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| Alvah Knight - Ruby Johnson - wedding day |
Alvah Rudolph KNIGHT1,2 was born on 9 Mar 1897 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. He died on 24 May 1974 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. He was buried3 on 28 May 1974 in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
Alvah was a member of First Baptist. He worked as a worker
doing manufacturing in 4,5,6 in 1910 in Adrian Ward 2,
Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Alvah was issued
or signed-up for the draft 1917/1918 Monroe County, Michigan, USA 7,8. He was counted in a census9,10 in 1930 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan,
USA. He worked9 as a pattern maker in a
school furnature factory in 1930 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. He resided11 at in the same place as in 1940 in 1935
in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. He was counted in a census11,12 in 1940 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan,
USA. He worked11 as a plant supervisor
at Kewanau products in 1940 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. He was issued
SSN 370-01-1961 13 in Michigan.
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| "United States Census, 1930," Alva R Knight, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan |
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| Alvah Knight, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918" |
Note from 1. Fern Knight Trebilcock, Fern Knight Trebilcock,
1990/2012. "Email and personal coorespondance.".
Church affiliation: First Baptist.
ALVAH RUDOLPH KNIGHT
by Fern Trebilcock
Places of residence: Adrian, Rome Center and Tecumseh, Michigan.
Alvah was known to his grandchildren as "Poppy". A self-made man, he attended school through
the eight grade, but ambition took him far.
He was Superintendent of Kewaunee
Manufacturing for many years, later buying a veneer factory, which he named
Knight Manufacturing Company, which he owned and operated for many years, until
his death at age 77. An active person in
church and civic organizations, he was president of Kwanis Club and Lenawee
County Management Club. He organized the
first Cub and Boy Scout troops in Adrian and was the first scoutmaster of his
church's troop, a troop still in existence after 55 years. In scouting he received the highest awards,
was area president, and received the Silver Beaver Award, highest for a lay
person. to honor him, his churchs's
troop has an award, "The Alvah Knight Achievement Award" given to
scouts who exhibit unusual bravery. He
owned at least two Adrian stores and was an active member of the First Baptist
Church. In spite of many setbacks his optimism prevailed. In one instance, he bought a house, renovated
it, dug a basement, buillt additions of a bathroom and utility room, installed
a furnace, kept the house and the yard in A-1 condition, all by hand, and then during
the depression lost it, only to be forced to pay rent for a house he had
practically built himself, and with no bitterness or camplaints shown.
His occupation in on the 1930 Federal Census is pattern maker
for a local school furniture company.
Alvah married14
(MRIN:414) Ruby Alcinda JOHNSON1,
daughter of Emery Judd JOHNSON and Mary Elizabeth GRIMES (MRIN:1024), on 3 Jul
1918 in Petersburg, Monroe, Michigan, USA. Ruby was born15 on 3 Oct 1895 in Petersburg, Monroe,
Michigan, USA. She died on 2 Sep 1956 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. She
was buried16 in Oakwood Cemetery,
Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
Ruby was counted in a census17 in 1900 in Petersburg village, Monroe,
Michigan, USA. She worked as a homemaker and poet. She was counted in a census18 in 1930 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan,
USA. She resided19 at in the same
place as in 1940 in 1935 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. She was counted in
a census19 in 1940 in Adrian, Lenawee,
Michigan, USA.
1. Fern Knight Trebilcock, Fern Knight Trebilcock, 1990/2012.
"Email and personal coorespondance.".
For a time in Adrian, Ruby had a 15 minute radio show on WABJ.
Church affiliation: First Baptist.
Places of residence: Washington
D.C., Toledo Ohio, Tecumseh, Rome Center and Adrian Michigan. As a H.S. graduate she worked as a stenographer
in Toledo and Washington, D.C. until marriage. She chose that over an offer to
teach English in a mission station in Alexandria, Egypt. She was active in the First Baptist Church. She wrote good prose and poetry and had a few
writings published in various magazines. A fun-loving person with a keen wit
and a "practical joker" she was popular at parties, in spite of poor
health most of her life. She instilled in her children an intense
interest in reading, and a trait of inquisitive curiosity that all of her
children continue to have.
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Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan Births, 1867-1902, Family
History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
film number: 2322565
digital folder number: 4207251
image number: 520
frame number:
reference number: item 2
p 76 rn 526
https://www.familysearch.org/s/recordDetails/show?uri=http://pilot.familysearch.org/records/trk:/fsrs/rr_94500309/p1&hash=HloWXpZgU9zB10k5M56iYku8TUc%253D.
This source lists the name on the birth record as Clio Johnson
with a birthday of 11/3/1895.
Alvah and Ruby were married by Morton G. Ault, Minister of
the Gospel. Witnesses were Bessie
Johnson and Ralph Knight.
1Fern
Knight Trebilcock, Fern Knight Trebilcock, 1990/2012. "Email and
personal coorespondance.".
2Alvah
R Knight, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925".
3Compiled
by: Find A Grave, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com/), Find A
Grave, PO Box 522107, Salt Lake City, UT 84152-2107.
41910
United States Federal Census.
5Compiled
by Michigan eLibrary / Heritage Quest Online, 1910 United States Federal
Census (Michigan eLibrary (http://www.michigan.gov/mel)), Library of
Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo Street, Lansing, MI 48915, E-mail:
librarian@michigan.gov.
6Alvah
R Knight in household of Andrew J Knight, "United States Census,
1910".
7Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United States, World War
I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Compiled by: Family History Library;
FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), 1 Jan 2014, Family History Library,
35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440. ""United
States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," index and images,
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K6XN-Y6Q : accessed 01 Jan
2014), Alvah Knight, 1917-1918; citing Monroe County, Michigan, United States,
NARA microfilm publication M1509, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and
Records Administration, n.d); FHL microfilm 1675817."
8Alvah
Knight, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards,
1917-1918".
9Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1930 United States
Federal Census (Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch;
(http://familysearch.org)), 29 Jul 2012, Family History Library, 35 North West
Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440. ""United States Census,
1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQBT-2NH
: accessed 29 July 2012), Alva R Knight, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan."
10Alva R Knight, "United
States Census, 1930".
11Compiled by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1940 United States Federal Census (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)),
enumeration district (ED) 46-3, sheet 14A, family 329, NARA digital publication
T627, roll , 14 Oct 2012, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street,
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440. ""United States Census, 1940,"
index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4GQ-NWT
: accessed 14 Oct 2012), Alvah Knight, Adrian, Adrian City, Lenawee, Michigan,
United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-3, sheet 14A, family 329,
NARA digital publication T627, roll 1778."
12Alvah Knight, "United
States Census, 1940".
13Compiled by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, U.S. Social Security Death Index (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family
History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.
14Compiled by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925 (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family
History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.
15Michigan Secretary of State, Michigan
Births, 1867-1902 (Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch;
(http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 North West Temple
Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.
16Compiled by: Find A Grave, Find
A Grave, 29 Jul 2012. "Created by: MarkL
Record added:
Jan 16, 2012
Find A Grave
Memorial# 83515583."
17Compiled by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1900 United States Federal Census (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), 23 Jul
2012, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT
84150-3440. ""United States Census, 1900," index and images,
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS9F-VJC : accessed 24 July
2012), Rubie Johnson in household of Emery Johnson, ED 82 Summerfield township
Petersburg village, Monroe, Michigan, United States."
18Compiled by The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1930 United States Federal Census, 29 Jul
2012. ""United States Census, 1930," index and images,
FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQBT-2NC : accessed 29 July
2012), Ruby J Knight in household of Alva R Knight, Adrian, Lenawee,
Michigan."
19Compiled by The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1940 United States Federal
Census, enumeration district (ED) 46-3, sheet 14A, family 329, NARA digital
publication T627, roll , 14 Oct 2012. ""United States Census,
1940," index and images, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4GQ-NWY : accessed 14 Oct 2012), Ruby
Knight in household of Alvah Knight, Adrian, Adrian City, Lenawee, Michigan,
United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46-3, sheet 14A, family 329,
NARA digital publication T627, roll 1778."