Louis Barner Knowles (1907 - 1989)

Born 10 Oct 1907 in Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (Rude) Knowles — married 27 Apr 1929 (to 1 Feb 1943) in Oswego, New York, United States

Husband of Mary L. (Langley) Knowles — married 1 Feb 1943 in Russell County, Alabama

Died 23 Dec 1989 at age 82 in Duval County, Florida

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Biography

From 1910 US Census, Girard, Russell Co., AL: "Frank L Knowles Head M 30 Alabama Lula B Knowles Wife F 27 Alabama Francis M Knowles Daughter F 6 Alabama Louis B Knowles Son M 2 Alabama"

From 1920 US Census, Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA: "S F Knowles Head M 39 Alabama Lula Knowles Wife F 36 Alabama Frances Knowles Daughter F 16 Alabama Louis Knowles Son M 12 Alabama"

Louis was married first on 4-27-1929 in Oswego Co., New York, to Margaret Elizabeth Rude, and was divorced in GA on 2-1-1943.

From 1940 US Census, Fulton, Oswego Co., NY: "Louis B Knowles Head M 32 Alabama Margaret E Knowles Wife F 30 New York Carlene F Knowles Daughter F 5 New York Margaret Jeanine Knowles Daughter F 2 New York"

At the time of his 2nd marriage to Mary L. Johnson, on 2-1-1943, Louis was a Construction Engineer and living in Columbus, GA. Mary had also been previously married, and is the daughter of J. M. Langley and Lucy Russ. At the time of his death, Florida records indicate that he may have married a 3rd time to Frances W. Knowles.

Sources

• United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKWS-76Z : accessed 20 May 2016), Lula B Knowles in household of Frank L Knowles, Girard Ward 4, Russell, Alabama, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 184, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,045.

• United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ61-SMV : accessed 20 May 2016), Lula Knowles in household of S F Knowles, Columbus Ward 8, Muscogee, Georgia, United States; citing sheet 7A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,272.

• "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKN1-FYG7 : 28 September 2017), Louis Barner Knowles and Margaret Elizabeth Rude, 27 Apr 1929, Oswego, New York, United States; citing ref. ID 2548, county clerk’s office,; FHL microfilm 1,010,242.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3BX-CJZ : accessed 3 June 2018), Louis B Knowles, Ward 6, Fulton, Fulton City, Oswego, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 38-16, sheet 8B, line 53, family 158, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2714.

• Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29F5-6P1 : accessed 20 May 2016), Louis B Knowles and Mary L Johnson, 1943.

• United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ2J-M8JB : accessed 21 May 2016), Louis B Knowles, Residence, Jacksonville, Florida, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

• Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVWP-4M5 : accessed 21 May 2016), Louis Barner Knowles, 23 Dec 1989; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 125407, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

• United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRSS-BMG : accessed 21 May 2016), Louis B Knowles, 23 Dec 1989; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114251520