Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Knott was born on 19 January 1888, in Williamsboro, Vance, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Venerable Knott, was 34 and his mother, Nancy Sarah Green, was 34. He married Florence Parker Wilson on 23 December 1910, in Vance, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Williamsboro Township, Vance, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Sandy Creek Township, Vance, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 June 1974, in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Williamsboro, Vance, North Carolina, United States.
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- John H Knott, "United States Census, 1950"
- John H Knott, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- John Henry Knott, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Knotte, from knotte ‘knot’, related to, possibly confused with, but not historically identical with Cnut (Old Norse Knútr, Knut, originally a nickname from Old Norse knútr ‘knot’), found Latinized as Canutus.
German: variant of Knoth .
English: nickname, perhaps for a short, thick-set person, or for a person with a prominent tumour, wart, or boil, from a transferred use of Middle English knot(te) ‘hard or firm mass, such as that formed by a knot tied in a string’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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