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Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles 1872 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jun 1872

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 18 Dec 1952

Death Location: Pike County, Alabama, USA

Father: Robert Knowles

Mother: Argent Dickson

Spouse(s): Robert Tillman, William Avant

Children(s): Annie Tillman, Mattie Tillman, Robert Tillman, Fred Tillman

The story of Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles began in 1872 in Alabama, USA. Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles married Robert Alexander "Eleck" Tillman, William Green Avant, and had children including Annie Mae CARROLL Tillman, Mattie Lee Tillman, Robert Alford Tillman, Fred William Tillman. Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles passed away in 1952 in Pike County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles began in 1872 in Alabama, USA.
  • Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles married Robert Alexander "Eleck" Tillman, William Green Avant, and had children including Annie Mae CARROLL Tillman, Mattie Lee Tillman, Robert Alford Tillman, Fred William Tillman.
  • Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles passed away in 1952 in Pike County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

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Minnie Knowles's Ancestors

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Minnie Knowles
1872 – 1952
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
Robert Bradely Knowles
1852 – 1935
Pike County, Alabama
Argent (Floretta KNOWLES) Dickson
1854 – 1892
Brundidge, Pike Co., AL
Grandparents
Robert (Bradely) Knowles
1801 – 1865
Rhode Island, USA
Mary (Elizabeth KNOWLES) Slaughter
1809 – 1874
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knowles
1760 – 1810
Mary Carpenter
1759 – 1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knowles
1730 – 1809
Bathsheba Seager
1732 – 1800

Minnie Knowles's Descendants

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Minnie (Leonora TILLMAN AVANT) Knowles (3 Jun 1872 – 18 Dec 1952) m. Robert (Alexander "Eleck") Tillman (31 Jan 1869 – 20 Aug 1887) m. William (Green) Avant (04 Sep 1852 – 17 Apr 1936)
  1. 1. Annie (Mae CARROLL) Tillman (19 Dec 1888 – 27 May 1963) m. Rufus (Victor) Carroll (7 September 1885 – 14 December 1952)
    1. 1. Tillman (Franklin) Carroll (10 December 1912 – 18 December 1993)
    2. 2. Carvell (Wilson) Carroll (3 Sep 1914 – 23 Jul 1993)
    3. 3. Velma (Carroll) Smith (8/30/1917 – 4/28/2000)
    4. 4. Gertrude Carroll (15 Dec 1919 – 15 Oct 1920)
    5. 5. Ruby (Coy) Carroll (11/15/1921 – 27 Jan 2011)
    6. 6. Minnie (Myrtle) Carroll (10/9/1925 – 3/13/1997)
  2. 2. Mattie (Lee) Tillman (20 Aug 1891 – 8 Apr 1958)
  3. 3. Robert (Alford) Tillman (28 Jun 1895 – 14 Feb 1950) m. Maud (05 Feb 1896 – 15 Jan 1966)
    1. 1. Jewel Tillman (6 Jan 1919 – 05 Mar 2002)
    2. 2. Baby (Boy) Tillman (11 Nov 1925 – 11 Nov 1925)
    3. 3. Rudolph Tillman (23 Mar 1927 – 23 Feb 2010)
  4. 4. Fred (William) Tillman (28 Mar 1898 – 2 Jan 1954)

Minnie Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1872
3 Jun 1872
Birth of Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1952
18 Dec 1952
Age 80
Death of Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles in Pike County, Alabama, USA
Pike County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1872
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1952
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama, USA

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