Person:Ralph Knight (52)
Ralph Emerson Knight
b.23 Jan 1905 Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota
d.9 Dec 1981 Boise, Ada, Idaho
Parents and Siblings
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m. 7 Aug 1895
  1. Esther Joy Knight1896 - 1973
  2. Ruth Helen Knight1898 - 1994
  3. Julius Steve Henry Knight1899 - 1942
  4. Elwin Mayne Knight1901 - 1974
  5. Edith Marie Knight1903 - 1973
  6. Ralph Emerson Knight1905 - 1981
  7. Ray Miller Knight1907 - 2000
  8. Lynn A. Knight1909 - 1997
  9. Kenneth Ward Knight1913 - 2004
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m. 15 May 1931
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Facts and Events
Name Ralph Emerson Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Jan 1905 Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota
Marriage 15 May 1931 New Plymouth, Payette, Idahoto Odessa Belle Daharsh
Death? 9 Dec 1981 Boise, Ada, Idaho
Burial? Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho
Reference Number 1024+1211324816



DEATH: Social Security Death Index February 5, 2004 5:55 PM Name: RALPH KNIGHT SSN: 518-24-0546 Last Residence: 83706 Boise, Ada, ID Born: 23 Jan 1905 Last Benefit: Died: Dec 1981 State (Year) SSN issued: ID (Before 1951 ) Source Information: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 2000.

OBITUARY: Ralph E. Knight Obituary, Ada County, ID submitted by: R.S. Tarvin http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/id/ada/obits/knightob.txt

Services for Ralph E. Knight, 76, of 3789 Clacton Way, who died December 9, 1981, in a Boise hospital, will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in Relyea Mortuary by Pastor Bill Williams of King of Glory Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Dry Creek Cemetery.

He was born January 23, 1905, in Clear Lake, South Dakota. He graduated from Meridan High School in 1923. He married Odessa B. Daharsh on May 15, 1931, in New Plymouth. He graduated from the University of Idaho in 1935. He was farm superintendent for the University of Idaho in Sandpoint and Aberdeen from 1935-51. He operated a cattle ranch in Loomis, Washington, from 1952-58. They moved to Idaho Falls in 1958 and he worked for the Idaho Crop Improvement Association until 1961. He was pilot farm director for Resources Development Corp. in Iran from 1961-63. They farmed in Salmon from 1963 until he retired in 1972, and then they moved to Boise.

Survivors include his wife and a son, Lawrence L., both of Boise; three brothers, Ray of New Plymouth and Lynn and Kenneth, both of Boise; a sister, Ruth Brandel of Boise; and five grandchildren.

CENSUS: 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Ralph Knight Home in 1920: White Cross, Ada, Idaho Age: 14 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1906 Birthplace: South Dakota Relation to Head of House: Son Father's Name: Elwin Father's Birth Place: Minnesota Mother's Birth Place: Wisconsin Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 739 Household Members: Name Age Elwin Knight 49 Julius H Knight 20 Elwin Knight 18 Marie Knight 16 Ralph Knight 14 Ray Knight 12 Lynn Knight 10 Kenneth Knight 6 Ruth Watts 21 Ford Watts 22 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: White Cross, Ada, Idaho; Roll: T625_287; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 739.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: Ralph Knight Home in 1930: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905 Relation to Head of House: Brother Occupation: None Listed Household Members: Name Age Elwin M Knight 28 Velva Knight 25 Jacqueline Knight 3 8/12 Bence Knight 9/12 Ralph Knight 25 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho; Roll: 396; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 307.0.

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