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Green Berry Knowles (abt. 1806 - 1862)

Green Berry Knowles
Born about in Georgia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1827 (to 1852) in Georgia, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 16 Mar 1858 (to 1862) [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 56 in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USAmap [uncertain]
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Biography

He was born about 1806 near Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia, USA and his parents were Tabitha (Marchman) and Thomas Knowles (b: 1770 Sussex County, Delaware).

Green Berry Knowles first married to Harriet Jane Ashfield (b: 1806 GA; d: 1852).

Green Berry Knowles married secondly to Narcissa Ashfield.

During the American Civil War he served as a soldier in Captain Boatright's Company "A", 60th Alabama Infantry. [1]

He died of "brain fever" on 07 June 1862 at the home of Samuel Brown in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama and was buried there in the Confederate Memorial Section of Oakwood Cemetery. [2]

Sources

  1. South Alabama Roots and Branches and New England's Founders on RootsWeb; citing Alabama newspaper for Green Berry Knowles
  2. Find A Grave: Memorial #16029779 with wrong first initial ("T" instead of "G")




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Name error in 1840 lee county census. . Noles , the phoenitic ,was entered instead of knowles.
posted by Tom Knowles
1830-HOH Greene Co Ga (Reuben short family on next farm)

1840-HOH-Lee Co Ga #186 1850-HOH Pike Co Al #142 [Eutaw Beat] 1860-HOH Coffee Co Al [Elba]

posted by Tom Knowles
LAND PATENT-COFFEE CO AL

B 4 6N 20E ST STPHNS 4/2/1860 345.71

posted by Tom Knowles
CENSUS 1830 green county ga

1840 lee county ga[sp. Noles] 1850 pike county al 1860 coffee county al- ENLIST CSA Hilliard's Legion 1862

posted by Tom Knowles

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