William and Isabella Knowles Family

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William Knowles's 1st marriage

William Wallace Knowles born 27 December 1848 at Kildrumferton, Cavan County, Ireland; from Cavan County to Montreal about 1872; to Canadian West with NorthWest Mounted Police 1873-1876, returning to Montreal in 1876; married Isabella Black on 25 January 1877 at St. John Evangelist, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; to Chicago in mid-1880s; after Isabella Black Knowles died, he married Sara White (see below)

Isabella Catherine Black born 30 November 1853 probably Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada; married William Knowles on 25 January 1877 at St. John Evangelist, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; to Chicago in late 1887 or 1888; died 1 September 1892 in Chicago

  1. Margaret Jane Knowles born 19 April 1878 in Montreal; married James Oscar Jordan on 30 December 1896 in Chicago; separated about November 1911; divorced 19 June 1919 in Chicago; married Robert Graham on 28 June 1920 in Chicago; moved to California about 1934; died 20 August 1959 in Glendale, California
  2. Isabella Maud Knowles born 24 August 1879 in Montreal; died 28 August 1879 in Montreal at age 3 days
  3. William Thomas Knowles born 5 December 1880 in Montreal; died 27 December 1880 in Montreal at age 22 days
  4. William Ralph Knowles born 22 July 1883 in Montreal; died 24 March 1885 in Montreal at age 1 year 8 months
  5. Muriel Eulalie Knowles born 20 March 1886 in Montreal; married Robert Woodbury on 19 September 1905 in Chicago; divorced 1911-1914 in Chicago; married William Leonhardt about 1915 in Chicago; died 14 July 1975 in Harvey, Illinois
  6. Wilfred Washington Knowles born 14 March 1888 in Chicago; married Margaret Elizabeth Rardin on 11 June 1908 in Chicago; married Mabel Bender on 5 May 1919 in Chicago; married Gertrude Wolfenden before 1935, possibly on 5 November in Rock Island; died May 1965 in Bradenton, Florida

William Knowles's 2nd marriage

William Wallace Knowles married Sara White about 1895 after Isabella Black Knowles died (see above); died 24 March 1897 in Chicago

Sarah White married William Wallace Knowles about 1895

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