Freda (Alexander) DeKnight (1909 - 1963)

Born Dec 1909 in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Died 30 Jan 1963 at age 53 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Freda (Alexander) DeKnight is Notable.

Freda DeKnight was the first food editor of Ebony magazine and the author of A Date With A Dish: A Cookbook of American Negro Recipes, considered the first major cookbook written by an African-American for an African-American audience.^[1]

Freda Alexander was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1909.

She died of cancer in 1963.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freda_DeKnight
2. ↑ Death: "New York, New York, U.S., Death Index, 1949-1965"
   Original data: New York City Department of Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images; Certificate Number: 2509
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61461 #543804
   Freda Deknight death 30 Jan 1963 (age 52) in Manhattan, New York, New York, USA.
3. ↑ Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
   California Eagle; Publication Date: 7 Feb 1963; Publication Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/693426075/?article=6c321399-5c50-4c6a-bf6c-984c66719d6a&focus=0.73480725,0.22826102,0.8473022,0.43628132&xid=3355
   Ancestry Record 61843 #875384544
   Name: Freda Deknight; Gender: Female; Death Age: 53; Birth Date: 20 Dec 1909; Birth Place: Topeka, Kaii.; Residence Place: Chicago, New York; Death Date: Abt 1963; Death Place: New York City; Obituary Date: 7 Feb 1963; Obituary Place: Los Angeles, California, USA; Newspaper Title: California Eagle; Parents: Frederick E. Alexander; Elenore Alexander; Spouse: Rene Deknight.

• Possible 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Mitchell Ward 3, Davison, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1479; Page: 14b; Enumeration District: 0138; FHL microfilm: 1375492
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #157257733
  Freda Alexandra (1), single niece, in household of Paul Scott (40) in Mitchell Ward 3, Davison, South Dakota, USA. Born in Kansas.