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Absalom Knotts 1799–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1799

Birth Location: Preston, VA, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1874

Death Location: Reno District, Preston, WV, USA

Father: Robert Knotts

Mother: Barbara Six

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Keller

Children(s): Ahab Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Sarah Knotts, Robert Knotts, John Knotts, William Knotts, Barbara Knotts, Nathaniel Knotts, Martha Knotts, James Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Mary Knotts, John Knotts, Andrew Knotts, Lewis Knotts, Andrew Knotts, James Knotts, Martha Knotts, Jehu Knotts, Ahab Knotts

The story of Absalom Knotts began in 1799 in Preston, VA, USA. Absalom Knotts married Elizabeth L Keller, and had children including Ahab J Knotts, Andrew Knotts, Andrew Korkle Knotts, Barbara Ellen Knotts, Elizabeth Betsy Knotts, Elizabeth Eliza Knotts, James H Knotts, James Knotts, Jehu Knotts, John Knotts, John Thomas Knotts, Lewis Knotts, Martha Jane Knotts, Martha Knotts, Mary Knotts, Nathaniel Knotts, Robert A Knotts, Sarah Jane Knotts, William C Knotts. Absalom Knotts passed away in 1874 in Reno District, Preston, WV, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom Knotts began in 1799 in Preston, VA, USA.
  • Absalom Knotts married Elizabeth L Keller, and had children including Ahab J Knotts, Andrew Knotts, Andrew Korkle Knotts, Barbara Ellen Knotts, Elizabeth Betsy Knotts, Elizabeth Eliza Knotts, James H Knotts, James Knotts, Jehu Knotts, John Knotts, John Thomas Knotts, Lewis Knotts, Martha Jane Knotts, Martha Knotts, Mary Knotts, Nathaniel Knotts, Robert A Knotts, Sarah Jane Knotts, William C Knotts.
  • Absalom Knotts passed away in 1874 in Reno District, Preston, WV, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knotts
1778–1858
Birth Location: , Kent, Delaware, USA
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Barbara Six
1769–1853
Birth Location: Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Keller
1802–1902
Birth Location: Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Ahab Knotts
1826–1879
Birth Location: Preston Co., (West) Virginia
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Elizabeth Knotts
1831–1905
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Sarah Knotts
1835–1910
Birth Location: Preston, VA, USA
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Robert Knotts
1823–1897
Birth Location: Preston, WV, USA
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John Knotts
1828–1888
Birth Location: Preston, WV, USA
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William Knotts
1823–1907
Birth Location: Preston, WV, USA
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Barbara Knotts
1830–1908
Birth Location: Preston, WV, USA
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Nathaniel Knotts
1842–1864
Birth Location: Preston, WV, USA
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Martha Knotts
1820–
Birth Location: VA, USA
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James Knotts
1830–1888
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Knotts
1820–1885
Birth Location: VA, USA
EK
Mary Knotts
1845–
Birth Location: , Preston, West Virginia, USA
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John Knotts
1850–
Birth Location: –
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Andrew Knotts
1820–1905
Birth Location: Preston County, (West) Virginia, United States
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Lewis Knotts
1836–1898
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Andrew Knotts
1820–1905
Birth Location: , Preston, West Virginia, USA
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James Knotts
1826–1879
Birth Location: Preston Co., (West) Virginia
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Martha Knotts
1837–1937
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Jehu Knotts
1840–
Birth Location: , Preston, West Virginia, USA
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Ahab Knotts
1826–1879
Birth Location: , Preston, West Virginia, USA
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Absalom Knotts's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Knotts
1799–1874
Birth Place: Preston, VA, USA
Parents
Robert Knotts
1778–1858
, Kent, Delaware, USA
Barbara (Ellen) Six
1769–1853
Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Absalom Knotts's Descendants

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Absalom Knotts (4 Apr 1799–21 Apr 1874) m. Elizabeth (L) Keller (1802–1902)
  1. 1. Ahab (J) Knotts 1826–1879 m. Sarah (Belle "Sally") Hebb 1828–1909
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Louden) Knotts 1854–1888 m. William (Chambers) Wolfe 1856–1935
      1. 1. Elvada ("Aunt Vadie") Wolfe 1885–1927
      2. 2. Sara (Jane) Wolfe 1883–1938
      3. 3. Matilda (Alice "Tillie") Wolfe 1879–1961
      4. 4. Cora (B) Wolfe 1875–
    2. 2. William (H) Knotts 1859–1881
    3. 3. Francis (M) Knotts 1869–1958
    4. 4. Alice (Ann) Knotts 1861–1887
    5. 5. Elizabeth (London) Knotts 1856–1868
    6. 6. Mary (Virginia) Knotts 1855–1892
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Eliza) Knotts 1831–1905
  3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Knotts 1835–1910
  4. 4. Robert (A) Knotts 1823–1897
  5. 5. John (Thomas) Knotts 1828–1888
  6. 6. William (C) Knotts 1823–1907
  7. 7. Barbara (Ellen) Knotts 1830–1908
  8. 8. Nathaniel Knotts 1842–1864
  9. 9. Martha (Jane) Knotts 1820–
  10. 10. James (H) Knotts 1830–1888
  11. 11. Elizabeth (Betsy) Knotts 1820–1885
  12. 12. Mary Knotts 1845–
  13. 13. John Knotts 1850–
  14. 14. Andrew (Korkle) Knotts 1820–1905
  15. 15. Lewis Knotts 1836–1898
  16. 16. Andrew Knotts 1820–1905
  17. 17. James Knotts 1826–1879
  18. 18. Martha Knotts 1837–1937
  19. 19. Jehu Knotts 1840–
  20. 20. Ahab (J) Knotts 1826–1879

Absalom Knotts's Timeline

2 Records

1799
4 Apr 1799
Birth of Absalom Knotts in Preston, VA, USA
Preston, VA, USA
1874
21 Apr 1874
Age 75
Death of Absalom Knotts in Reno District, Preston, WV, USA
Reno District, Preston, WV, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Preston, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Reno District, Preston, WV, USA
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