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Ada Arlene Hillman (Speed) Knight (1893 - 1922)

Ada Arlene Hillman Knight formerly Speed
Born in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 20 Dec 1913 in Covington County, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , and
Died at age 29 in Covington, Mississippi, USAmap
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Biography

Ada Arlene Hillman (Speed) Knight was born on 29 Jan 1893 in Seminary, Covington, Mississippi, USA, daughter of William Madison Speed (1852 - 1932) and Joriah (Sellers) Speed (1854 - 1938).

Her siblings were:

  1. Madison Leroy Speed (1874 - 1944)
  2. John David Speed (1876 - 1951)
  3. Martha J. (Speed) Tannehill (1877 - 1914)
  4. James Martin Speed (1879 - 1942)
  5. Evander Franklin Speed (1880 - 1960)
  6. George Washington Speed (1882 - 1962)
  7. Mary Margaret (Speed) Biglane (1884 - 1944)
  8. William Walter Speed (1886 - 1971)
  9. Estus Lafayette Speed I (1888 - 1964)
  10. Robert Roe Speed (1890 - 1969)
  11. Rose Z. (Speed) Allen (1894 - 1979)

In the 1910 census Ada (age 18) was the single daughter of William Speed in Beat 1, Covington, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Ada married Ernest Knight (1890 - 1933) on 20 Dec 1913 in , Covington. Their children were:

  1. W. M. Knight ( - )
  2. Avis Knight ( - )
  3. Edwin Knight ( - )
  4. Dean Knight ( - ).

Ada died on 20 Mar 1922 in Covington aged 29 and was buried in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, United States.[2]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 1, Covington, Mississippi; Roll: T624_738; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1374751
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #149612643 (accessed 1 October 2022)
    Ada Speed (18), single daughter, in household of William Speed (57) in Beat 1, Covington, Mississippi, USA. Born in Mississippi.
  2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
    URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #26574981
    Ancestry Record 60525 #83537595 (accessed 1 October 2022)
    Ada Arlene Hillman Knight burial (died on 20 Mar 1922) in Collins, Covington County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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  • This person was created through the import of JDS_09_17_10.ged on 09 February 2011.




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