Eliza Lou (Roberts) Knowles (1911 - 1995)

Born 14 Jul 1911 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William Martin Knowles — married 15 Aug 1924 (to 8 May 1995) in White, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 8 May 1995 at age 83 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Eliza (Roberts) Knowles was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.

Eliza Lou (Roberts) Knowles was born on 14 Jul 1911 in Tennessee, United States, daughter of James Virgil Roberts (1888 - 1950) and Disa Etta (Smith) Roberts (1884 - 1944).

Eliza married William Martin Knowles (1903 - 1996) on 15 Aug 1924 in White, Tennessee.^[1]

Their children were:

1. James Thomas Knowles (1928 - 1963)
2. Willie A. (Knowles) Irwin (1931 - 2000)
3. Earl Eugene Knowles (1933 - 2011)
4. Charles Raymond Knowles (1936 - 1938)
5. Royce Elliott Knowles (1944 - 2009).

In the 1920 census Liza (age 8) was the daughter of James V Roberts in Civil District 9, White, Tennessee.^[2][3]

In the 1930 census Eliza (age 19) was the wife of Willie Knowles in Apr 15 Unimproved Road R. D No 4, District 1, White, Tennessee, United States.^[4][5]

In the 1940 census Eiza (age 25) was the wife of Wellis Kuowles in White, Tennessee.^[6][7]

In the 1950 census Liza (age 38) was the wife of Willie M Knowles in White, Tennessee, United States.^[8][9]

Eliza died on 8 May 1995 in Tennessee aged 83. She is buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, White County, Tennessee.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
   citing p. 46, White, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
   FamilySearch Record: VNX5-HXK (accessed 1 December 2022)
   Eliza Low Roberts marriage to Willie Knowles on 15 Aug 1924 in White, Tennessee, United States.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 9, White, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1770; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 148
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #36440567 (accessed 1 December 2022)
   Liza L Roberts (8), single daughter, in household of James V Roberts (34) in Civil District 9, White, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1770; Line: 51; FHL microfilm: 1821770; Record number: 51231;
   FamilySearch Record: MN5R-7YJ (accessed 1 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRJG-7NN Image number 01066
   Liza L Roberts (8), single daughter, in household of James V Roberts (34) in Civil District 9, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: District 1, White, Tennessee; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2342019
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #65991101 (accessed 1 December 2022)
   Eliza Lou Knowles (19), wife, in household of Willie Knowles (25) in Apr 15 Unimproved Road R. D No 4, District 1, White, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 13B, line 63, family 249, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2285; FHL microfilm 2,342,019.
   FamilySearch Record: SP7R-LLT (accessed 1 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR8C-94TZ Image number 00207
   Eliza Lou Knowles (19), wife, in household of Willie Knowles (25) in District 01, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: White, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03948; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 93-2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #38458160 (accessed 1 December 2022)
   Eiza L Kuowles (25), wife, in household of Wellis Kuowles (30) in White, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 93-2, sheet 2B, line 74, family 37, 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 3948.
   FamilySearch Record: K4HK-GZY (accessed 1 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-83M6
   Liza L Knowles (25), wife, in household of Willie Knowles (30) in Civil District 1, White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
8. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: White, Tennessee; Roll: 4349; Sheet Number: 6; Enumeration District: 93-8
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #106865023 (accessed 1 December 2022)
   Liza Lou Knowles (38), wife, in household of Willie M Knowles (46) in White, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
9. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 6; Line: 12;
   FamilySearch Record: 6FS3-W1L6 (accessed 1 December 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHK-9QHW-GTWH
   Liza Lou Knowles (38), wife, in household of Willie M Knowles (46 years) in White, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
10. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
    citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
    FamilySearch Record: JLW8-LMN (accessed 1 December 2022)
    Liza L Knowles death 8 May 1995 (born 14 Jul 1911) residing in White, Tennessee.
11. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #29717516 (accessed 1 December 2022)
    Memorial page for Liza L Roberts Knowles (14 Jul 1911-8 May 1995), citing Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Quebeck, White County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Reba Bain (contributor 46851099).