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Roy Canedy Knowles 1913–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1913

Birth Location: Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA

Death Date: Oct 1994

Death Location: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Father: Roy Knowles

Mother: Sarah Canedy

Spouse(s): Gealdine Nash

Children(s):

Roy Canedy Knowles was born in 1913 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA, the child of Roy Otis Knowles And Sarah Leora Canedy. In 1920, Roy Canedy Knowles resided in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA. In 1925, Roy Canedy Knowles resided in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA. Roy Canedy Knowles married Gealdine M Nash, and had children including Judith E Knowles, Kathline B Knowles, Margaret L Knowles, Richard A Knowles. Roy Canedy Knowles passed away in 1994 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Roy Canedy Knowles was born in 1913 in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA, the child of Roy Otis Knowles And Sarah Leora Canedy.
  • In 1920, Roy Canedy Knowles resided in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1925, Roy Canedy Knowles resided in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA.
  • Roy Canedy Knowles married Gealdine M Nash, and had children including Judith E Knowles, Kathline B Knowles, Margaret L Knowles, Richard A Knowles.
  • Roy Canedy Knowles passed away in 1994 in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roy Knowles
1886–
Birth Location: Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
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Sarah Canedy
1894–1975
Birth Location: Wabash County, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Gealdine Nash
1921–
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Children(s)

Roy Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Roy Knowles
1913–1994
Birth Place: Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Parents
Roy Otis Knowles
1886–
Bellmont, Wabash, Illinois, USA
Sarah (Leora) Canedy
1894–1975
Wabash County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Ephraim (Henry) Knowles
1862–1910
Wabash County, Illinois, USA
Sarah Crackel
1862–1888
Edwards County, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Kelsey 🧬
1823–1888
Sarah Marriott
1827–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph 🧬
1799–1860
Ann Duffield
1800–1856

Roy Knowles's Timeline

9 Records

1913
8 Dec 1913
Birth of Roy Canedy Knowles in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA
Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA
1920
1 Jun 1920
Age 7
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
1925
1925
Age 12
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
1930
1 Apr 1930
Age 17
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 27
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Albany, Albany, New York, USA
Albany, Albany, New York, USA
1950
1 Apr 1950
Age 37
Roy Canedy Knowles resided here in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1994
22 Oct 1994
Age 81
Death of Roy Canedy Knowles in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
1994
Oct 1994
Age 81
Burial of Roy Canedy Knowles in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1913
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02821; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 63-112
    [2] New York, State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Little Falls Ward 02; County: Herkimer; Page: 24
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waycross Ward 6, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T625_283; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 162
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341177
    [5] South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1917, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota, Birth Index, 1856-1918
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 5352; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 107-99
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com Birth Index, Mount Carmel Daily Republican; Publication Date: 11 Dec 1913; Publication Place: Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Waycross Ward 6, Ware, Georgia; Roll: T625_283; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 01; Assembly District: 01; City: Little Falls Ward 02; County: Herkimer; Page: 24

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1930
    Event Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2341177

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02821; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 63-112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Albany, Albany, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Albany, Albany, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02821; Page: 61B; Enumeration District: 63-112

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1950
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, 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: Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: 5352; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 107-99

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1994
    Event Place: Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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