William Fountain Knight

1876 - 1950

• Name	William Fountain Knight  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	08 Aug 1876	Madison, Florida, United States   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Census	28 Jun 1880	Hamburg, Madison, Florida, United States   [10]
  	1880 Federal Census
  	He was listed as a white male of 5 years. He and his parents were born in Florida.
  Residence	1904	Eridu, Taylor, Florida, United States   [11]
  Census	19 May 1910	Moseley Hall, Madison, Florida, United States   [12]
  	1910 Federal Census
  	He was listed as a white male of 34 years who was married for the last 16 years to Lettie L. He worked as a farmer on a farm and spoke English. He and his parents were born in Florida.
  Eye Color	12 Sep 1918  [13]
  	Blue
  Indiv Note	12 Sep 1918  [13]
  	Height of 68 inches medium biuld.
  Occupation	Abt 12 Sep 1918	Ebb, Madison, Florida, United States   [13]
  	Farmer
  Residence	Abt 12 Sep 1918	Ebb, Madison, Florida, United States   [13]
  Census	22 Jun 1920	Moseley Hall, Madison, Florida, United States   [14]
  	1920 Federal Census
  	He was listed as a white male of 43 years married to Lettie V. He owned his house, but with a mortgage. He worked as a farmer on a general farm and made a living on his own accord. He spoke English and could read and write. He and his parents were born in Florida.
  Occupation	Abt 1930  [15, 16]
  	Butcher/School bus driver, Rode Timber, Share cropper
  Census	03 Apr 1930	Greenville, Madison, Florida, United States   [17]
  	1930 Federal Census
  	He was listed as William F. Knight who lived on a farm he rented. He was a white male of 54. He was married to Lettie at the age of 23. He did not attend school at the time and was able to read and write. He and both his parents were listed as being born in Florida. He worked as a farmer on a farm at his own accord.
  Census	1935	Greenville, Madison, Florida, United States   [18]
  	1935 Florida Census
  	He was listed as a white male of 58 years. He had a 6th grade education and worked as a bus driver. He owned his home and was born in Florida.
  Census	1945	Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States   [19]
  	1945 Florida Census
  	He was listed as a white male of 69 years. He had a 6th grade education and was retired. He was born in Florida.
  Died	1950	Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States   [20, 21]
  Buried	Aft 1950	Waters Memorial Gardens, Steinhatchee, Taylor, Florida, United States   [11, 22]
  	Crypt inscription reads William F Knight 1876-1950 "Gone But Not Forgotten"
  Indiv Note	2000  [23, 24]
  	Sister named Lonnie/"lawnie. Had a brother Grant Knight. Lived in Eridu: When William G. and Bulah V. Fout met. Residence: Cross City Florida USA from 1940 on.
  Name	William Fount Knight  [25]
  Reference Number	3481
  Person ID	I3481	Our Family Information
  Last Modified	16 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	William Knight,   b. Cecil, Cook, Georgia, United States ,   d. Between 1879 and 1880
  Mother	Elisabeth Coker,   b. 1846, Madison, Florida, United States
  Married	02 May 1872	Madison, Florida, United States
  Family ID	F1354	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lettie Louise Viola Strickland,   b. Abt 1884, Georgia, United States ,   d. 1963, Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States
  Married	Abt 1900  [12, 17]
  	c1899
  Children	1. Arthur Macon Knight,   b. 11 Sep 1901, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 31 Dec 1980, Steinhatchee, Taylor, Florida, United States   2. Thelmer J. Knight,   b. 15 Sep 1903, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 08 Apr 1982   3. Ralph Knight,   b. 03 Jan 1906, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 13 Sep 1935, Sirmans (Ebb), Madison, Florida, United States   4. Clarence Fount Knight,   b. 18 Mar 1908, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 28 Feb 1980, Old Town, Dixie, Florida, United States   5. Carl Patterson Knight,   b. 25 Jul 1910, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 19 Oct 1978, Perry, Taylor, Florida, United States   6. Living   7. William Glynn Knight,   b. 13 Feb 1916, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 18 May 1966, Panama City, Bay, Florida, United States   8. Joseph Wilbur Knight,   b. 14 Mar 1919, Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. May 1982, Port Saint Joe, Gulf, Florida, United States   9. Alonzo Knight,   b. 16 Aug 1922, Sirmans (Ebb), Madison, Florida, United States ,   d. 12 Apr 2007, Midland City, Dale, Alabama, United States
  Family ID	F908	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 08 Aug 1876 - Madison, Florida, United States Census - 1880 Federal Census - 28 Jun 1880 - Hamburg, Madison, Florida, United States Residence - 1904 - Eridu, Taylor, Florida, United States Census - 1910 Federal Census - 19 May 1910 - Moseley Hall, Madison, Florida, United States Occupation - Farmer - Abt 12 Sep 1918 - Ebb, Madison, Florida, United States Residence - Abt 12 Sep 1918 - Ebb, Madison, Florida, United States Census - 1920 Federal Census - 22 Jun 1920 - Moseley Hall, Madison, Florida, United States Census - 1930 Federal Census - 03 Apr 1930 - Greenville, Madison, Florida, United States Census - 1935 Florida Census - 1935 - Greenville, Madison, Florida, United States Census - 1945 Florida Census - 1945 - Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States Died - 1950 - Cross City, Dixie, Florida, United States Buried - Aft 1950 - Waters Memorial Gardens, Steinhatchee, Taylor, Florida, United States  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Draft Registration
  		William and Lettie Knight Cens
  		William F Knight State Census
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Elisabeth Coker-Knight 1880 Fl
  		Elisabeth Coker-Knight 1880 Fl
  		William F and Lettie Knight 19
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		William Fountain Knight WWI Dr

  
  

  Headstones » Slide Show		William F Knight Headstone 1.JPG
  		William F. Knight
  		William F Knight Headstone 2.JPG
  		William F Knight Headstone.jpg

  
  

• Sources

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