Damon Francis Knight

1922 - 2002  (79 years)

• Name	Damon Francis Knight
  Alternate birth	19 Sep 1922	Baker City, Baker, Oregon   [1]
  Born	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]
  Died	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)
  Married	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)
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F19696	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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.