James
Monroe
Knowles
Born in White, Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Jeremiah Knowles [half], Jane K (Knowles) Jernigan [half], John Fletcher Knowles [half], Nancy M (Knowles) Humphrey [half] and Mary Adeline (Knowles) Shuster [half]
Husband of
Mary Margaret (Winstead) Knowles
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mamie Lena (Knowles) Moore and Ina Carolyn (Knowles) Swindell
Died
at age 37
in White, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Nov 2018
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Biography
James Monroe Knowles 1860–1898 ● KLXR-KW9
Marriage: 6 October 1882 White, Tennessee, United States
Mary Margaret " Maggie" Winstead 1858–1948 ● 2ZPB-84Q
Children of Mary Margaret " Maggie" Winstead and James Monroe Knowles (7)
Knowles
1884–1884
● LKN3-8RB
Herman Dudley Knowles 1885–1961 ● 2ZPB-8ZN
Herschell L Knowles 1888–1960 ● 2ZPB-8D1
Mamie Lena Knowles 1889–1978 ● 96NV-TSR
Ina Carolyn Knowles 1891–1958 ● 9V3Q-Q5M
Delpha Emaline Knowles 1893–1984 ● 2ZRC-GR9
Remer Curry Knowles 1896–1966 ● L7BR-GF3
Sources
Citation
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD8D-QPH : 12 April 2016), James M Knowles in household of James Knowles, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,069.
Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWK-TDL : 15 July 2017), James Knowles in household of J A Knowles, District 5, White, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 142, sheet 448D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1285; FHL microfilm 1,255,285.
Citation "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNX2-Y9W : 4 December 2014), James M Knowles and Maggie Winstead, 06 Oct 1882; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 14, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
Citation "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSRW-L5L : 15 October 2018), James Monroe Knowles in entry for Mary Margaret Knowles, 3 Jan 1948; Death, Walling, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2S3-NFY3 : 15 March 2016), James M. Knowles, 1898; Burial, Gum Spring, White, Tennessee, United States of America, Winstead; citing record ID 154766740, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
Lesley Watson
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~0.78%
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