Cecil Lewis Knowlton

Brief Life History of Cecil Lewis

When Cecil Lewis Knowlton was born on 1 July 1894, in Morrill, Waldo, Maine, United States, his father, Alvin Thomas Knowlton, was 30 and his mother, Helen Augusta Robinson, was 26. He married Ethel A Young on 16 October 1920, in Moffat, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Moffat, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 4 Hamilton, Moffat, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 3 July 1981, in Lakewood, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Cecil Lewis Knowlton
1894–1981
Ethel A Young
1901–1976
Marriage: 16 October 1920
Ruby Joyce Knowlton
1921–2002
Dorothy June Knowlton
1922–1999

Sources (15)

  • Cecil Knowlton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Cecil Lewis Knowlton, "Colorado, County Marriages, 1864-1995"
  • Cecil Lewis Knowlton, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1911

Historical Boundaries: 1911: Moffat, Colorado, United States

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English (Hampshire): habitational name from either of two places so named, one in Dorset and the other in Kent. Both are named from Old English cnoll ‘knoll, hilltop’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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