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ELIJAH R. KNOWLES 1790–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr. 22, 1790

Birth Location: Greene Co., GA

Death Date: Sept. 13, 1867

Death Location: Butler County, Missouri, USA

Father: Edmund KNOWLES

Mother: PATIENCE PRETTYMAN

Spouse(s): Margaret Woods

Children(s): JULIA KNOWLES, James Knowles, Betsy Knowles, Nancy Knowles, William Knowles, Edmund Knowles, Jospeh Knowles, John Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Elijah Knowles

ELIJAH R. KNOWLES was born in 1790 in Greene Co., GA, the child of Edmund Knowles And Patience Prettyman. ELIJAH R. KNOWLES married Margaret Woods, and had children including Betsy Ann Knowles, Edmund Knowles, Elijah Smith Knowles, James Knowles, John Henry Knowles, Jospeh H Knowles, Julia Ann Knowles, Nancy Knowles, Sarah J Knowles, William Dickson Knowles. ELIJAH R. KNOWLES passed away in 1867 in Butler County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • ELIJAH R. KNOWLES was born in 1790 in Greene Co., GA, the child of Edmund Knowles And Patience Prettyman.
  • ELIJAH R. KNOWLES married Margaret Woods, and had children including Betsy Ann Knowles, Edmund Knowles, Elijah Smith Knowles, James Knowles, John Henry Knowles, Jospeh H Knowles, Julia Ann Knowles, Nancy Knowles, Sarah J Knowles, William Dickson Knowles.
  • ELIJAH R. KNOWLES passed away in 1867 in Butler County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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ELIJAH KNOWLES's Ancestors

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ELIJAH KNOWLES
1790–1867
Birth Place: Greene Co., GA
Parents
Edmund KNOWLES
1747–1835
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, USA
PATIENCE PRETTYMAN
1747–1835
Sussex, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1714–1791
Somerset, Sussex, DE
Prudence Prettyman
1720–1744
Sussex, Delaware, United States
THOMAS (PRETTYMAN) JR.
1715–1790
Sussex, DE, USA
Elizabeth ENLOE
1716–1791
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prettyman
1687–1719
COMFORT **
1691–1770
Thomas Prettyman
1687–1719
COMFORT **
1691–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Prettyman
1653–1723
Mary Marriner
1649–1724
ROBERT BURTON
1647–1725
CATHERINE COTTON
1649–1708
John Prettyman
1653–1723
Mary Marriner
1649–1724
ROBERT BURTON
1647–1725
CATHERINE COTTON
1649–1708

ELIJAH KNOWLES's Descendants

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ELIJAH (R.) KNOWLES (Apr. 22, 1790–Sept. 13, 1867) m. Margaret Woods (Mar. 1, 1800–Dec. 11, 1839)
  1. 1. JULIA (ANN) KNOWLES 1837– m. James (Wilson "Ivy") White 1836–1883
    1. 1. Amanda (C.) WHITE 1869–1954 m. Jesse (William) Packwood 1864–1955
      1. 1. NAPOLEON (CHESTER) PACKWOOD 1904–1953 m. Pearl Maybelle 1908–1979
        1. 1. JAMES (B.) PACKWOOD 1929–1990
        2. 2. Frank Packwood 1927–2007
      2. 2. Clara (C) Packwood 1889–1964
      3. 3. Alvah (Homer) Packwood 1893–1911
      4. 4. Ivy Packwood 1895–1953
      5. 5. Mabel Packwood 1897–1962
      6. 6. Alma Packwood 1902–1990
      7. 7. Walter Packwood 1899–1963
      8. 8. Lavella Packwood 1906–1985
      9. 9. Edmund Packwood 1907–1999
      10. 10. Naomi (Lavone) Packwood 1910–1911
      11. 11. Fanny (G) Packwood 1891–1972
    2. 2. Wiley White 1860–1948
    3. 3. Martha ((Mattie)) White 1864–
    4. 4. Mary White 1868–
    5. 5. Albert White 1872–
    6. 6. Edmond White 1875–
  2. 2. James Knowles 1815–
  3. 3. Betsy (Ann) Knowles 1817–1896
  4. 4. Nancy Knowles 1819–1877
  5. 5. William (Dickson) Knowles 1821–1917
  6. 6. Edmund Knowles 1824–1855
  7. 7. Jospeh (H) Knowles 1827–1917
  8. 8. John (Henry) Knowles 1829–1855
  9. 9. Sarah (J) Knowles 1832–1874
  10. 10. Elijah (Smith) Knowles 1835–1914

ELIJAH KNOWLES's Timeline

2 Records

1790
Apr. 22, 1790
Birth of ELIJAH R. KNOWLES in Greene Co., GA
Greene Co., GA
1867
Sept. 13, 1867
Age 77
Death of ELIJAH R. KNOWLES in Butler County, Missouri, USA
Butler County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr. 22, 1790
    Event Place: Greene Co., GA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept. 13, 1867
    Event Place: Butler County, Missouri, USA

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