Damon Francis Knight

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Damon Francis Knight
  Alternate birth	19 Sep 1922	Baker City, Baker, Oregon   [1]
  Birth	20 Sep 1922	Baker City, Baker, Oregon   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	22 Sep 1922	Baker City, Baker, Oregon   [5]
  Alternate death	14 Apr 2002  [3]
  Death	15 Apr 2002	Eugene, Lane, Oregon   [1, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I5524	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of DK
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Frederick Stuart Knight,   b. 1 May 1884, Ramona, Lake, South Dakota d. 29 Jul 1945, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Leola Ladorie Damon,   b. 17 Sep 1887, Calamus, Clinton, Iowa d. 30 Jun 1958, Hood River, Hood River, Oregon (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1 Sep 1917	Lincoln, Lincoln, Oregon   [7]
  Family ID	F19697	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kate Wilhelm,   b. 8 Jun 1928, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio d. 8 Mar 2018, Eugene, Lane, Oregon (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F19696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2021

  
  

• Notes

  His 30 June 1942 draft registration card gives his occupation as "freelance artist," and fellow Futurian Chester Cohen as the "person who will always know your address."

  
  

• Sources

  [S5237] The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, third edition, ed. John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls (emeritus) and Graham Sleight (managing). 1995-ongoing. [S1336] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, on ancestry.com. [S22] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, on ancestry.com. [S5269] "Damon Knight, 79, a Writer and Editor of Science Fiction." The New York Times, 17 Apr 2002, section A, page 21., place only. [S5267] Find a Grave page for Damon Francis Knight. [S5269] "Damon Knight, 79, a Writer and Editor of Science Fiction." The New York Times, 17 Apr 2002, section A, page 21. [S5273] Oregon Marriages, 1906-1920, on ancestry.com.