Knowles, John

1901 - 1964  (63 years)

• Name	Knowles, John
  Birth	30 Jan 1901	Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1940 Census, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, page 09a 1940 United States Federal Census, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 17, page 09a
  Reference Number	KNOW.J003
  _FGRAVE	20432437
  Death	19 Apr 1964  [2]
  Burial	Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [2]
  		Headstone, Knowles, Besse and John
  Person ID	I42185	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Knowles, Sylvester,   b. 13 Nov 1878, Illinois d. 27 Dec 1936 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Leonard, Pearl Bell 'Pearly',   b. 1878   d. 1968 (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F18068	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruger, Besse Jane 'Bessie',   b. 5 Sep 1899, Clay County, Illinois d. 12 Jan 1998, Flora Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	1923  [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 11 months - She : ~ 23 years and 3 months.
  Children	+ 1. Knowles, Billy H.,   b. 18 Aug 1926, Illinois d. 27 Mar 2004 (Age 77 years) > 2. Knowles, Leonard C.,   b. 8 Nov 1927, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Aug 2016, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 88 years) + 3. Knowles, James Earl 'Jim',   b. 28 Dec 1934, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois d. 1 Feb 2006 (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F9803	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 Jan 1901 - Illinois Burial - - Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2319] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 17, page 9a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S15790] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Knowles, Besse and John, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20432437/john-knowles), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15864] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Knowles, Pearl and Sylvester, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24228423/sylvester_knowles), none. (Reliability: 2).