Horace Kight

Discussion in Genealogy Forum started by david, Jun 21, 2017
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I am looking for information on my Grandfather Horace Kight 1911 - 1980. And his Daughter Candace Kight Mozak, born 1955...And lived in Merritt Island, Florida. My Dad was Born in Jeff Davis County, Ga. and raised in Douglas, Ga. His birth name was Archibald (Archie) Kight. When he moved to Canada in 1959 he changed his name to Horace Joseph Howe. My Grandma lived in Douglas,Ga. 1914 - 1982, her name was Mary Lizzie (Howe) Ellis
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Robert Burns
What I found on ancestry.com:

He is found in the 1920 and 1930 census records

Horace J. Kight

Birth 29 MAR 1911 • Denton, Jeff Davis County, Georgia, USA

Death 02 DEC 1980 • West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA

Spouse & Children

Mary Lizzie Howe 1914–1982

Eugene Kight 1929–

A H Kight 1931–2009

Parents:

Archie H Kight 1871–

Margaret Kight 1871–

1920 United States Federal Census .........................................

Name Horace Kight

Age 9

Birth Year abt 1911

Birthplace Georgia

Home in 1920 Denton, Jeff Davis, Georgia

Race White

Gender Male

Relation to Head of House Son

Marital Status Single

Father's Name Archie H Kight

Father's Birthplace Georgia

Mother's Name Maggie Kight

Mother's Birthplace Georgia

Attended School Yes

Household Members Name Age

Archie H Kight 49

Maggie Kight 48

Maud Kight 21

Herbert Kight 18

Mattie Kight 16

Ruby B Kight 13

Archie Kight 10

Horace Kight 9

Erma Kight 7

1930 United States Federal Census ............................................

Name Harris Kight

Age in 1930 18

Birth Year abt 1912

Gender Male

Race White

Birthplace Georgia

Marital Status Single

Relation to Head of House Son

Home in 1930 Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia

Map of Home Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia

Street Address Haylehurst and Broxton road

Ward of City X

Block X

Institution X

Dwelling Number 105

Family Number 111

Attended School Yes

Able to Read and Write Yes

Father's Birthplace Georgia

Mother's Birthplace Georgia

Able to Speak English Yes

Occupation Laborer

Industry Gen Farm

Class of Worker Unpaid worker, member of the family

Employment Yes

Name Age

Archie H Kight 59

Margaret Kight 59

Ruby Kight 22

Archie Kight 20

Harris Kight 18

Erma Kight 16

in the U.S. WWII Draft Dards Young Men, 1940-1947 .......................

Name:

Horace Kight

Race: White

Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)

Birth Place: Douglas, Georgia, USA

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911

Residence: Lake Worth, P B C, Florida, USA

Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940

Occupation: Tittle Tropical Cleaners

Weight: 135

Complexion: Light

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Height: 5 8

Next of Kin: Ruby Kienard

Relationship to Draftee: Sister

Household Members: Name Relationship

Horace Kight

Self (Head)

in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 .....

Name: Horace Kight

Gender: Male

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911

Death Date: 2 Dec 1980

SSN: 267056122

Enlistment Date 1: 2 Sep 1942

Release Date 1: 2 Oct 1942

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What I found on ancestry.com: He is found in the 1920 and 1930 census records Horace J. Kight Birth 29 MAR 1911 • Denton, Jeff Davis County, Georgia, USA Death 02 DEC 1980 • West Palm Beach, Palm more ...
Beach County, Florida, USA Spouse & Children Mary Lizzie Howe 1914–1982 • Eugene Kight 1929– A H Kight 1931–2009 Parents: Archie H Kight 1871– Margaret Kight 1871– 1920 United States Federal Census ......................................... Name Horace Kight Age 9 Birth Year abt 1911 Birthplace Georgia Home in 1920 Denton, Jeff Davis, Georgia Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single Father's Name Archie H Kight Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Name Maggie Kight Mother's Birthplace Georgia Attended School Yes Household Members Name Age Archie H Kight 49 Maggie Kight 48 Maud Kight 21 Herbert Kight 18 Mattie Kight 16 Ruby B Kight 13 Archie Kight 10 Horace Kight 9 Erma Kight 7 1930 United States Federal Census ............................................ Name Harris Kight Age in 1930 18 Birth Year abt 1912 Gender Male Race White Birthplace Georgia Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Son Home in 1930 Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia Map of Home Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia Street Address Haylehurst and Broxton road Ward of City X Block X Institution X Dwelling Number 105 Family Number 111 Attended School Yes Able to Read and Write Yes Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Birthplace Georgia Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Laborer Industry Gen Farm Class of Worker Unpaid worker, member of the family Employment Yes Name Age Archie H Kight 59 Margaret Kight 59 Ruby Kight 22 Archie Kight 20 Harris Kight 18 Erma Kight 16 in the U.S. WWII Draft Dards Young Men, 1940-1947 ....................... Name: Horace Kight Race: White Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Douglas, Georgia, USA Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911 Residence: Lake Worth, P B C, Florida, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Occupation: Tittle Tropical Cleaners Weight: 135 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 8 Next of Kin: Ruby Kienard Relationship to Draftee: Sister Household Members: Name Relationship Horace Kight Self (Head) in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 ..... • Name: Horace Kight Gender: Male Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911 Death Date: 2 Dec 1980 SSN: 267056122 Enlistment Date 1: 2 Sep 1942 Release Date 1: 2 Oct 194
Mary Lizzie Ellis (Howe)was my Grandmother. My Dad's birth name was Archibald Horace Kight, later changed to Horace Joseph Howe. He was born, Jeff Davis County, Denton, Ga. Oct 24,1931. Raised in Douglas, Ga. When he was a child his nick name was bunny. He moved to Canada in 1959. That's when he started going by Howe. He passed away May 3, 2009 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Buried in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.

I would love to have any photos of Horace Kight and his Daughter Candace Kight Mozak.

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Mary Lizzie Ellis (Howe)was my Grandmother. My Dad's birth name was Archibald Horace Kight, later changed to Horace Joseph Howe. He was born, Jeff Davis County, Denton, Ga. Oct 24,1931. Raised in more ...
Douglas, Ga. When he was a child his nick name was bunny. He moved to Canada in 1959. That's when he started going by Howe. He passed away May 3, 2009 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Buried in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I would love to have any photos of Horace Kight and his Daughter Candace Kight Mozak
Horace Kight Left my Grandma Mary Lizzie Ellis when my Dad was 3 yrs old. She married Edger Ellis in 1940 in Polk or Pope, county Florida. Not sure when my Grandfather married Claramond, They had a daughter Candace Kight born Dec 4, 1955. And he had a step daughter Judith Harrington.
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Robert Burns
Mary Lizzie Ellis (Howe)was my Grandmother. My Dad's birth name was Archibald Horace Kight, later changed to Horace Joseph Howe. He was born, Jeff Davis County, Denton, Ga. Oct 24,1931. Raised in more ...
Douglas, Ga. When he was a child his nick name was bunny. He moved to Canada in 1959. That's when he started going by Howe. He passed away May 3, 2009 in Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada. Buried in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. I would love to have any photos of Horace Kight and his Daughter Candace Kight Mozak
I've got a picture of Horase. If you want me to send it to you, I'll need an email address.
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david
I've got a picture of Horase. If you want me to send it to you, I'll need an email address.
dhowe8755@yahoo.com Thank you very much :)
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david
What I found on ancestry.com: He is found in the 1920 and 1930 census records Horace J. Kight Birth 29 MAR 1911 • Denton, Jeff Davis County, Georgia, USA Death 02 DEC 1980 • West Palm Beach, Palm more ...
Beach County, Florida, USA Spouse & Children Mary Lizzie Howe 1914–1982 • Eugene Kight 1929– A H Kight 1931–2009 Parents: Archie H Kight 1871– Margaret Kight 1871– 1920 United States Federal Census ......................................... Name Horace Kight Age 9 Birth Year abt 1911 Birthplace Georgia Home in 1920 Denton, Jeff Davis, Georgia Race White Gender Male Relation to Head of House Son Marital Status Single Father's Name Archie H Kight Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Name Maggie Kight Mother's Birthplace Georgia Attended School Yes Household Members Name Age Archie H Kight 49 Maggie Kight 48 Maud Kight 21 Herbert Kight 18 Mattie Kight 16 Ruby B Kight 13 Archie Kight 10 Horace Kight 9 Erma Kight 7 1930 United States Federal Census ............................................ Name Harris Kight Age in 1930 18 Birth Year abt 1912 Gender Male Race White Birthplace Georgia Marital Status Single Relation to Head of House Son Home in 1930 Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia Map of Home Whitehead, Jeff Davis, Georgia Street Address Haylehurst and Broxton road Ward of City X Block X Institution X Dwelling Number 105 Family Number 111 Attended School Yes Able to Read and Write Yes Father's Birthplace Georgia Mother's Birthplace Georgia Able to Speak English Yes Occupation Laborer Industry Gen Farm Class of Worker Unpaid worker, member of the family Employment Yes Name Age Archie H Kight 59 Margaret Kight 59 Ruby Kight 22 Archie Kight 20 Harris Kight 18 Erma Kight 16 in the U.S. WWII Draft Dards Young Men, 1940-1947 ....................... Name: Horace Kight Race: White Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Douglas, Georgia, USA Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911 Residence: Lake Worth, P B C, Florida, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Occupation: Tittle Tropical Cleaners Weight: 135 Complexion: Light Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 8 Next of Kin: Ruby Kienard Relationship to Draftee: Sister Household Members: Name Relationship Horace Kight Self (Head) in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 ..... • Name: Horace Kight Gender: Male Birth Date: 29 Mar 1911 Death Date: 2 Dec 1980 SSN: 267056122 Enlistment Date 1: 2 Sep 1942 Release Date 1: 2 Oct 194
A H Kight was my dad. Was Eugene Kight a child of Horace as well? That would be new to me.

Eugene Kight 1929–

A H Kight 1931–2009

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Robert Burns
A H Kight was my dad. Was Eugene Kight a child of Horace as well? That would be new to me. Eugene Kight 1929– A H Kight 1931–2009
I don't know where I got Eugene Kight from. I tried looking for him in connection to Horace and your Dad, but I found nothing. All I can think of is I got him from someones tree.

Sorry about that.

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david
I don't know where I got Eugene Kight from. I tried looking for him in connection to Horace and your Dad, but I found nothing. All I can think of is I got him from someones tree. Sorry about that.
Oh ok, sure had me going for a bit, lol