Inez Knight Allen
Mormon missionary and Utah politician (1876-1937) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amanda Inez Knight Allen (September 8, 1876 – June 5, 1937[1]) was a Mormon missionary and a Utah politician. In 1898, she became one of the first two single women to be missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).[2]
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Born | (1876-09-08)September 8, 1876 Payson, Utah Territory, United States |
Died | June 5, 1937(1937-06-05) (aged 60) Provo, Utah, United States |
Resting place | Provo City Cemetery |
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Alma mater | Brigham Young Academy |
Spouse(s) | Robert Eugene Allen |
Children | 5 |
Parents | Jesse Knight Amanda McEwan Knight |
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Amanda Inez Knight was born near Payson, Utah Territory, to Jesse Knight and his wife Amanda McEwan. She was born the fourth of five children; her siblings included brothers Raymond and J. Will Knight and sisters Jennie Knight Mangum and Ione Knight Jordan.[3] The family moved to Provo and Inez Knight enrolled in Brigham Young Academy (BYA). By the age of 22, Knight had completed her studies at BYA and had moved to St. George, Utah, where she was involved in family genealogical research.[2]