George
William
(Will)
Knifong
Born in Sullivan County, Missouri, USA
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mary Ann (Knifong) Foster, John Jesse Knifong, Minnie Rogers (Knifong) Harvey, Bertha Ruth (Knifong) Harris, Ada Lee Knifong, Effie Kathryn (Knifong) Calhoun, Ardie Anderson Knifong and Raymond Knifong
Husband of
Louise (Shifflett) Knifong
— married
28 Aug 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri, USA
[children unknown]
Died
at age 54
in Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jun 2017
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Biography
George William Knifong was born on March 16, 1879 in Sullivan County, Missouri. He was the son of George Washington Knifong and Martha Ann Pipes.
In June, 1880, George William Knifong was living with his family in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan County, Missouri.
In June, 1900, George William Knifong was living with his family in Benton, Linn County, Missouri.
George William Knifong married Louise "Lulu" Shifflett on August 28, 1916 in Jackson County, Missouri. She was the daughter of James Dudley Shifflett & Mary Elizabeth Pace Shifflett.
In 1920, George William Knifong & Louise "Lulu" Shifflett were farming in Walnut, Crawford County, Kansas. Louise "Lulu" Shifflett's mother, Mary Elizabeth Pace Shifflett, age 82, was living with them.
In 1930, George William Knifong and Louise "Lulu" Shifflett were living in Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas. He was a real estate agent, working on his own account. They owned a home valued at $3,000.00.
By 1933, George William Knifong and Louise "Lulu" Shifflett had moved to Denver, Denver County, Colorado.
George William Knifong died on February 15, 1934 in Denver, Denver County, Colorado. He was buried in Fairmount Cemetery,
Sources
- Birth
- Find-A-Grave Memorial # 51706968 (see link below)
- Marriage
- Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002
- Residence
- 1880 United States Federal Census (Pleasant Hill, Sullivan County, MO)
- 1900 United States Federal Census (Benton, Linn County, MO)
- 1920 United States Federal Census (Walnut, Crawford County, KS)
- 1930 United States Federal Census (Siloam Springs, Benton, AR)
- Death & Burial
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Will by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Will:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Will by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Will:
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~6.25%
D. DeWitt
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.98%
Mark Shaw :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A621815 [compare], Ancestry member MilesMalpractice
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~0.78%
Greg Lambert :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ANIMA8R1
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~0.78%
Vaughn Pipes :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Sumati (Metro) Steinberg :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member suzy108
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