knight was born 16 Dec 1936, Perry Co. KY; died 05 Apr 1961, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH.
7. Robert Lloyd Knight was born 23 Mar 1938, Perry Co. KY; died 09 Jun 2004, Whitley Co. KY.

Generation: 2

William M. Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 04 Oct 1926, Wise Co. VA; died Jul 1973.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: W M Knight
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1927
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Perry, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 3rd grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: William M Knight
Birth Date: 4 Oct 1926
Birth Place: Wise Co. VA

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: William Knight
SSN: 405-32-1067
BORN: 4 Oct 1926
Died: Jul 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

Barbara Jean Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 09 Mar 1932, Wise Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Barbra Jane Knight
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1932
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Perry, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Barbara Jean Knight
Birth Date: 9 Mar 1932
Birth Place: Wise Co. VA

Jack Lee Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 20 Jun 1933, Wise Co. VA; died 14 Feb 2009, Perry Co. KY.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Jacklee Knight
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1934
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Perry, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 1st grade
Native Language: English
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864=2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Jack Lee Knight
Birth Date: 20 Jun 1933
Birth Place: Wise Co. VA

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Jack L. Knight
Last Residence: 41701 Hazard, Perry, Kentucky
BORN: 20 Jun 1933
Died: 14 Feb 2009
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

Vella Fayretta Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 22 Dec 1934, Wise Co. VA.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Della Fae Knight [Vella Fayretta Knight]
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1935
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Perry, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Same House
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Vella Fayretta Knight
Birth Date: 22 Dec 1934
Birth Place: Wise Co. VA

Kenneth C. Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 16 Dec 1936, Perry Co. KY; died 05 Apr 1961, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Kenneth Knight
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

Name: Kenneth C Knight
Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1936
Birth Place: Perry, Kentucky
Mother's name: Monetta Neade [Meade]
Volume Number: 007
Certificate Number: 03201
Volume Year: 1937

Died:
Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH

Name: Kenneth C Knight
Birth Date: 1937
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Date: 5 Apr 1961
Hospital of Death: Public - Other
Death Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Certificate: 26282
Age at Death: 24
Certifier: Coroner
Autopsy: Yes, used for certification
County of Injury: Hamilton
Marital Status: Married

Robert Lloyd Knight

(1.Arthur¹) was born 23 Mar 1938, Perry Co. KY; died 09 Jun 2004, Whitley Co. KY.

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Robert Knight
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1938
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Perry, Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl Knight 38
Monett Knight 31
W M Knight 13
Barbra Jane Knight 8
Jacklee Knight 6
Della Fae Knight 5
Kenneth Knight 3
Robert Knight 2

Birth:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Robert Loyd Knight
SSN: 401524485
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1938
Birth Place: Fourseam, Kentucky
Death Date: 9 Jun 2004
Father: Arthur C Knight
Mother: Monett Meade
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Mar 1956: Name listed as ROBERT LOYD KNIGHT; 25 Jun 2004: Name listed as ROBERT L KNIGHT

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Robert L. Knight
SSN: 401-52-4485
Last Residence: 40701 Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
BORN: 23 Mar 1938
Died: 9 Jun 2004
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (1955)