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Sarah Eleanor Knowles 1789–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1789

Birth Location: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Aug 1865

Death Location: Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Mollie Knowles

Spouse(s): Matthias Corp.

Children(s): Susannah Hudson, Narcissa Fisher, Margaret Zwingle, William Hutson, Sarah Passons, Martha Norris, Isaiah Hutson, Thomas Hutson, James Hutson, Julia Fuston

Sarah Eleanor Knowles was born in 1789 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wesley Knowles And Mollie Hannah Knowles. Sarah Eleanor Knowles married Matthias E Hutson Corp, and had children including Isaiah Hutson, James M Hutson, Julia Ann Fuston, Margaret Lovinia Zwingle, Martha Meek Norris, Narcissa Fisher, Sarah Moore Passons, Susannah S Hudson, Thomas Elliot Hutson, William Britton Hutson. Sarah Eleanor Knowles passed away in 1865 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Eleanor Knowles was born in 1789 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, the child of John Wesley Knowles And Mollie Hannah Knowles.
  • Sarah Eleanor Knowles married Matthias E Hutson Corp, and had children including Isaiah Hutson, James M Hutson, Julia Ann Fuston, Margaret Lovinia Zwingle, Martha Meek Norris, Narcissa Fisher, Sarah Moore Passons, Susannah S Hudson, Thomas Elliot Hutson, William Britton Hutson.
  • Sarah Eleanor Knowles passed away in 1865 in Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knowles
1749–1838
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mollie Knowles
1754–1821
Birth Location: Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Matthias Corp.
1792–1860
Birth Location: Hyde, North Carolina, USA
MC

Children(s)

Susannah Hudson
1823–1870
Birth Location: VanBuren, White County, Tennessee, USA
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Narcissa Fisher
1816–1891
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Margaret Zwingle
1833–1913
Birth Location: –
MZ
William Hutson
1811–1864
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, United States of America
WH
Sarah Passons
1820–1895
Birth Location: Mount Pisgah, White County, Tennessee, United States of America
SP
Martha Norris
1828–1914
Birth Location: –
MN
Isaiah Hutson
1825–1902
Birth Location: White County, Tennessee, United States of America
IH
Thomas Hutson
1813–1877
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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James Hutson
1830–1860
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America
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Julia Fuston
1821–1874
Birth Location: Warren County, Tennessee, United States of America
JF

Sarah Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Knowles
1789–1865
Birth Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Wesley Knowles
1749–1838
Ireland
Mollie (Hannah) Knowles
1754–1821
Middletown, Frederick County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Knowles's Descendants

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Sarah (Eleanor) Knowles (18 Oct 1789–19 Aug 1865) m. Matthias (E. Hutson) Corp. (18 Jun 1792–26 Jun 1860)
  1. 1. Susannah (S) Hudson 1823–1870 m. James (Madison Fisher) Sr. 1820–1907
    1. 1. Nancy (Caroline) Fisher 1842–1921 m. Wesley (Deskin Wright) Sr. 1837–1902
      1. 1. Joseph Wright 1876–1948 m. Addie (Deborah) Welch 1881–1966 m. Elizabeth (Rose Bowden) (Hughes) 1911–1997
        1. 1. Gentry Wright 1910–1997 m. Margaret Beattie 1912– m. Grace (Ardella) Staten 1911–1937
        2. 2. Bessie Wright 1905–1970 m. Orvan (Eston) Thurman 1900–1965
        3. 3. Elbert Wright 1906–
        4. 4. Sherman (Lafayette) Wright 1907–1993 m. Helen (B) Wright 1907–
        5. 5. Lillie (M) Wright 1915–1982 m. Carold (George) Glendenning 1910–1997 m. James (D) Price 1913–
        6. 6. Corda (B) Wright 1917–2009 m. Lyle (Birdsil) Northrop 1913–1989
        7. 7. Haden Wright 1912–1973 m. Vivian (Elizabeth) Leckie 1911–1990
        8. 8. William (M.) Wright 1899–1966
        9. 9. Clyde (Edward) Wright 1928–
        10. 10. Meredith (Mae) Wright 1932–2022 m. Wilburn (Landon) Ball 1930–2009
      2. 2. Robert (Huston) Wright 1881–1949 m. Josie (Lona Lonie) Swindell 1883–1961
        1. 1. Merry (Delma) Wright 1906–1992
        2. 2. William (Reed) Wright 1908–
        3. 3. Robert (Creed) Wright 1910–1993
        4. 4. Vada (Lee) Wright 1921–1946
        5. 5. Johny (Vestol) Wright 1915–1989
      3. 3. Narcissa Wright 1870–1941
      4. 4. Franklin (Marion) Wright 1867–1935
      5. 5. Wesley (Deskin Wright) Jr 1872–1937
      6. 6. Christopher (Columbus) Wright 1879–1954
      7. 7. Robert (Houston) Wright 1883–1949
      8. 8. Francis (Marion) Wright 1867–1935
      9. 9. James (Jarvis) Wright 1865–1928
      10. 10. Seth (Fletcher) Wright 1863–
      11. 11. Presly Wright 1874–
    2. 2. Sarah (A) Fisher 1845–
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Fisher 1847–
    4. 4. William Fisher 1855–
    5. 5. Christopher (C) Fisher 1866–
  2. 2. Narcissa Fisher 1816–1891
  3. 3. Margaret (Lovinia) Zwingle 1833–1913
  4. 4. William (Britton) Hutson 1811–1864
  5. 5. Sarah (Moore) Passons 1820–1895
  6. 6. Martha (Meek) Norris 1828–1914
  7. 7. Isaiah Hutson 1825–1902
  8. 8. Thomas (Elliot) Hutson 1813–1877
  9. 9. James (M) Hutson 1830–1860
  10. 10. Julia (Ann) Fuston 1821–1874

Sarah Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1789
18 Oct 1789
Birth of Sarah Eleanor Knowles in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
1865
19 Aug 1865
Age 76
Death of Sarah Eleanor Knowles in Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA
Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1789
    Event Place: Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1865
    Event Place: Sparta, White, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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