Charles Wright Knowles (1869 - 1920)

Born 1869 in Putnam, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Died 22 Mar 1920 at about age 51 in Eatonton, Putnam County, Georgia USA

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Biography

Charles was born in 1869. He is the son of Joseph Knowles and Frances Rogers. ^[1]

Charlie lived in Macon, Georgia, and worked as a clerk in a message type business from the early 1900s to about 1918. He started a grocery store in Eatonton, Georgia, where he had an apartment in the back of the store. According to a newspaper article in the Macon newspaper, on 22 March 1920, he was found deceased by his brother in the back of the store. It was later determined that he died as a result of a stroke. His brother, Joe Henry Knowles, was administrator of his estate. Charlie is buried in Eatonton in the Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

• Newspaper Obituary for Charles Wright Knowles

Eatonton, April 1 - On Monday morning of this week, Charlie Knowles, ran a store on the edge of the town on the Rockville Road, was found dead in his bed. He had been sleeping in the rear of the store and Monday morning some people, who came to buy supplies, could not arouse him. They called his brother and had him break open the window and found him dead, lying in bed. After holding the inquest, it was found that he died from natural causes and had been dead since about 12 o'clock the night before.^[2]

Sources

*Death Certificate

Name: Charlie Wright Knowles

Gender: Male

Race: White

Ethnicity: American

Age: 50

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1869

Birth Place: Putnam Co GA

Death Date: 22 Mar 1920

Death Place: Eatonton, Putnam, Georgia, USA

Father: Joseph Knowles

Mother: Frances Rogers ^[3]

*1880 Census

Name: C. H. Knowles

Age: 10

Birth Date: Abt 1870

Birthplace: Georgia

Home in 1880: District 374, Putnam, Georgia, USA

Dwelling Number: 466

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's name: J. A. Knowles

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's name: F. S. Knowles

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Occupation: Farm Hand

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

J. A. Knowles 40

F. S. Knowles 38

J. H. Knowles 12

C. H. Knowles 10

W. J. Knowles 9

R. Y. Knowles 7

E. L. Knowles 4

S. J. Rogers 40^[4]

*1900 Census

Name: Charlie Knowls

Age: 31

Birth Date: Jul 1869

Birthplace: Georgia

Home in 1900: Harrison, Putnam, Georgia

Sheet Number: 1

Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 23

Family Number: 23

Race: White

Gender: Male

Relation to Head of House: Son

Marital Status: Single

Father's Birthplace: Georgia

Mother's name: Fannie Knowls

Mother's Birthplace: Georgia

Occupation: Farmer

Months not employed: 0

Can Read: Yes

Can Write: Yes

Can Speak English: Yes

House Owned or Rented: O

Neighbors:

Household Members:

Name Age

Fannie Knowls 62

Charlie Knowls 31

Willie Knowls 29

Frank Knowls 27

Sallie Rogers 67^[5]

• Tommy Knowles, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Tommy and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Tommy Knowles, May 9, 2011
2. ↑ Macon Telegraph, Macon, Georgia, Friday, April 2, 1920, Page Nine
3. ↑ Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia"Georgia Deaths, 1914–1927." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2007. "Georgia Deaths, 1914–1927" and "Georgia Deaths, 1930," images, FamilySearch. Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics, Atlanta, Georgia.
4. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: District 374, Putnam, Georgia; Roll: 162; Page: 583B; Enumeration District: 113Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
5. ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrison, Putnam, Georgia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240217United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.

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