Ralph Edward KNIGHT was born1 on 3 Jun 1924 in Brewerton, Onondaga, New York, USA. He died1,2 on 15 Jul 2011 in Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA.
Ralph was
counted in a census3 in
1930 in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, USA. He resided4 at in the same place as in 1940 in
1935 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA. He was counted in a census4 in 1940 in Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA.
He was counted in a census5 in
1945 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA. He worked as school teacher,
pilot.
AUBURN MAN GETS SILVER WINGS
OF ARMY AIR FORCE
Napier Field, Ala, April
19--Ralph Edward Knight, 19, of Auburn, today received the silver wings of an
Army Air Forces pilot and was sworn in as a second lieutenant at ceremonies
at Napier Field, Ala., an advanced single engine pilot training school of the
US Army Air Forces Training.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R
Knight, 66 Owasco Street, Auburn, Lt. Knight is a graduate of Auburn West
High School. Prior to enlistment in
the AAF, Lt Knight was employed by the Auburn Spark Plug Company.
News item sent by Ralph to
Demia Knight Ray
19 April, 1944
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From: Fern Trebilcock
<ferntk@comcast.net>
To: Anita Allen
<anitafaye@frontier.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 16, 2011
4:47 PM
Subject: Fw: Ralph Edward
Knight
Forwarding this, though it
may be a duplicate, as Becky has been informed, too, about the death of my
first cousin, Edward Knight, son of Ralph Knight.
I thought you might be
interested in a little story about him. He and my brother were in World War
II and at one time in nearby units. My brother (Bud) named Ralph Emery
Knight, went to see Edward, aka Ralph Edward Knight. At the gate Bud asked to
see Ralph E. Knight, and identified himself as Ralph E. Knight!!!!!It took a
bit of explaining to the officer the so-called mix-up.
Had a nice chat with Ron Ray
this afternoon. He said he thought Edward had been a general in the Army.
Best to all.
Fern
----- Original Message -----
From: Kathleen Decker
To: bobuick@comcast.net ;
ferntk@comcast.net ; RebeccaC2@aol.com
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2011
8:56 AM
Subject: Ralph Edward Knight
Just wanted to share the sad
news that my Uncle Ralph (Ralph Edward Knight) passed away this morning. He had been hospitalized for the past week
with BP and Heart rate problems, but they didn't really come up with a firm
diagnosis with what had happened. He's had diabetes for many years and that
makes things harder to pinpoint and manage.
No stroke, no new heart attack, just got weaker and weaker, and passed
away at 7 this morning just after Judy got to the hospital. He had a heart attack years ago, so this is
probably just the result of the congestive heart failure he's been
experiencing for a few years. Per his request there won't be any calling hours,
services or even an obituary, just a small death notice, but I'm sure Judy
would appreciate a card.
Her address is 322 Lake Ave.,
Salem, VA 24153-3232.
Kathy
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Ralph married (MRIN:1200) Vivienne Elizabeth RAINEY6 in 1944 in Monticello, Leon, Florida,
USA. The marriage ended in divorce. Vivienne was born on 1 Sep 1923.
Vivienne was counted in a census5 in 1945 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida,
USA.
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Ralph and Vivienne obtained a divorce in Jul 1959.Ralph also
married ( 2:MRIN:1201) Judy DAVIS on 28 Jun 1968 in Canton, Bradford,
Pennsylvania.
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1Compiled by The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United States Social Security Death Index
(Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)),
26 May 2012, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake
City, UT 84150-3440. ""United States Social Security Death
Index," index, FamilySearch
(https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JTLC-Y44 : accessed 26 May 2012), Ralph
E Knight, 2011."
2The Roanoke Times, The
Roanoke Times, http://roanoke.com, The Roanoke Times, 201 W. Campbell Ave.,
P.O. Box 2491Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491.
3Compiled by The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1930 United States Federal Census
(Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)),
26 May 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/X4RX-8MF : accessed
26 May 2012), Edward Knight in household of Ralph Knight, Cicero, Onondaga, New
York."
4Compiled by The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1940 United States Federal Census
(Compiled by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)),
15 Dec 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/KQLH-F2Y : accessed
15 Dec 2012), R Edward Knight in household of Ralph Knight, Ward 7, Auburn,
Auburn City, Cayuga, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED)
6-23, sheet 6A, family 100, NARA digital publication T627, roll 2507."
5Compiled by The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1945 Florida State Census (Compiled
by: Family History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family
History Library, 35 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3440.
6Fern Knight Trebilcock, Fern
Knight Trebilcock, 18 Jan 2014. "Email and personal
coorespondance.".