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Leon Herbert Kniskern 1935–2009

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Born 9 Mar 1935 · Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA

Died 16 Aug 2009 · Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America

Father Kniskern

Mother Alice Elva Hill

Siblings Elva Louise Kniskern

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Researchers connected through Leon Kniskern 1935–2009

Immediate Family

Parents

Kniskern

Alice Elva Hill

Spouse(s)

No spouse recorded

Children

No children recorded

Biography

The story of Leon Herbert Kniskern began in 1935 in Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA. Leon Herbert Kniskern passed away in 2009 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America.

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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Life Timeline

1935

Birth of Leon Herbert Kniskern in Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA

Birth

2009

Death of Leon Herbert Kniskern in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Leon Kniskern

This ancestor line traces from Cobb's Court, Reculver, Kent, England (1561) to Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA (1935) across 12 generations.

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: Leon Kniskern (1935–2009) was born in Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA and died in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Leon in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 12 generations of this lineage geographically.
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Leon Herbert Kniskern PTP

1935–2009

Gloversville, Fulton, New York, USA