This portrait of Muriel Knowles Leonhardt sketched by her daughter Dolores Woodbury in 1961. Muriel was born March 20 1886 in Montreal to William Wallace and Isabella Catherine Knowles. At the time of the sketch, she was 75 years old, perhaps a 75th birthday present and remembrance.

Dolores, born in 1905 in Chicago was Muriel’s daughter from her first marriage to Robert Woodbury. Dolores was also the granddaughter of William and Isabella Knowles.

Charlotte Leonhardt, Muriel's daughter-in-law, wrote that "Muriel did not always smile but had a lovely sense of humor."

The Leonhardt family made a color Xerox of the original drawing and sent it to Dave Jordan in 1990. The Picture Reference number are: 19610320_Muriel Leonhardt and Digitized Negatives: 176-18 and 176-11.

If you would like to add information about this picture, please contact Dave Jordan, a 2x g-grandson of William and Isabella Knowles.