Born in Menard, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Crawford H Knowles
and Sarah Jane (Knowles) Knoles
Sister of
Dorcas Maria Knowles [half], Nancy E Knowles [half], Marvel Martin Knowles, Asa E Knowles, Clark Hunter Knowles, Stephen A Douglas Knoles, Martha J (Knowles) Acre, Margaret Ann (Knowles) Killion, William Prettyman Knowles and Addie (Knowles) Bond
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 73
in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 May 2011
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Biography
Minnie Knowles is the daughter of Crawford Knowles and Sarah Knowles [1]
Minnie was born on 11 Mar 1867 in Menard County, Illinois, United States [2].
Minnie married George Ellis on 27 Mar 1884 in Menard County, Illinois, United States[3]. Minnie and George had four children, one of whome died young and does not appear on any census report [4].
Children
- Infant (died young)
- Harry Knowles
- Claud
- Freda G
Minnie passed away on 22 Mar 1940 in Petersburg, Menard Co., Illinois, United States and was interred at Elmwood Cemetery, Greenview, Menard County, Illinois, United States [2]
Sources
Find A Grave: Memorial #27813057
- ↑ 1870; Census Place: Township 19 Range 6, Menard, Illinois; Roll: M593_260; Page: 64A: Household Members Age
Crawford Knowles 46
Sarah Knowles
36
Maria Knowles (Dorcas Maria)
22
Nancy Knowles
21
Marion Knowles (Marvel)
17
Asa Knowles
15
Clark Knowles
13
Stephen Knowles
10
Martha Knowles
7
Margaret Knowles
6
- Minnie Knowles 4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cemetery records: Name: Minnie Ellis Birth Date: 11 Mar 1868 Death Date: 22 Mar 1940 Cemetery: Elmwood Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Greenview, Menard County, Illinois, United States of America Father: Crawford Knoles Mother: Sarah Jane Knoles Spouse: George Ellis
- ↑ Illinois, U.S., Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [database on-line]: Name: Minnie Knoles Gender: Female Marriage Date: 27 Mar 1884 Marriage Place: Menard, Illinois, USA Spouse Name: George Ellis Spouse Gender: Male
- ↑ 1900; Census Place: Pawnee, Sangamon, Illinois; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1240344: Household Members Age Relationship George Ellis 40 Head Minnie Ellis 33 Wife Harry K Ellis 12 Son Claud Ellis 7 Son Freda G Ellis 2/12 Daughter
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Minnie by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Minnie:
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
LindaSue (Merritt) Martin 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Susiemm1
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~0.78%
Scott Cole :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Wes Cole :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member WwCole55J
-
~0.78%
James Wilson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T278202 [compare], Ancestry member James_Cletus
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Tom Knowles
1909 married,near Cherryvale Kan
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