Charles Albert Knobbs

Brief Life History of Charles Albert

When Charles Albert Knobbs was born on 18 May 1866, in Farmer City, DeWitt, Illinois, United States, his father, John Calvin Knobbs, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Carew, was 29. He married Elizabeth Susan Barnett on 22 August 1888, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Carthage, Ogle, Illinois, United States in 1927 and Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 19 November 1927, in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States.

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Charles Albert Knobbs
1866–1927
Elizabeth Susan Barnett
1872–1957
Marriage: 22 August 1888
Adele Knobbs
1891–1977
Bonnie Genevie Knobbs
1893–1958

Sources (11)

  • Charles A Knebbs, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Charles Knobbs, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Charles Knobbs in entry for Bonnie Genevie Wolfe, "Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-2005"

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Name Meaning

English: see Nobbs .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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