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Peter Franklin Knowles 1827–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1827

Birth Location: Alabama, United States

Death Date: 31 Aug 1862

Death Location: Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Father: Samuel Noles\Knowles

Mother: Sarah Robertson

Spouse(s): Philly Chitwood

Children(s): Mary Knowles

The story of Peter Franklin Knowles began in 1827 in Alabama, United States. Peter Franklin Knowles married Philly Phoebe Chitwood, and had children including Mary Knowles. Peter Franklin Knowles passed away in 1862 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter Franklin Knowles began in 1827 in Alabama, United States.
  • Peter Franklin Knowles married Philly Phoebe Chitwood, and had children including Mary Knowles.
  • Peter Franklin Knowles passed away in 1862 in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

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Peter Knowles's Ancestors

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Peter Knowles
1827–1862
Birth Place: Alabama, United States
Parents
Samuel Noles\Knowles
1801–1880
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sallie") Robertson
1814–1880
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Edward) Noles
1782–1863
Warren, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (E) Martin
1779–1841
Orange, North Carolina, United States
Samuel (William) Robertson
1791–1854
Virginia, USA
Rebecca Brizendine
1788–1854
Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Robertson
1759–1850
Mary Kemp
1760–1815
Lucinda Barnes
1764–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1733–1807
Mary Craighead
1743–1819
Lieutenant Barnes
1733–1810

Peter Knowles's Descendants

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Peter (Franklin) Knowles (1827–31 Aug 1862) m. Philly (Phoebe) Chitwood (26 Jan 1821–Aft. 1880)
  1. 1. Mary Knowles 1844–1911 m. William (Ross) Buckalew 1846–1919
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Lizzie) Buckaloo 1880–1950 m. Joseph (J.) Wilson 1866–1943
      1. 1. Ludie (B Wilson) Martin 1902–1956 m. Jasper (Reuben) Martin 1901–1956
        1. 1. Alice Thornton 1940–2015

Peter Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1827
1827
Birth of Peter Franklin Knowles in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1862
31 Aug 1862
Age 35
Death of Peter Franklin Knowles in Somerset Co., Pennsylvania
Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1827
    Event Place: Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1862
    Event Place: Somerset Co., Pennsylvania

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