Person:Orris Knight (15)

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Oris Mearl Knight City: Strawberry Point County: Clayton State: Iowa Birth Date: 13 Jan 1898 Race: White Roll: 1642990 DraftBoard: 0 Age:20 Occupation:Farmer Nearest Relative:Almira Knight Height/Build:Tall/Slender Color of Eyes/Hair:Grey/Brown Source Citation: Registration Location: Clayton County, Iowa; Roll: 1642990; Draft Board: 0.

CENSUS: 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Oris Knight Home in 1900: Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa Age: 2 Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Birthplace: Iowa Relationship to head-of-house: Grandson Father's name: Homer Mother's name: Almyra Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Joseph Barnhouse 62 Homer Knight 30 Almyra Knight 33 Sabin Knight 9 Alpha Knight 5 Oris Knight 2 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Farmersburg, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T623 425; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 49.

Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Name: Oris Knight Census Date: 1915 Residence County: Clayton Residence State: Iowa Locality: Mendon Birth Location: Iowa Marital Status: Single Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1898 Race: White Mother's Birthplace: Iowa Father's Birthplace: Iowa Line: A701 Roll: IA1915_105 Household Members: Name Age Oris Knight 17 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Microfilm of Iowa State Censuses, 1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925 as well various special censuses from 1836-1897 obtained from the State Historical Society of Iowa via Heritage Quest.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: Aris M Knight Home in 1920: Mendon, Clayton, Iowa Age: 22 years Estimated birth year: abt 1898 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: Homer A Father's Birth Place: Iowa Mother's name: Almira E Mother's Birth Place: Iowa Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 392 Household Members: Name Age Homer A Knight 49 Almira E Knight 52 John S Knight 29 Louis A Knight 25 Aris M Knight 22 Stanley B Knight 16 Sidney M Knight 13 Charity C Knight 12 Gayle W Knight 6 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Mendon, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 76; Image: 392.