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Ahab J Knotts 1826–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1826

Birth Location: Preston Co., (West) Virginia

Death Date: 13 Oct 1879

Death Location: Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia

Father: Absalom Knotts

Mother: Elizabeth Keller

Spouse(s): Sarah Hebb

Children(s): Elizabeth Knotts, William Knotts, Francis Knotts, Alice Knotts, Elizabeth Knotts, Mary Knotts

Ahab J Knotts was born in 1826 in Preston Co., (West) Virginia, the child of Absalom Knotts And Elizabeth L Keller. Ahab J Knotts married Sarah Belle Sally Hebb, and had children including Alice Ann Knotts, Elizabeth London Knotts, Elizabeth Louden Knotts, Francis M Knotts, Mary Virginia Knotts, William H Knotts. Ahab J Knotts passed away in 1879 in Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ahab J Knotts was born in 1826 in Preston Co., (West) Virginia, the child of Absalom Knotts And Elizabeth L Keller.
  • Ahab J Knotts married Sarah Belle Sally Hebb, and had children including Alice Ann Knotts, Elizabeth London Knotts, Elizabeth Louden Knotts, Francis M Knotts, Mary Virginia Knotts, William H Knotts.
  • Ahab J Knotts passed away in 1879 in Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Absalom Knotts
1799–1874
Birth Location: Preston, VA, USA
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Elizabeth Keller
1802–1902
Birth Location: Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hebb
1828–1909
Birth Location: Evansville, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Knotts
1854–1888
Birth Location: Preston County, West Virginia, United States of America
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William Knotts
1859–1881
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Francis Knotts
1869–1958
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Alice Knotts
1861–1887
Birth Location: Preston Co., West Virginia
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Elizabeth Knotts
1856–1868
Birth Location: PRESTON CO., VA
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Mary Knotts
1855–1892
Birth Location: Barbour, VA, USA
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Ahab Knotts's Ancestors

Self
Ahab Knotts
1826–1879
Birth Place: Preston Co., (West) Virginia
Parents
Absalom Knotts
1799–1874
Preston, VA, USA
Elizabeth (L) Keller
1802–1902
Monongalia, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert Knotts
1778–1858
, Kent, Delaware, USA
Barbara (Ellen) Six
1769–1853
Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
George Keller
1801–1854
Makowa, Eastern Zambia, Zambia
Sophia Mowrey
1762–1864
Stoverstown, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ahab Knotts's Descendants

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Ahab (J) Knotts (20 Aug 1826–13 Oct 1879) m. Sarah (Belle "Sally") Hebb (01 Aug 1828–13 Jan 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

Ahab Knotts's Timeline

2 Records

1826
20 Aug 1826
Birth of Ahab J Knotts in Preston Co., (West) Virginia
Preston Co., (West) Virginia
1879
13 Oct 1879
Age 53
Death of Ahab J Knotts in Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia
Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1826
    Event Place: Preston Co., (West) Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Reno, Preston Co., West Virginia
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