Person:Nelson Knight (23)

DEATH: Social Security Death Index Name: Nelson Knight SSN: 041-05-3827 Born: 15 Jul 1907 Died: Nov 1968 State (Year) SSN issued: Connecticut (Before 1951 ) Source Citation: Number: 041-05-3827;Issue State: Connecticut;Issue Date: Before 1951.

BIOGRAPHY: ID: I0176 Name: Nelson Frank Knight 1 Sex: M Birth: 15 JUL 1907 in New Britain, Connecticut 1 Death: 7 NOV 1968 in Enfield, Connecticut 1 Religion: Catholic 1 Social Security Number: 041-05-3827 1 Residence: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut 1 Military Service: WW2; Recieved Purple Heart (it is located at the Enfield, Ct. Purple Heart Museum 1 Occupation: Carpenter 1 Occupation: Soldier; Massachusetts, PFC 22 Infantry, World War ll 1 Medical Information: Had a medal plate in head due to the war 11 Note: Nelson was placed in the county home and then moved in with his sister Mary at the home of Tom and Minnie (Olmsted) Kennedy. 1920 Census; Nelson is living with Tom and Minnie Olmsted Kennedy.

MILITARY: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 November 17, 2005 11:09 AM

Name: Nelson F Knight Birth Year: 1907 Race: White, citizen Nativity State or Country: Connecticut State: Connecticut County or City: Hartford

Enlistment Date: 1 Apr 1944 Enlistment State: Massachusetts Enlistment City: Fort Devens Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life

Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Machine Operator Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 000

Source Information:

National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.

CENSUS: 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Nelson Knight Home in 1920: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Age: 13 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Companion Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts Mother's Birth Place: Massachusetts Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 331 Household Members: Name Age Thomas J Kennedy 56 Minnie C Kennedy 47 Leon Kennedy 25 Lionel Kennedy 23 Edwin Olmsted 78 Mary Knight 19 Nelson Knight 13 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T625_181; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 331.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: Nelson F Knight Home in 1930: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut Age: 23 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Mary F Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Nelson F Knight 23 Mary F Knight 16 Charles A Knight 2 1/12 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: 261; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 335.0.