Elsie Lillian (Kornbrath) Knox (1917 - 2012)

Born 14 Dec 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 2012 at age 94 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Elyse (Kornbrath) Knox is Notable.

Elsie / Elyse was born Dec 14 1917 in Hartford, CT. Her parents were Frederick Kornbrath and Hermine 'Minnie' (nee Muck), both born in Austria ^{[1] [2] [3]}

1920 Hartford, CT ^[1]

Fred Kornbranth Head Male 28 Austria

Minnie Kornbranth Wife Female 23 Vienna Austria

Fred Kornbranth Son Male 6 Connecticut

Elsie Kornbranth Daughter Female 2 Connecticut

She must have moved to Los Angeles, California before 1940 when her mother became Naturalized Citizen with last name of Knox, and they are in 1940 Census with last names of Knox in Los Angeles ^{[4] [5]}

1940 Los Angeles, California ^[4]

Elyse Knox Head Female 22 Connecticut

Mina Knox Mother Female 44 Austria, divorced

She married Paul Hesse in 1942 ^[3]

She married Thomas Harmon in 1944 and had 3 children ^[3]. Tom was b 1920 Gary, Indiana, d Mar 17 1990, age 70 in Los Angeles, California ^{[6] [7]}

Elyse and Tom Harmon had 3 children, 2 of which are still living in 2019

Sharon Kristin, b Jun 25 1945, mar Eric 'Ricky' Nelson, d Apr 27 2018

1993 Public Records show her name as Elyse Knox Harmon with relatives Tom Harmon with addresses in Studio City, California and Los Angeles, California ^[8]

Elyse died Feb 16 2012, age 94, in Los Angeles, California ^{[3] [9] [10]}

Elyse was cremated, Ashes given to family or friend ^[2]

Conflict

FAG Death date different, submitted to FAG 8/21/19

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCFT-Y3L : accessed 27 Nov 2014), Elsie Kornbranth in household of Fred Kornbranth, Hartford Ward 8, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; citing sheet 12A, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1820183.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 21 August 2019), memorial page for Elyse Knox (14 Dec 1917–15 Feb 2012), Find A Grave: Memorial #85137956 ; Maintained by Find A Grave Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Elyse Knox article on Wikipedia
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9CP-PLR : 27 July 2019), Mina Knox in household of Elyse Knox, Councilmanic District 3, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Township, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-224, sheet 16A, line 26, family 340, 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 407.
5. ↑ "California, Southern District Court (Central) Naturalization Index, 1915-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX3G-Q24 : 11 March 2018), Mina Or Hermine Sophie Knox Or Kornbrath, 1940; citing Naturalization, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1525 (United States: National Archives and Records Service, Los Angeles Branch, 2016).Image shows name as formerly Hermine Sophie Kornbrath, changed to Mina Knox
6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVS1-DJBS : accessed 22 August 2019), Elyse Knox Harmon in entry for Tom Harmon, SouthWest Central, Oklahoma, United States, 17 Mar 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Tulsa World, born-digital text.
7. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK7L-XCDC : accessed 22 August 2019), Elyse Harmon in entry for Tom Harmon, California, United States, 21 Mar 1990; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing San Francisco Chronicle, born-digital text.
8. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KT7V-88D : 23 May 2014), Elyse K Harmon, Residence, Studio City, California, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
9. ↑ Los Angeles Times obituary
10. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV56-SLKD : accessed 22 August 2019), Elyse Knox, California, United States, 19 Feb 2012; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing , born-digital text.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kitty Smith for contributions to this profile.