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James Hughes Knowles 1908–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jul 1908

Birth Location: Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1989

Death Location: Rector, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Homer Knowles

Mother: Margaret Hughes

Spouse(s): Gretchen Rose

Children(s): Albert Knowles

James Hughes Knowles was born in 1908 in Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA, the child of Homer Clark Knowles And Margaret B Hughes. In 1910, James Hughes Knowles resided in Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA. In 1920, James Hughes Knowles resided in Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio, USA. James Hughes Knowles married Gretchen Elizabeth Rose, and had children including Albert Pack Knowles, James Hughes Knowles Jr, William Stevenson Knowles. James Hughes Knowles passed away in 1989 in Rector, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • James Hughes Knowles was born in 1908 in Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA, the child of Homer Clark Knowles And Margaret B Hughes.
  • In 1910, James Hughes Knowles resided in Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1920, James Hughes Knowles resided in Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio, USA.
  • James Hughes Knowles married Gretchen Elizabeth Rose, and had children including Albert Pack Knowles, James Hughes Knowles Jr, William Stevenson Knowles.
  • James Hughes Knowles passed away in 1989 in Rector, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Homer Knowles
1876–1954
Birth Location: Shippingport, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
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Margaret Hughes
1880–1972
Birth Location: Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gretchen Rose
1913–1979
Birth Location: Frew, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GR

Children(s)

Albert Knowles
1942–1999
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
AK

James Knowles's Ancestors

Self
James Knowles
1908–1989
Birth Place: Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Parents
Homer Clark Knowles
1876–1954
Shippingport, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (B.) Hughes
1880–1972
Amwell, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William (Matthew) Hughes
1857–1918
South Strabane, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Clara (Bell) Baker
1859–1926
Bealesville, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Baker
1815–1882
Margaret Speers
1822–1912
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Baker
1781–1850
Margaret Robins
1780–1852

James Knowles's Descendants

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James (Hughes) Knowles (30 Jul 1908–22 Dec 1989) m. Gretchen (Elizabeth) Rose (18 Sep 1913–3 Feb 1979)
  1. 1. Albert (Pack) Knowles 1942–1999

James Knowles's Timeline

11 Records

1908
30 Jul 1908
Birth of James Hughes Knowles in Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 2
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 32
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1964
Abt 1964
Age 56
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Highmont Drive
Highmont Drive
1965
Abt 1965
Age 57
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Highmont Road
Highmont Road
1968
Abt 1968
Age 60
James Hughes Knowles resided here in Highmont Road
Highmont Road
1989
22 Dec 1989
Age 81
Death of James Hughes Knowles in Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Petroleum, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3662; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 69-366
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T625_1413; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 531
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1842; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 691.0; FHL microfilm: 2341576
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T624_1235; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0216; FHL microfilm: 1375248
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Pennsylvania, Marriages
    [8] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5287; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 77-480

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hubbard, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: T624_1235; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0216; FHL microfilm: 1375248

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Youngstown Ward 1, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: T625_1413; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 142; Image: 531

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 1842; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 691.0; FHL microfilm: 2341576

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3662; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 69-366

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3662; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 69-366

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 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: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 5287; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 77-480

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1964
    Event Place: Highmont Drive
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Pittsburgh Press; Publication Date: 3 Nov 1964; Publication Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; ,0.49134165,0.36195436,0.606545&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1965
    Event Place: Highmont Road
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1968
    Event Place: Highmont Road
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rector, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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