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Diana Knight

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Diana Knight (daughter of Rodney L. Knight and Mary E. Finney).

    Family/Spouse: Randall VanAllen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rodney L. Knight was born on 7 Sep 1928 in Canisteo, New York, USA.

    Rodney married Mary E. Finney on 11 Mar 1950 in Cortland, New York, USA. Mary (daughter of Henry William Finney and Mabel Murphy) was born on 26 Dec 1930 in Cortland County, New York, USA; died on 11 Jul 2009 in Steuben County, New York, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary E. Finney was born on 26 Dec 1930 in Cortland County, New York, USA (daughter of Henry William Finney and Mabel Murphy); died on 11 Jul 2009 in Steuben County, New York, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    Mary E. Knight, 78, of 8th St., passed away unexpectedly Saturday (July 11, 2009) at St James Mercy Hospital.
    Mary was born Dec. 26, 1930 in Cortland to Henry and Mabel (Murphy) Finney. On March 11, 1950 in Cortland she married Rodney L. Knight, who survives. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by a brother, John Finney and a sister, Ruth Olson. A resident of Canisteo for 59 years, Mary was a cashier for the former Market Basket and Acme grocery stores in Canisteo and Hornell. She was an avid reader and loved to cook and bake. She also enjoyed camping and traveling, and the company of her family and friends meant very much to her. In addition to her husband of 59 great years, Rodney Knight of Canisteo, she is survived by one son, Richard Knight of Canisteo; two daughters, Diana (Randall) VanAllen of Hornell, and Patricia Knight of Seabrook, Texas; her sister-in-law, Florence Finney of Cortland; five grandchildren, Dawn Dubois, Julie Smith, Katrina Hurd, Katelyn Knight and Karina Kelly; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
    The family will receive friends from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at the H.P. Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, 29 East Main St. in Canisteo where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Donald Maynard officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Canisteo. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations in Mary Knight's name be made to the Canisteo Fire Dept. Building Fund, c/o Sandy Pierce, 33 Main St., Canisteo, N.Y. 14823.

    Children:
    1. Richard Knight
    2. 1. Diana Knight
    3. Patricia Knight


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Henry William Finney was born on 31 Aug 1896 in Syracuse, New York, USA (son of Augustus Finney and Catherine Ruf); died on 21 Mar 1958 in Syracuse, New York, USA; was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA.

    Henry married Mabel Murphy. Mabel was born in 1888 in Cortland, New York, USA; died on 14 Nov 1970 in Hornell, New York, USA; was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mabel Murphy was born in 1888 in Cortland, New York, USA; died on 14 Nov 1970 in Hornell, New York, USA; was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Mabel Finney, 81, of Canisteo and a former resident of Cortland, died Saturday at St. James Hospital, Hornell.
    Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery.
    Friends may call 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
    She is survived by a son, John Finney; two daughters, Mrs. Ruth Fait of Medical Lake, Wash., and Mrs. Rodney Knight of Canisteo, 15 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
    Born in Cortland, she was the widow of Henry Finney, who died in 1958.

    Children:
    1. Ruth Irene Finney was born on 29 Sep 1920 in Canisteo, New York, USA; died on 25 May 1989 in Helena, Montana, USA.
    2. Catherine E. Finney was born on 13 May 1922 in Cortland, New York, USA; died on 8 Sep 1922; was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA.
    3. John Augustus Finney was born on 2 Aug 1924 in Cortland, New York, USA; died on 25 Apr 2005; was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, United States.
    4. 3. Mary E. Finney was born on 26 Dec 1930 in Cortland County, New York, USA; died on 11 Jul 2009 in Steuben County, New York, USA; was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Canisteo, Steuben County, New York, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Augustus Finney was born in 1869 in New York, USA (son of William Sturtevaunt Finney and Martha Wiley); died on 12 Mar 1929 in Syracuse, New York, USA.

    Augustus married Catherine Ruf on 24 May 1893 in Cayuga, New York, USA. Catherine was born in Aug 1874 in New York, USA; died in 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Catherine Ruf was born in Aug 1874 in New York, USA; died in 1962 in Syracuse, New York, USA.
    Children:
    1. Clara Martha Finney was born on 11 Sep 1894 in Cayuga, New York, USA; died on 14 Apr 1974 in Westwood, New Jersey, USA.
    2. 6. Henry William Finney was born on 31 Aug 1896 in Syracuse, New York, USA; died on 21 Mar 1958 in Syracuse, New York, USA; was buried in Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA.
    3. Leroy A. Finney was born on 2 Jul 1899 in New York, USA; died in Feb 1975 in Prichard, West Virginia, USA.