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Ellis William Knight
18 Jun 1889 – 3 Apr 1973
| Birth | 18 Jun 1889 |
| Death | 3 Apr 1973 |
| Cemetery | Lincoln Memorial Park Lincoln , Lancaster County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | kdutman on 07 Nov 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/172425504 |
Bio
***DIRECT MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT (See notes below)*** Ellis William Knight was born on 18 June 1889 in Howe, Nebraska to William D. Knight & Zelma (Zoe) Brown Knight. When he was 21 years of age he married Ethel Rose Schrepf on 15 Feb 1911 in Omaha, Nebraska & they had 9 children. Ellis worked as a farmer, a trucker and a meat cutter. Ellis passed away on 3 April 1973 in Lincoln, Nebraska. *********************************************************** Ellis William Knight was a direct descendant to several Mayflower passengers through his mother, Zelma (Zoe) Brown's, lineage. His Mayflower ancestors included John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley, Elizabeth's parent's John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley who both perished the first winter in the New World, John Cooke (his father Francis Cooke was also a passenger) and Richard Warren. Ellis William Knight is also related indirectly to John Tilley's brother, Edward (Elizabeth Tilly's uncle) & his wife Ann Cooper Tilley both of whom also perished the first winter leaving Elizabeth an orphan at age 14. John Howland, John Tilley and his brother, Edward Tilley, Francis Cooke, and Richard Warren all signed the Mayflower Compact. Through Ellis' paternal grandmother, Poly Mary Ellis, (whose father's mother was Catherine Pearce) we can trace the family back to the Pearce family of Prudence Island, Rhode Island (descendants of John Pearce who was a mason who came to America from Wales circa 1660).
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- Donald W Knight 1911–1982
- George Ellis Knight 1912–1973
- SGT Jack Knight 1920–1996
- Jean Knight Hile Swindle 1932–2021
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