Lortz Family Tree » Orrison Knight (1871-1940)

Personal data Orrison Knight 

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Household of Orrison Knight

He is married to Helen Gertrude Williams.

They got married at Los Banos, Merced, California, United States.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Orrison Knight

Adam Knight
1832-1910

Orrison Knight
1871-1940


Helen Gertrude Williams
1889-1963

Hazel Gertrude Knight
1920-1961

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  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=44120712&pid=3116
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  2. Web: California, Find A Grave Index, 1775-2011, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: 24 Oct 1871 Birth place: Death date: 7 Sep 1940 Death place:
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  3. 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: 101; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 11; Image: 563.0; FHL microfilm: 2339836.
    Birth date: abt 1876 Birth place: California Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Oakland, Alameda, California
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  4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 3, Merced, California; Roll: T623_93; Page: ; Enumeration District: 46; FHL microfilm: 1240093.
    Birth date: abt 1872 Birth place: California Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Township 3, Merced, California
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  5. 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1940; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: T627_437; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 61-223.
    Birth date: abt 1872 Birth place: California Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
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  6. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta), Ancestry.com
    Residence date: 1926 Residence place: Oakland; Alameda; Berkeley, California, USA
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  7. California Death Index, 1940-1997, Ancestry.com
    Birth date: 24 Oct 1871 Birth place: California Death date: 7 Sep 1940 Death place: Stanislaus, California
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  8. 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Banos, Merced, California; Roll: T625_121; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 153; Image: 752.
    Birth date: abt 1871 Birth place: California Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Los Banos, Merced, California
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  9. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: San Joaquin River, Merced, California; Roll: 68; Family History Film: 1254068; Page: 386B; Enumeration District: 045; Image: 0775.
    Birth date: abt 1870 Birth place: Iowa Residence date: 1880 Residence place: San Joaquin River, Merced, California, United States
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Historical events

Birthday October 24, 1871

  • The temperature on October 24, 1871 was about 12.0 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 19 » Franco-Prussian War: In the Siege of Paris, Prussia wins the Battle of St. Quentin. Meanwhile, the French attempt to break the siege in the Battle of Buzenval will end unsuccessfully the following day.
    • March 21 » Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
    • March 26 » The elections of Commune council of the Paris Commune are held.
    • May 4 » The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
    • May 21 » French troops invade the Paris Commune and engage its residents in street fighting. By the close of "Bloody Week", some 20,000 communards have been killed and 38,000 arrested.
    • September 28 » The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.

Day of death September 7, 1940

  • The temperature on September 7, 1940 was between 8.0 °C and 21.9 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
    • January 29 » Three trains on the Nishinari Line; present Sakurajima Line, in Osaka, Japan, collide and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi Station. One hundred and eighty-one people are killed.
    • June 3 » World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat.
    • June 5 » World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
    • July 10 » World War II: The Vichy government is established in France.
    • September 6 » King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător of Romania.
    • November 18 » World War II: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous Italian invasion of Greece.


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