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Franklin George Knowles 1855–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1855

Birth Location: Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 24 JUN 1944

Death Location: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon

Father: Harvey Knowles

Mother: Celia Green

Spouse(s): Frances Cole

Children(s): Leroy Knowles, Nellie Knowles, Jay Knowles

In 1855, Franklin George Knowles entered the world in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States, born to Harvey Knowles And Celia Green. Franklin George Knowles married Frances Ella Cole, and had children including Jay Wesley Knowles, Leroy Knowles, Nellie Viola Knowles. Franklin George Knowles passed away in 1944 in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon.

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Biography

  • In 1855, Franklin George Knowles entered the world in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States, born to Harvey Knowles And Celia Green.
  • Franklin George Knowles married Frances Ella Cole, and had children including Jay Wesley Knowles, Leroy Knowles, Nellie Viola Knowles.
  • Franklin George Knowles passed away in 1944 in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harvey Knowles
1830–1878
Birth Location: Mina, Chautauqua, New York, United States
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Celia Green
1833–
Birth Location: Winneshiek, Iowa
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Spouses(s)

Frances Cole
1861–1949
Birth Location: Perth Or Fonda's Bush, Montgomery, New York
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Children(s)

Leroy Knowles
1884–1911
Birth Location: Iowa, United States
LK
Nellie Knowles
1896–1994
Birth Location: Lebanon, Linn, Oregon
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Jay Knowles
1899–1936
Birth Location: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon
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Franklin Knowles's Ancestors

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Franklin Knowles
1855–1944
Birth Place: Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
Parents
Harvey Knowles
1830–1878
Mina, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Celia Green
1833–
Winneshiek, Iowa
Grandparents
Gideon Green
1804–1882
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Dorcas Aldrich
1811–1893
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Increase Green
1777–
Jane Irish
1783–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Increase Greene
1740–
Comfort Weaver
1741–1813

Franklin Knowles's Descendants

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Franklin (George) Knowles (21 SEP 1855–24 JUN 1944) m. Frances (Ella) Cole (1 APR 1861–NOV 1949)
  1. 1. Leroy Knowles 1884–1911 m. Ada (Adelia) Doughton 1887–1965
    1. 1. Beulah (Belle) Knowles 1907– m. William (Henry) West 1903–
  2. 2. Nellie (Viola) Knowles 1896–1994 m. Richard Braker 1891–1960
    1. 1. Harvey (Knowles) Braker 1917–2006 m. Mary (Marjorie) Gerety 1920–2014
    2. 2. Shirley (Francis) Braker 1924–2007 m. Robert (Edward) Simmons 1920–2001
  3. 3. Jay (Wesley) Knowles 1899–1936

Franklin Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1855
21 SEP 1855
Birth of Franklin George Knowles in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States
1944
24 JUN 1944
Age 89
Death of Franklin George Knowles in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon
Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1855
    Event Place: Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek, Iowa, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JUN 1944
    Event Place: Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon
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