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Violet Kathleen Knowles 1915–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1915

Birth Location: Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas

Death Date: 2 August 2020

Death Location: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Charlotte Fernander

Spouse(s): Earle Weech

Children(s):

Violet Kathleen Knowles was born in 1915 in Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas, the child of John Henry Knowles And Charlotte Rebecca Fernander. In 1950, Violet Kathleen Knowles resided in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. Violet Kathleen Knowles married Earle Washington Weech, and had children including David Earle Weech, Dianne Eleanor Weech, Rochelle Anne Weech. Violet Kathleen Knowles passed away in 2020 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Violet Kathleen Knowles was born in 1915 in Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas, the child of John Henry Knowles And Charlotte Rebecca Fernander.
  • In 1950, Violet Kathleen Knowles resided in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • Violet Kathleen Knowles married Earle Washington Weech, and had children including David Earle Weech, Dianne Eleanor Weech, Rochelle Anne Weech.
  • Violet Kathleen Knowles passed away in 2020 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Violet Knowles
1915–2020
Birth Place: Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas
Parents
John Henry Knowles
1879–1964
St. Matthew, Bahamas
Charlotte (Rebecca) Fernander
1881–1919
Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin (Thomas Mitchell) Fernander
1856–1929
Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas
Lavinia Demeritt
1860–1935
Barbados
Great-Grandparents
Dennis Fernander
1871–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Violet Knowles's Timeline

5 Records

1915
14 December 1915
Birth of Violet Kathleen Knowles in Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas
Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas
1950
1950
Age 35
Violet Kathleen Knowles resided here in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1986
1986
Age 71
Violet Kathleen Knowles resided here in Winter Haven, FL
Winter Haven, FL
1988
1988
Age 73
Violet Kathleen Knowles resided here in Miami, FL
Miami, FL
2020
2 August 2020
Age 105
Death of Violet Kathleen Knowles in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1915
    Event Place: Nassau, New Providence District, Bahamas
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, Compiled 1906 - 1961; ARC Number: 2517183; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, Compiled 1907 - 1963; ARC Number: 1490643; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21
    [4] Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2788508; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Numb
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dyersburg, Dyer, Ten

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1936
    Event Place: Miami, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Florida, U.S., Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At Miami, Florida; NAI Number: 2788508; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Numb

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Dyersburg, Dyer, Ten

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Winter Haven, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Miami, FL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Miami, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, Compiled 1906 - 1961; ARC Number: 2517183; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Petitions For Naturalization, Compiled 1907 - 1963; ARC Number: 1490643; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Nassau, Bahamas
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Naturalization Records, 1888-1992, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; ARC Title: Declarations of Intention For Citizenship, Compiled 1906 - 1961; ARC Number: 2517183; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States; Record Group Number: 21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 August 2020
    Event Place: Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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