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Re: Henry Clay KNOWLES of Texas

rbnoles — 2012-05-21 11:16:15Z

Mr. Knowles,

I have 1000s of men named Charles Knowles or Noles in my database. Can you be more specific?

One possibility from my files is Charles Brown Knowles (1842-1895), a C.S.A. vet married to an Elizabeth Baxter. This Charles Knowles being the son of Henry Walton Knowles, a third great grandson of one of the many Knowles progenitor; i,e., Edmund "Old Silverhead" Knowles (1685-1762). This Knowles line often used the Noles and Knoles spellings for the surname.

By the way, to prove your Knowles ancestry, you could obtain a Y-DNA test.

Re: Henry Clay KNOWLES of Texas

rhknowles — 2012-05-21 06:23:56Z

Hello,

I am not sure if I am related to ya'll but I have both Knowles and Noles spellings in my family history...my GG grandfather Capt. Charles Noles was a Civil War veteran burried in Tennesee and my G grandfather Baxter
Knowles changed the spelling in Texas, Ft.Worth I do believe.

Re: Knowles of the bahamas from Long Island And Andros

rbnoles — 2012-05-16 11:47:23Z

Whitney,

Are you refering to Carl Knowles b 1903, son of William Henry Knowles and Lucy Moree?

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
Director Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
www.KKNFA.org

Re: Knowles of the bahamas from Long Island And Andros

whitney_knowles — 2012-05-16 04:09:08Z

Hey Whats your name? Can you link me via email? They're my grandparents!

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

rbnoles — 2012-05-13 11:56:00Z

Eric,

How do I locate your database? Where is it?

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

kwstzhdrc — 2012-05-13 00:29:24Z

Lena married Robert Edmund Gray, my great-grandfather, and later Joseph St. Laurent.

-Eric

The tree I have under this login has more information.

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

steelball78 — 2012-05-12 18:52:35Z

Rob, the reunion is in byrnville, Florida. Across from poplar dell church. I don't know the exact address.
Seems like I ran across a some information that linked us to osh line but I need to find it in my records. My mom remembers Lena but can't remember who she married. She said she use to work with one of James wiley's granddaughters that lived in jay. I will try to get more information for you

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

rbnoles — 2012-05-12 12:27:39Z

Where is this Knowles Reunion held?

Who did Lena Knowles marry?

We still need a living male Knowles for this line to be tested to confirm that this Knowles line is or isn't from "Old Silverhead" Knowles. I'm inclined to believe this line is NOT an "OSH" line, but a Y-DNA test could establish which ancient Knowles line is the right one. The Y-DNA profile for about 40 Knowles (and Knoles & Noles) lines has been established, out of the several 100 lines known to exist.

Thanks,

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

steelball78 — 2012-05-12 11:33:28Z

Hi Eric,
we have a reunion every 4th sunday in september. It's mostly descendents of of john Wesley knowles(James wiley's brother). I do know that once upon a time James did attend. We have a picture of him and his wife there. We would love to have you if you would like to go. If I can help in any way, just let me know.

Re: Robert H. Knowles of Alabama

elly1046 — 2012-05-12 07:57:08Z

Hello, I am the great-grandson of Lena (Helen) Knowles, daughter of James Wiley Knowles, son of Robert Knowles, son of James Knowles, so I'm curious about the thirst for genealogy in our blood, which has clearly been found in me as well. I have read some of the text at kkfna.org, but it's a bit overwhelming at present, especially considering how many familial lines I am tracing. My first thought was that it has something to do with trying to distinguish between unrelated (or to put it another way, more distantly related) Knowles families, owing to their name becoming the same from different starting points. I have heard stories that people on that side of the family often had reunions, something that my other lines are often quite reticent about (as far as I know), and since I am telling you that I have heard stories, I obviously haven't attended one nor have ever known where one was.

May you find what you are looking for.
-Eric

Re: Henry Marion Knowles & Robert Calvin Knowles -- Monroe Co. AL to Hillsborough Co. FL

kenjohnson57 — 2012-04-24 14:23:46Z

Susan:

Thanks for making contact with me directly.

Ken Johnson
khjohnson1957@yahoo.com

Re: Frank Allen Knowles and Emma Ursula Bennett

rlpaget77 — 2012-04-23 20:47:33Z

Oops, brother to John - dah

Re: Frank Allen Knowles and Emma Ursula Bennett

rlpaget77 — 2012-04-23 20:46:49Z

I don't have a Denard as a brother to Clarissa. I don't have Clarissa either, but my work is incomplete. Sue Hays was the authority of the line as she was decendant of it, but has not been on line for years. She was older and may have passed. Hope not, as I am not sure. S Knowles

Re: Henry Marion Knowles & Robert Calvin Knowles -- Monroe Co. AL to Hillsborough Co. FL

SusanCook828 — 2012-04-23 16:48:13Z

On the 1880 census Henry and Tebitha are listed with my great-grandmother Mary C. (Caroline) Knowles. She was born in 1879 and married young to Charles I. Howze. You will find most of these graves at the Alderman-Pelote cemetary in Litha, FL. Let me know if you want to know more.

Cuz Susan Cook

Re: George Knowles b. 1831; Herefordshire

NatalieDansie — 2012-04-14 23:16:10Z

hello nina
cant help with the above, but note you have one of my relatives in your tree, william dansie.
I also live in colchester.
Natalie

Thomas KNOWLES

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-04-14 18:56:23Z

Thomas KNOWLES & wife Ann MURRAY, both born in Lancashire, England, had son Thomas KNOWLES, born Dec. 1850, aged 3 mos. on the census dated 30 March 1851, Lancashire, England. Thomas KNOWLES was also b. Dec. 1850, per the 1900 census, Bristol Co., MA. Thomas and wife Elizabeth were each 23 at marriage, 29 Feb. 1876, Fall River, Bristol, MA, but each was 30 in 1880.

Thomas KNOWLES m. 29 Feb. 1876, Fall River, Bristol, MA, Elizabeth McCAULEY, dau/o Thomas McCAULEY & Ann MURPHY. Elizabeth died 17 Jan. 1895, Fall River, and Thomas KNOWLES m2. 11 May 1895, Fall River, Ellen [BUTLER] LORD (12 May 1854/5, IRL - 14 May 1920, Fall River, MA) dau/o Michael BUTLER & Catherine MEEHAN / MECHAN.

Ellen had m1. 3 Mar. 1880, Fall River, Samuel LORD. In 1880, Thomas KNOWLES & Elizabeth had Thomas, 3, & Ann, 1. In 1900, Thomas had Thomas, b. Nov. 1876; John, Je. 1882; Hugh, Jan. 1885; & Joseph, July 1888 [5 July 1887], and the household also included Ellen, b. May 1855, and her children, LORD: Henery, b. Mar. 1886, & Ellen, b. Jan. 1891.

John W. KNOWLES (29 June 1880/82, MA - 15 Aug. 1918, New Bedford, MA) m. 21 Apr. 1903, Fall River, Annie Elizabeth WALSH (17 Apr. 1879, Crewe, Cheshire, England - 11 July 1966, New Bedford). Annie m2. Thomas HICKEY. Some say that Annie nee WALSH was born in 1877 or '78, but she was 2 on the census of 1881, 22 on the census of 1901, 24 at marriage in 1923, & 41 on the census of 1920, all of which indicate her birth in April 1879.

Can you identify the parents of Thomas KNOWLES who m. 1830, Ann MURRAY?

Mat. MURRAY & Marg. had dau. Anna, b. 4 Aug. 1811, bpt. 11 Aug. 1811, St. Peter's Catholic Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Ann MURRAY m. 15 May 1830, St. Peter's Catholic & St. Mary's Church of England, Lancaster. Thomas KNOWLES & wf. Ann, nee MURRAY, had dau. Grace, b. 28 Oct. 1837. Grace DUNN was the informant for her mother's death record, 17 Oct. 1879, Blackburn, Lancashire.

Blackburn, Lancashire

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-04-14 17:41:58Z

We think we're making progress. Mat. MURRAY & Marg. had dau. Anna, b. 4 Aug., bpt. 11 Aug. 1811, St. Peter Roman Catholic [RC], Lancaster, Lancashire, England.

Thomas KNOWLES m. 15 May 1830, St. Peter-RC, Lancaster, Ann MURRAY.

Thomas KNOWLES, 31 in 1841, & Ann, 28 in '41, 39 in '51; 49 in '61, 62 in '71, had
John Robert Murray KNOWLES, b. 4 Mar. 1831, bpt. St. Peter-RC.
Hugh (1832 - Feb. 1884, Middlesex, MA?) [48 in 1880, with bro. Thos., Fall River, Bristol, MA]
Eliza (1834 - 5 Sep. 1839)
Margaret, bpt. 20 Dec. 1835, St. Mary of Furness-RC, Ulverston, Lancashire.
Grace, b. 28 Oct., bpt. 12 Nov. 1837, St. Peter-RC; m1. 11 Je. 1859, John HOPE; m2. 22 Apr. 1867, Richard DUNN.
Hannah (1840 - 1906, Blackburn) ae. 10 mo. in 1841, m. 1861, James GENT
Mary Ann, 9 in 1851, 17 in 1861
Priscilla (2 May 1845, Lancaster, Lancashire - last quarter of 1911) m. 1867, Blackburn, Richard SCULLY, who d. third qtr. 1910.
Thomas, b. Dec. 1850; 3 mo. in 1851, 10 in 1861, 19 in 1871.

Thomas was the Thomas KNOWLES who listed his mother as Ann MORRIS on his second marriage record in 1895, Fall River, Bristol, MA, but the mother should have been Ann MURRAY.

Re: Henry Clay KNOWLES of Texas

PatriciaMeigs — 2012-04-14 01:44:02Z

Yes, I have her siblings. Texana was born in September 1863. She was the daughter of William Swaim Teague (1834-1922) and Amanda Melvina Mitchell. Her siblings were:

*Isaac Jackson Teague, 19 Oct. 1865 - 20 March 1947 (married Mariel Abbott)

*Lula Elizabeth, 7 Aug 1868 - 10 March 1945 (married James Polk Loving)

*Mary Frances Teague, 1870-1878 (no proof on this child yet)

*Nancy Emma, 1872 - (still searching for further information)

*Eugene Delose, December 1873 - ? (married Frances Mae "Fannie" Thomas) have not yet located his DC

*Larceny, 1876 - (still gathering information)

*Laura Maud, 28 March 1876 - 19 June 1939 (married a Mr. Collier)

*Chapman Loving, 1878-1 March 1884 (buried in Old Perry Cemetery, Moody, TX - his headstone reads Chad L. TIGUE)

*Claude Duevoy, 8 Dec 1880 - 25 Dec 1968 (spelling of name is from granddaughter - he married Virginia Melton)

*RUCIOUS Bly, 6 May 1884 - 19 June 1966 (married Bertha Taft Anderson. Most trees and people say his name was Rufus. However, in his own handwriting, he wrote RUCIOUS. He used only the first name of Bly, and on his DC, it shows Bly with a blank for middle initial Teague.)

I currently don't know of any Knowles descendants? But there is a small group of us Teague researchers who are constantly on the lookout for ANY living descendants of William Swaim Teague, Isaac H. Teague, and/or Nancy Bray Teague. You can email me at patty719@msn.com

I will definitely keep an eye out for anyone who might surface on us! Patty

Re: Henry Clay KNOWLES of Texas

rbnoles — 2012-04-13 21:58:46Z

Patricia,

Sorry, I don't have the newspaper article concerning the death of Henry Clay Knowles. Did you chech Ancestry.com or other sites with old newspapers on-line?

I do have the wife of Henry Clay Knowles listed as Texana C. Teague, the daughter of William S. Teague and Amanda Mitchell. Can you tell me the names and dates for Texana's siblings?

Henry Clay Knowles is a descendant of the very large Edmund "Old Silverhead" Knowles' line. Are you aware of any living descendants of Henry Clay Knowles who might be interested in Knowles genealogy and/or Knowles genetic-genealogy testing?

Regards,

Robert B. Noles
Director of Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
www.KKNFA.org

Henry Clay KNOWLES of Texas

PatriciaMeigs — 2012-04-13 02:10:18Z

I am trying to find a possible newspaper article that would have been dated either on or directly after July 29, 1911.

The news article would be concerning the death of Henry Clay Knowles, who was apparently hit by a train in Hamilton County, Texas.

Henry Clay Knowles was married to my 2nd great aunt Texana Teague.

Thank you for any information or links I could check out.

Patricia Quinn Meigs

Thomas Knowles, b. 1810, Lancaster, m. 1830, Ann MURRAY

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-04-13 00:12:52Z

Do you happen to have any record of this family? We're trying to identify Ann MURRAY. She was b. 4 Aug. 1811, Lancaster, dau/o Mat. & Marg., & was mother of the Thomas KNOWLES, b. Dec. 1850, Lancashire, who m1. 29 Feb. 1876, Bristol Co., MA, Elizabeth MacCAULEY & m2. 1895, MA, Ellen [BUTLER] LORD, dau/o Michael BUTLER.

Grace KNOWLES was baptized 1837, St. Peter's Catholic Ch., Lancaster, Lancashire, England, dau/o Thomas & Ann.

We've found censuses of 1841, '51, '61.
Lancaster, Lancaster, Lancashire, 1841, all born in the county, KNOWLES
Thomas, 30 or 31? spinner; Ann, 28; John, 10; Hugh, 8; Margaret, 5; Grace, 3; Hannah, 10 months.

Blackburn (parish & borough), 1851, KNOWLES
Ann, head, married, 39, b. Lancaster
Ma[r]garet, 15; Grace, 13; Hannah, 10; Mary Ann, 9; Priscilla, 6; Thomas, 3 mo.
Granddau. Priscilla, 4, b. Preston.

Blackburn (municipal & parliamentary borough), 1861, KNOWLES
Ann, 49, widow; Margrett, 24; Hannah, 19; Mary Ann, 17; Precilla, 15; Precilla, 13; Thos., 10.

Because the age fits, we think Ann might have been the Ann KNOWLES who died at Blackburn, aged 64/69? last quarter of 1879. Informant was daughter Grace DUNN, so that's the right Ann even though the age isn't clear.

Fall River, MA, USA, census, 1880, Thomas KNOWLES, 30, b. England, had bro. Hugh, 48, b. England.

Ancestry: Priscilla KNOWLES (b. ca. 1845, Lancaster, Lancashire, dau/o Thomas KNOWLES, b. 1810, & Ann, b. 1811) m. Richard SCULL[E]Y, b. 1845.

Can you identify the ancestry of Thomas KNOWLES & Ann MURRAY?

Re: Knowles

NMarryshow — 2012-04-12 22:27:12Z

I saw the information. What I would like to find out are William Knowles and Christianna Forrester's parents.

Catholic Record Soc.

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-04-12 16:15:17Z

The following records were just picked out by scanning the surnames in bold type. This is not a complete listing of the names KNOWLES & MURRAY & connected names.

Online: Catholic Record Society, Lancashire Registers, III, Ulverston & St. Peter's, Lancaster

Anna, b. 4 Aug. 1811, bpt. 11 Aug. 1811, dau/o Mat. & Marg. MURRAY. Sponsors Edward & Cath. LENNON.

Maria MURRAY, b. 26 Nov. 1823, bpt. 17 Dec. 1823, s/o Daniel & Margaret MURRAY. Wit. Hugo [Hugh?] & Maria KNOWLES.

Henry KNOWLES, s/o Henry & Margaret, having abjured the errors of the Quakers, embraced the Catholic faith & was bpt. 25 Mar. 1826. Sp. Richard WELLS.

Henry MURRAY, b. 17 Sep. 1826, bpt. 24 Sep. 1826, s/o Daniel & Margaret. Sponsors Robert MURRAY & Margaret KNOWLES.

Henry MURRAY d. 12 Dec. 1818.

Hugh MURRAY m. 30 Nov. 1829, Anne KNOWLES. Wit. Thomas KNOWLES & Ann MURRAY.

Thomas KNOWLES m. 15 May 1830, Ann MURRAY. Wit. Hugh & Ann MURRAY.

Ann, wf/o Hugh MURRAY, bpt. 31 May 1830. Sponsor Margaret KNOWLES, sister-in-law.

John Robert Murray KNOWLES, b. 4 Mar. 1831, bpt. 6 Mar. 1831, s/o Thomas & Ann. Sp. Hugh & Ann MURRAY.

John Robert MURRAY, b. 14 Aug. 1831, bpt. 21 Aug. 1831, s/o Daniel & Margaret. Sp. John & Margaret KNOWLES.

Joshua Coulston KNOWLES, b. 14 Nov. 1832, bpt. 18 Nov. 1832, s/o Henry & Mary. Sp. Gabriel CROSKILL & Bella HAYES. Mary was dau/o Joshua COULSTON, s/o John of Hellet-in-Roeburndale. Her brother John COULSTON, manager of Lancaster Banking Co., res. Hawksheads, Bolton-le-Sands, bequeathed to his grandnephew [?] KNOWLES with instructions to take the name COULSTON.

Robert MURRAY, b. 2 Feb. 1833, bpt. 10 Feb. 1833, s/o John & Margaret. Sp. Jno. & Margaret KNOWLES.

Thomas KNOWLES, b. 7 Jan. 1835, bpt. 11 Jan. 1835, s/o Henry & Mary. Sp. Edward BAINES & Eliz. COULSTON.

Ulverston: Jane, dau/o Bernard McCAULEY & wf. Mary, travellers. Sp. Hugh & Rose SWEENY, m. 26 May 1828, Ulverston.

Daniel MURRAY, b. 9 Oct. 1835, bpt. 11 Oct. 1835, s/o Daniel & Mary MURRAY. Sp. Thomas & Margaret LEEMING.

Ulverston: Margaret KNOWLES, dau/o Thomas & Ann, bpt. 20 Dec. 1835. Sp. Daniel GRANT & Mary SHARPLES.

Ulverston: Alexander GRANT, bpt. 25 May 1836, s/o Daniel & Anne. Sp. Hugh SWEENEY & Mary McCAULEY.

Mary KNOWLES, Halton, d. Mar. 1837.

Grace KNOWLES, b. 28 Oct. 1837, bpt. 12 Nov. 1837, dau/o Thos. & Ann. Sponsors Thomas DRIVER & Mary MURRAY.

Daniel GRANT m. 12 May 1844, Elizabeth GILDART. Wit. Wm. DICKINSON & Elizth. COWARD.

Have you sorted out all of the relationships? :-)

Lancaster & Blackburn, Lancashire

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-04-10 17:56:42Z

Keith M. & Keith C. found in
Lancaster, Lancashire, #117, Grace, b. 28 Oct. 1837, daughter of
Thomas KNOWLES, cotton spinner, & Ann, formerly MURRAY.
Residence, 46? Bridge Lane, Lancaster.

Death #443, Blackburn, Lancashire, 17 Oct. 1879, Union Workhouse, Blackburn,
Ann KNOWLES, 64, wid/o Thomas KNOWLES, cotton piecer.
Informant: daughter Grace DUNN, 56 Further Gate, Blackburn.

Re: Knowles family, Eleuthera, Bahamas (African/mixed)

SThomas826 — 2012-04-02 04:47:53Z

Found record of marriage to Elisha Allen (as well as a second wife) in the Dolly Mae Bahamian records. Also found birth dates and sex for their children. All in Glenelg (Tarpum Bay) Eleuthera.

Susan

Re: Edward b 1846 IL (fb NH/mb VT) married Sophrona b. 1849

rbnoles — 2012-03-31 21:16:29Z

I believe your wrong about Avery. Mary Ann Avery was George's mother-in-law, not his mother.

I'm still looking for Knowles men from this line to be tested.

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
Director, Knowlws/Knoles/Noles Family Association

Re: Edward b 1846 IL (fb NH/mb VT) married Sophrona b. 1849

carrollbegg — 2012-03-31 20:24:33Z

My great grandfather was George Anson Knowles. I have traced back to John Knowles 1625-1705 and wife Jemima Austen a bit further. G.A. Knowles mother was an Avery and the family history is easily followed for that link. Another passed down name in the family is Carroll, but I have not yet made the positive connection. Anyone have more info?

Re: Knowles

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-03-29 16:18:33Z

Jamaica Births & Baptisms on FamilySearch.org: William Samuel KNOWLES & Christi[a]na FORRESTER had at Clark[e]'s Town, Trelawny, Jamaica, Zacheus Adolphus, b. 22 Dec. 1879, and William Samuel, b. 7 May 1881.

There apparently are births on FamilySearch for the second Wm. S. and wf. Rebecca COLLOM / CALAME, etc.

Re: Benjamin G. Knowles, b.1807

Doubleugly — 2012-03-25 18:50:04Z

Alas no.....too many girls.

Re: Benjamin G. Knowles, b.1807

rbnoles — 2012-03-25 17:31:39Z

Nancy,

After all these years, we haven't found the documents necessary to connect your Benjamin G. Knowles to one of the many Knowles families from before the Revolutionary War.

Perhaps I suggested this to you before: The connection may only be possible if you can find a living male Knowles descendant of Benjamin to be tested. Do you know of any; if not, have you advertised for one?

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
Director, Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association

Benjamin G. Knowles, b.1807

Doubleugly — 2012-03-25 15:02:54Z

Trying to find the parents of Benjamin G. Knowles, b. 1807 in either NY, CT or VT. d. 1881 Niagara Co, NY. Married Alice Philleo, Jul 4, 1833. They had five known children - Wells Robason b. Jan 1835, William Ward b. 1837, Weston Orson b. Dec 1842, Albert Fremont b. 1852 & Helen who appears to have died young. They lived in Genesee Co & Niagara Co, NY. I have complete Philleo records & info on all the children but nothing on Benjamin's parents. Thanks.

Re: Thomas Knowles, b. ca. 1810, Lancaster, m. Ann Morris

MarilynRoth58 — 2012-03-25 13:57:10Z

Thanks for the reply. There are descendants of this line from Virginia to California, and they've found a cousin in England who discovered this:

When Thomas KNOWLES married in Fall River, MA, 1895, either he gave the incorrect maiden name of MORRIS for his mother Ann or the clerk recorded it incorrectly. There was an Ann MURRAY who was baptized at St. Peter Catholic Church, Lancaster, Lancashire, daughter of Mathew and Margaret. Then Ann MURRAY married at St. Peter, Lancaster, 15 May 1830, Thomas KNOWLES. Additional information is that Thomas KNOWLES & Ann named their son John Robert Murray KNOWLES, and there was a Margaret baptized at St. Mary of Furness Catholic Church, Ulverston, Lancashire. This is all we have at the moment, but we're hoping to get more details.

Do you have any information on the above Thomas KNOWLES, b. ca. 1810, who m. 1830, Ann MURRAY?

Re: Thomas Knowles, b. ca. 1810, Lancaster, m. Ann Morris

rbnoles — 2012-03-25 09:49:22Z

Speaking as the Administrator for this message Board (Knowles, technically this inquiry should have been a new inquiry and not a reply to the William Knowles inquiry.

Anyway, I am not aware of any documentation available for the parents of said Thomas Knowles and / or his wife, Ann Morris. Some of their children and their families are listed in the Bristil Co., Massachusetts Censuses.

Is Thomas Knowles, Jr. your Knowles line?

Thomas, Jr. had at least three sons, so there is a good chance that this Knowles family has a living direct male descendant who could be tested to establish the Y-chromosome profile for this Knowles line.

The Thomas Knowles Y-DNA profile when compared to the profiles for 100s of other Knowles men, might identify the Knowles ancestors for this Thomas Knowles.

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
Director, Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
www.KKNFA.org
Project Administrator, Knowles Surname DNA Project with FTDNA

Knowles

NMarryshow — 2012-03-25 00:51:58Z

I don't have a Thomas Knowles on my tree. I don't if there is any relations. I know my 2x great-grandfather was William Knowles and he was born in 1829 and married Elizabeth Leavers. I don't have a marriage certificate so I don't know when they got married. They had a son named Wiliam Knowles, Jr. in 1881 in Jamaica. He married Rebecca Leavers and they had several children.

Re: Knowles

rbnoles — 2012-03-24 15:46:33Z

I have several thousand men named William Knowles in my Knowles Database from all over the world. Can you be more specific as to other family member's names, locations and dates?

Rob Noles
Director, Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
www.KKNFA.org

Knowles

NMarryshow — 2012-03-24 02:16:02Z

I am looking for information on William Knowles, Sr. who was married to Christianna Forrester. I know the had a son William Knowles, jr who later married Elizabeth Leavers.

I know William, Jr. and Elizabeth both were born in Jamaica.

Re: John KNOWLES d. 25 March 1917 - Kansas City, KS

CarlyKnowles — 2012-03-21 05:52:56Z

This is my great, great grandfather. Thanks for posting :)

Re: Knowles family, Eleuthera, Bahamas (African/mixed)

SThomas826 — 2012-03-08 18:47:39Z

Haven't found Jabez' parents yet but know Jabez is Willis' father from his Florida death certificate.

Susan Mocsny Thomas

Re: Knowles family, Eleuthera, Bahamas (African/mixed)

rbnoles — 2012-03-08 16:17:46Z

How do we know that Willis Knowles is the son of Jabez Knowles? Who were the parents of said Jabez Knowles?

Thanks!

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net

Re: Knowles family, Eleuthera, Bahamas (African/mixed)

SThomas826 — 2012-03-08 15:40:55Z

OK, now we know that Willis KNOWLES is son of Jabez KNOWLES and Elisha/Alicia ALLEN Knowles, b. Glenelg (Tarpum Bay) Eleuthera, Bahamas in 1891. He emigrated to Key West, Florida in 1909, living with an aunt, Hanna NOTTAGE in 1910.

Jabez KNOWLES had 12 living children with Elisha. She died in Oct. 1892, 6 days after giving birth to their 13th child who was stillborn.

Jabez then married Louisa Mary MORRIS and they had at least 8 children together.

From these 20 children, there must be many descendants of Jabez KNOWLES. Let's connect!

Susan Mocsny Thomas

Re: Joe Knowles (of "Alone In The Wilderness")

rknowles91 — 2012-03-04 03:43:07Z

Rob,

Thanks for the reply. I thought just as you say, that any Native American would be along some maternal line, though I have not seen any that looked Native. I guess I'll try to contact the later book's author to ask if he has any further information on the statement about Joe Greenleaf.

Dick

Re: Joe Knowles (of "Alone In The Wilderness")

rbnoles — 2012-03-03 18:32:41Z

Dick,

I am familiar with the genealogy of Joseph Edward Knowles (b. 1867) from Wilton, Maine from the research by Virginia Hufbauer. Joe's Knowles line is English, with a deep ancestry confirmed by DNA testing to be Western European (R1b1a2). Any Native American ancestry would have to be from a maternal line of one of his grandmothers. But, I don't think any of them were Native American.

Rob Noles
rbnoles@bellsouth.net
Director, Knowles, Knoles, Noles Family Association
www.kknfa.org

Joe Knowles (of "Alone In The Wilderness")

rknowles91 — 2012-03-03 13:59:15Z

I'm reading about Joseph Edward Knowles (1867-1942, b. Wilton, Maine; lived Maine, Mass., Washington) who published "Alone In The Wilderness" after spending 2 months in the Maine woods in 1913. Joe is my 1st cousin 3x removed (this from Virginia Knowles Hufbauer's book). I'm presently reading "Naked In The Woods: Joseph Knowles and the Legacy of Frontier Fakery", by Joe Motavalli, 2007. On page 28 Motavalli writes

"Knowles's father, Joseph Greenleaf Knowles, was a Civil War veteran ... of English and Native American heritage ..."

So my questions- Does anyone know of this Native American heritage in this line? And does anyone know where the "Greenleaf" name comes from?

The Knowles line, from Hufbauer and other sources is
John Knowles-> John -> Ezekiel -> Amos -> Ezekiel -> Levi -> Ezekiel -> Joseph Greenleaf. My GGGrandfather is Joseph Greenleaf's brother Warren Kimball.

Thanks for any help on this!

Dick K.

william h knowles

helen12202 — 2012-02-20 17:44:28Z

Trying to find info about a John Nowels or Knowles who had a son named Hezekiah born May 13, 1846. In the census of Holmes county, Ohio, dated August 30, 1850, it shows his mother Proviana Nowles age 23 with Hezekiah age 3 living with John Swigert and his wife Catherine and Catherine Nowels age 14. Catherine was either a sister or daughter of John. John supposedly died of Typhoid or sawmill accident in late 1849 in 1850. Hezekiah changed his name to William H Knowles when serving in the Civil war. His mother Proviann was supposedly the daughter of John Sawyer who died and buried Elkhart, Indiana.

Knowles in White County, Tennessee

joyannknowles — 2012-02-10 20:49:17Z

Could anyone help with the below people as to who their parents were or what Knowles person they married:

Margarett Knowles 17 Aug 1949 to 31 Jan 2009
married a Davidson.

Mollie Jane Knowles 23 Oct 1871 to 16 Apr 1903
married a Black

Delia Knowles 26 Feb 1872 to 9 Jun 1921

Bertha Mabe 15 Jun 1915 to 26 Jan 2009
married a Knowles.

Billy Lee Knowles 30 May 1970 to 3 Oct 2006

Carrie Knowles 9 dec 1869 to 14 Mar 1869

Charles Knowles 1911-1966

Christopher Wayne Knowles 8 Aug 1981 to 8 Aug 1981

Clayton Knowles 4 Feb 1963 to 17 Jun 1999

Garry Knowles 5 Mar 1949 to 15 Feb 1984

Jay Knowles 25 Mar 1945 to 6 Jun 2004

Jefferson Knowles 14 Oct 1863 to 5 Jun 1865

Kimberly Darlene 23 Dec 1967 to 30 Jan 2010
married a Knowles

Mary Unknown 21 Apr 1846 to 7 Jan 1882 I assume married a Knowles or maybe her maiden name was Knowles.

Mary Knowles 23 Nov 1884 to 6 Feb 1896

Mary Knowles 18 Aug 1849 to 7 Jan 1884

Nannie Unknown 1879-1975 probably married a Knowles

Nelley Unknown 29 Dec 1841 tp 27 aug 1876 probably married a Knowles.

Paulette Unknown 12 Nov 1970 to 21 Nov 2005 probably married a Knowles.

Sandra Unknown 18 Jun 1951 to 6 Jan 2004 probably married a Knowles

Susan Knowles 8 May 1882 to 21 May 1904

Thomas E Knowles 1867-1925

Vera Pearl Knowles. 12 May 1919 to 13 May 1919

Zion Unknown 14 Jan 1844 to 8 Feb 1889 probably married a Knowles

Nora Knowles 25 Oct 1923 married a Seals

Any Help would be appreicated.

joy

Deanna or Dianna Knowles

Booooozle — 2012-01-03 21:20:49Z

I'm looking for any information about my grandmother's birth mother. I have very little information & what I do have may be inaccurate. My grandmother, Ellen Larena Close was born Louise Elaine Knowles on Jun 18 1943 in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, her birth mother apparently a woman by the name of Deanna Knowles was born about 1925. My grandmother was put up for adoption & was adopted by Victor John Close & Eva Larena Enright. I have no information about her birth father other than he was blond & fair complextion & came once with Deanna to briefly visit when my grandmother was still very young. Deanna apparently tried to make contact with my grandmother later in life at the funeral of my grandmother's adopted mother Eva. She was accompanied with another daughter, Christine, half sister to my grandmother. My grandmother refused to have anything to do with either her mother or sister because she had a bad childhood & blamed her mother for giving her up. If anyone has any info that could be of use to me please feel free to reply.

Re: Mable Masters Md James Kirk Knowles Florida

minshriver — 2011-12-29 19:02:54Z

My Dad is a son of George David Knowles, but I doubt he would be interested, because he is doesn't care much about his ancestry. There are also 2 uncles, 4 male cousins, my 2 sons and my nephew. Not sure what is required for the DNA test, but I will try to look into it.

Re: Mable Masters Md James Kirk Knowles Florida

rbnoles — 2011-12-29 17:05:57Z

Your Knowles line is one of the North Carolina Knowles lines originally from Duplin County in the 18th century.

We still need Knowles men for this line to be Y-DNA tested (tests currently on-sale)to establish the DNA profile to determine which of the ancient Knowles lines is the right one for this line.

Robert B. Noles
Director, Knowles, Knoles, Noles Family Association (www.KKNFA.org)
rbnoles@bellsouth.net

Re: Mable Masters Md James Kirk Knowles Florida

minshriver — 2011-12-29 03:52:59Z

Mable and James Kirk were my great grandparents. Their only son, George David, was my grandfather. He passed away in 1999. He had six children (3 daughters and 3 sons). They are all still living in Putnam County, Florida. Please contact me with additional information and I will see if any of them are interested in assisting with your research.

We are trying to find out more information about our Knowles line and would love any assistance you can provide. Thank you.

Re: Mable Masters Md James Kirk Knowles Florida

minshriver — 2011-12-29 03:41:39Z

Mable and James Kirk were my great grandparents. Their son, George David Knowles, was my grandfather. Mable was not indian. She was Minorcan and Italian, born in St. Augustine to William Masters and Ellen Pacetti. Please contact me so we can compare notes. Thank you.