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Ruth Minnie Knowles 1909 – 1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1909

Birth Location: Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 8 Apr 1973

Death Location: Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Louis Knowles

Mother: Minnie Kerr

Spouse(s): Richard Forinash

Children(s): Daryol Forinash

The story of Ruth Minnie Knowles began in 1909 in Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA. Ruth Minnie Knowles married Richard Emery Forinash, and had children including Daryol Richard Forinash. Ruth Minnie Knowles passed away in 1973 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Minnie Knowles began in 1909 in Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA.
  • Ruth Minnie Knowles married Richard Emery Forinash, and had children including Daryol Richard Forinash.
  • Ruth Minnie Knowles passed away in 1973 in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Louis Knowles
1871 – 1931
Birth Location: Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA
LK
Minnie Kerr
1873 – 1961
Birth Location: Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Richard Forinash
1904 – 1979
Birth Location: Alma, Wabaunsee, Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Daryol Forinash
1944 –
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
DF

Ruth Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Knowles
1909 – 1973
Birth Place: Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Parents
Louis Legrande Knowles
1871 – 1931
Coopersville, Ottawa, Michigan, USA
Minnie (Ella) Kerr
1873 – 1961
Nokomis, Montgomery, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Louis (Marcellus) Knowles
1841 – 1910
Litchfield, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Electra (Amanda) Allen
1848 – 1904
Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Oscar Allen
1821 – 1894
Elizabeth Vanderbilt
1824 – 1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Winthrop Allen
1781 – 1854
Mercy Hall
1796 – 1853

Ruth Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Minnie) Knowles (16 Apr 1909 – 8 Apr 1973) m. Richard (Emery) Forinash (4 Apr 1904 – 13 Sep 1979)
  1. 1. Daryol (Richard) Forinash (5 Apr 1944 – ) m. Rena (Virginia) See (7 Apr 1947 – )
    1. 1. Shanda (M) Forinash (18 Jan 1969 – )
    2. 2. Ian (F) Forinash (4 Oct 1971 – )
    3. 3. Ivy (R) Forinash (17 Sep 1973 – )
    4. 4. Meghan (E) Forinash (16 Oct 1975 – )
    5. 5. Rebecca (F) Forinash (3 Feb 1977 – )
    6. 6. Heather (Kathleen) Forinash (23 Feb 1978 – )
    7. 7. Joseph (Richard) Forinash (2 Jun 1980 – )

Ruth Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1909
16 Apr 1909
Birth of Ruth Minnie Knowles in Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA
Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA
1973
8 Apr 1973
Age 64
Death of Ruth Minnie Knowles in Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1909
    Event Place: Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1973
    Event Place: Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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