Ancestry of
Phil Knight

Co-Founder, Nike Inc.

William Danner

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Phil Knight — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 18 
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  • Birth Date:
  • ABT 1822 
  • Birth Location:
  • Iowa 
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  • Death Date:
  • ABT 1851 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Esther Johnson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 27 Jun 1843 
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  Elnora Danner (Ahnentafel No:9 )

• Sources for William Danner

  • ¹ Farmer City Journal (Farmer City, Illinois), 03 APR 1908, p. 1, Obituary for spouse Esther Knight.
  • ² Federal Census, IL, DeWitt County, 1850, Township 19 and 20, N R 3 and 4 E, Image 3 of 9.
  • ³ Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920, Marriage record for Wm Danner and Esther Johnson.

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