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Robert Bradely Knowles 1852 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 18 May 1935

Death Location: Opp, Covington, Alabama

Father: Robert Knowles

Mother: Mary Slaughter

Spouse(s): Argent Dickson, Mary McPherson, Ida Boutwell

Children(s): Minnie Knowles, Davis Knowles, Maxwell Knowles, Argie Knowles

Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. was born in 1852 in Pike County, Alabama, the child of Robert Bradely Knowles and Mary Elizabeth KNOWLES Slaughter. Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. married Argent Floretta KNOWLES Dickson, Mary Frances McPherson, Ida Louisa Boutwell, and had children including Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles, Davis Hardy Knowles, Maxwell "Mack" Vaness Knowles, Argie Knowles. Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. passed away in 1935 in Opp, Covington, Alabama.

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Biography

  • Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. was born in 1852 in Pike County, Alabama, the child of Robert Bradely Knowles and Mary Elizabeth KNOWLES Slaughter.
  • Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. married Argent Floretta KNOWLES Dickson, Mary Frances McPherson, Ida Louisa Boutwell, and had children including Minnie Leonora TILLMAN AVANT Knowles, Davis Hardy Knowles, Maxwell "Mack" Vaness Knowles, Argie Knowles.
  • Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. passed away in 1935 in Opp, Covington, Alabama.

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Robert Knowles's Ancestors

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Robert Knowles
1852 – 1935
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama
Parents
Robert Bradely Knowles
1801 – 1865
Rhode Island, USA
Mary (Elizabeth KNOWLES) Slaughter
1809 – 1874
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Knowles
1760 – 1810
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Mary (KNOWLES) Carpenter
1759 – 1823
Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knowles
1730 – 1809
Bathsheba Seager
1732 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Segar
1684 –
Alice Hull
1692 – 1732

Robert Knowles's Descendants

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Robert (Bradely) Knowles (1852 – 18 May 1935) m. Argent (Floretta KNOWLES) Dickson (04 May 1854 – 12 Apr 1892) m. Mary (Frances) McPherson ( – Bef. 1900) m. Ida (Louisa) Boutwell (Oct 1875 – 1952)
  1. 1. 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)
  2. 2. Davis (Hardy) Knowles (03 Sep 1875 – 05 Nov 1947)
  3. 3. Maxwell ("Mack" Vaness) Knowles (Abt. 1878 – Aft. 1930)
  4. 4. Argie Knowles (21 Jan 1881 – 15 Jul 1971)

Robert Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1935
18 May 1935
Age 83
Death of Robert Bradely Knowles Jr. in Opp, Covington, Alabama
Opp, Covington, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1935
    Event Place: Opp, Covington, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1753-1999

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