Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Ruth Eleanor Knight


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Ruth Eleanor Knight and one of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Ruth Eleanor Knight,1 born 29 February 1916 in Wisconsin, the daughter of Harold Timothy Knight and Mary Irene DeLong;1, 2, 3, 4 died 15 December 1997.1 Ruth married, 29 January 1938 in Racine County, Wisconsin, Reuben Earl Lee4 (born 9 May 1910 in Sylvania, Racine County, Wisconsin, the son of Horace Lee and May Lettie Toase;4, 5 Reuben died 22 December 19975).

Child of Ruth Eleanor Knight and Reuben Earl Lee:

 2i. Patricia Mae Lee.

  1. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruth E., no. 396-10-8119; died 15 December 1997; born 29 February 1916; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 69, Sheet No. 10B, family of James E. DeLong (57. Wisconsin, laborer, automobile tires); wife Verna DeLong (52, Wisconsin); daughter Mary I. Knight (29, Wisconsin, widow); grand daughter Ruth E. Knight (3 10/12, Wisconsin); grand son Everet W. Knight (1 11/12, Wisconsin); border Ellen Gilbert (29, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Ella Foxwell (36, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school); border Inez M. Lacey (24, Wisconsin, teacher, grade school).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine City, Enumeration District 51-35, Sheet No. 30B, family of James E. DeLong (66, Wisconsin, first married age 25); wife Verna DeLong (61, Wisconsin, first married age 20); daughter Mary I. Knight (40, Wisconsin, widow, first married age 23, teacher, public school); grand daughter Ruth Eleanor Knight (14, Wisconsin).
  4. Jan’s Digs (website), by Jan Cortez. Sylvania Cemetery, Yorkville Township, Racine County, Wisconsin, compiled by Mary Anne Falk, April, 1991; cemetery lot of Horace Lee: the record gives family details of his two wives and their children, including Reuben E. Lee who married Ruth E. Knight [sources are not provided for any of the family information].
  5. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Lee, Ruben E., no. 398-09-9462; died 22 December 1997; born 9 May 1910; last residence: Cochise, Arizona.