Olanza Leon McKnight b. 18 Aug 1922 Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA d. 24 Dec 2000 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	Olanza Leon McKnight [1, 2, 3, 4]
Born	18 Aug 1922	Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Race	Negro [2, 4]
Reference Number	10513
Died	24 Dec 2000	Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1, 4]
	Age: 78
Buried	Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA [1]
Person ID	I10513	Families

Family Jo Ellen Bell, b. 28 Aug 1935, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA , d. 23 Sep 2012, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years)

Married 29 Nov 1955 Vigo, Indiana, USA [2]

Children

1. C.L. McKnight

Family ID F7925 Group Sheet | Family Chart

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	Born - 18 Aug 1922 - Newport, Warwick, Virginia, USA
	Married - 29 Nov 1955 - Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Died - 24 Dec 2000 - Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA
	Buried - - Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA

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Terre Haute Fire Department Station 10 (9)
THFD Station 10 was commissioned in 1914 and was located at 14th St. and Barbour Ave in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Station 10 building was demolished in the late 1970’s. Amongst the 10's were the first Black Firemen of Terre Haute.
Firemen during segregation era:
William Anderson, Emory Anderson, William Anderson, Joseph "Sonny" Cherry Sr., Lloyd Cottee Sr. 1935 to 1965, Howard Edwards, Charles Holbert, Albert Howell, Joe Manuel, Russel Manuel, Robert Mathas, Henry McAlister, Leon McKnight, Charles Merriweather, Bill Reed Sr., Leon McKnight, Charles Merriweather, Bill Reed Sr., L.D. Scott, Millan Filmore Smith, Robert Smith, Crawford Stewart, Paul Stewart, Paul Stewart, Stanley Stewart, Nathan Tootle, Billy E. Wills Sr.
Firemen post segregation:
Orville Anderson, Victor Cooper, Major Eugene Gardner, Sylvester Gardner, Bill Reed Jr.

Sources

[S293] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
Record for Olanza Leon McKnight
[S313] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).
Record for Alonza Leon Mcknight
[S310] Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia.
Record for Alonzo L McKnight
[S400] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2000; Roll: 27.
Record for Olanza Leon McKnight

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