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James Roy Knotts 1939–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 May 1939

Birth Location: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 20 Jun 1970

Death Location: North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Father: Purvis Knotts

Mother: Annie Butler-Davis-Knotts

Spouse(s): Azalee English

Children(s):

James Roy Knotts was born in 1939 in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA, the child of Purvis Knotts And Annie Mae Butler Davis Knotts. In 1950, James Roy Knotts resided in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA. In 1970, James Roy Knotts resided in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA. James Roy Knotts married Azalee English, and had children including Diane E Knotts, Shirley Ann Knotts Malloy. James Roy Knotts passed away in 1970 in North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • James Roy Knotts was born in 1939 in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA, the child of Purvis Knotts And Annie Mae Butler Davis Knotts.
  • In 1950, James Roy Knotts resided in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1970, James Roy Knotts resided in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • James Roy Knotts married Azalee English, and had children including Diane E Knotts, Shirley Ann Knotts Malloy.
  • James Roy Knotts passed away in 1970 in North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knotts's Ancestors

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James Knotts
1939–1970
Birth Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Purvis Knotts
1913–1997
Hopewell, Aiken, South Carolina, USA
Annie (Mae) Butler-Davis-Knotts
1914–1985
Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Davis
1898–
Letisha\Leticia (\ Lutitia \ Luticia\Lucretia) Walker-Butler-Davis
1899–1933
Springfield, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Walker
1874–1964
Mariah\Anna Livingston-Walker
1881–1936
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ellis Walker
1855–
Cloe Walker
1857–
Jace Livingston
1856–
Dorcas Williams
1854–1913

James Knotts's Timeline

4 Records

1939
7 May 1939
Birth of James Roy Knotts in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 11
James Roy Knotts resided here in Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
1970
21 Jun 1970
Age 31
James Roy Knotts resided here in Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
1970
20 Jun 1970
Age 31
Death of James Roy Knotts in North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 May 1939
    Event Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Certificates of Death; Year Range: 1970; Death County or Certificate Range: 10061-12628
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 562; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 32-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bull Swamp, Lexington, South Carolina; Roll: 562; Page: 74; Enumeration District: 32-10

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1970
    Event Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: The Times and Democrat; Publication Date: 21 Jun 1970; Publication Place: Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Jun 1970
    Event Place: Columbia, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The State - 26 Jun 1970 - 27, Obituary for James Roy Knotts 26 Jun 1970

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swansea
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The State; Publication Date: 26 Jun 1970; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; ,0.032043345,0.70957226,0.18966551&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Swansea, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1970
    Event Place: North, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Certificates of Death; Year Range: 1970; Death County or Certificate Range: 10061-12628
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The State; Publication Date: 26 Jun 1970; Publication Place: Columbia, South Carolina, USA; ,0.032043345,0.70957226,0.18966551&xid=3355

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