U.S. Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002 James R Knowlton North Little Rock, Arkansas Residence Years: 1993-1997
1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, St Charles, District 2, page 2, Hse/Fam #12 Knowlton, O W M 32 Married Farmer AR Conn NC [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Dora W F 32 Wife House Keeper AL VA AL [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Lelia W F 2 Dau AR AR AL Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Lelia Knowlton, Age 20 (born abt 1878) Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas C W Peterson, Age 24 (born abt 1874) Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas Marriage 3 Jul 1898 Arkansas County Marriage License Date 2 Jul 1898 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Lelia H Nichols [Lillian Johnson] [Lelia H Peterson] Birth 30 Aug 1916 Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Death Date 23 Aug 1991 Father Charles W Peterson Mother Lelia A Knowlton SSN 432788706 Feb 1960 Name listed as LELIA H NICHOLS; Jan 1965 Name listed as LILLIAN JOHNSON Lelia K Peterson BIRTH 1877 DEATH 1965 (aged 87-88) BURIAL Hockenberry Cemetery, Tichnor, Arkansas County, Arkansas Created by George Morgan 21 Apr 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial 36151699, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36151699
1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 January, Prairie Township, District 16, page 4A, Ethel-St Charles Rd, Hse #65, Fam #67 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 37 AR MS AL Farmer [b abt 1883] Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 33 AR MS MS [b abt 1887] Knowlton, Malissa L Dau F W 6 AR AR AR [b abt 1913] 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 25, Page 6A, Ethel and Point Rd, Hse #107, Fam #108 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 47 first married as age 21 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 43 First married at age 18 AR MS AL Knowlton, Louise Dau F W 16 AR AR AR U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Louise K Rush Birth Date 7 Dec 1913 Phone Number: 946-3920 [PO Box 228, DE Witt, AR, 72042-0228 (1992)] 119 W 12th St, DE Witt, AR, 72042-3217 (1993) Social Security Death Index Louise Rush Born 7 Dec 1913 Died 2 Jan 2001 Last Residence DeWitt, Arkansas, Arkansas 72042 SSN 429-42-0556 issued Arkansas (Before 1951) Rush James Gilbert Oct 9, 1914 Nov 22, 1944 M Louise Knowlton Dec 7, 1913 Jan 2, 2001 Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Ethel, Arkansas County, Arkansas Photo by Edith McSwain Jenkins, 13 May 2017
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Knowlton, Oregon Head M W 28 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 23 AR AL AL Knowlton, Marie Dau F W 5 AR AR AR Knowlton, Oregon Jr Son M W 3 AR AR AR Knowlton, Rodger B Son M W 1 AR AR AR 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 January, Prairie Township, District 16, page 4A, Ethel-St Charles Rd, Hse #65, Fam #67 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 37 AR MS AL Farmer [b abt 1883] Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 33 AR MS MS [b abt 1887] Knowlton, Marie Dau F W 15 AR AR AR [b abt 1904] Marie's age here differs considerably from the birthdate reported on her gravestone, which 23 September 1901. If this date is correct, it would mean that int he 1920 census, she was actually 18 instead of 15. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 25, Page 6A, Ethel and Point Rd, Hse #107, Fam #108 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 47 first married as age 21 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 43 First married at age 18 AR MS AL Knowlton, Marie T Dau F W 25 AR AR AR Teacher, Public School ------------------ Open House for Mrs Williams Mrs Maurice ("Miss Marie") Williams, fourth grade teacher t St Charles and a member of the faculty there for 16 years, has announced her plans to retire after 34 years of service in her profession. The St Charles PTA has planned and open house in her honor April 27 at 8 pm in the school audiorium. Friends and former pupils are invited to attend. -- DeWitt Era Enterprise, DeWitt, Arkansas, exact date unknow, about Spring 1970 ------------------
1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 13, Hse/Fam #100 Knowlton, Oregon 22 M W Farmer $300 Personal b Arkansas Knowlton, Dora 22 F W Keeping House born Alabama Knowlton, Mary 5mos F W born Arkansas 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, St Charles, District 2, page 2, Hse/Fam #12 Knowlton, O W M 32 Married Farmer AR Conn NC [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Dora W F 32 Wife House Keeper AL VA AL [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Mary W F 10 Dau At School AR AR AL A marriage record matching information reported in several Knowlton family trees, which report Bain as Mary Knowlton's middle name. But the maiden of the bride in this record is Baine, not Knowlton. Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 Joseph K Beith, Age 21 (b abt 1872) Residence Beith's Landing, Desha, Arkansas Mary Baine, Age 21 (b abt 1872) Residence Beith's Landing, Desha, Arkansas Marriage 4 May 1893 Desha County Marriage License Date 21 Apr 1893
1850 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 31 October, Moony [Mooney] Township, page 290, Hse/Fam #53 Miles Knowlton 45 M Farmer $3700 Real Estate b Connecticut (b abt 1805) Malissa Knowlton 7 F b Arkansas This census reports the age of Melissa as two years younger than she should be, according to the birth date reported by Mary Nell Burnett in her genealogy of the Knowltons. Mary Nell says Melissa was born on 20 August 1841. Thus she shoudl have been 9 years old at census time in October 1850. The 1860 census catches up, however, reporting her 18 at the June census date. This would mean she would be 19 in August 1860, matching her 1841 birth date. 1860 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 26 June, Mooney Township, PO Gillins Landing, page 42, Hse #327, Fam #313 Miles Knowlton 54 M Farmer $45,275 Real Estate $24,465 Personal b Connecticut (b abt 1806) Malissa Knowlton 18 F b Arkansas
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ashford Records, Vol 3, p 119 "Knowlton, Knolton Meriam, d Abraham & Molly, b Dec 15, 1766"
1840 United States Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, Mooney Township, page 83 Miles Knowlton head of household Males 2 Under age 5; 1 x 5-10; 1 x 10-15; 1 x 30-40 Females 2 x 5-10; 1 x 30-40 By 1850, Miles is a widower. The youngest child enumerated in his household is 2 years old, so Mary died no earlier than 1848. Mary Nell Burnett reports the actual birth date of Oregon Knowlton as 26 January 1849. So he is not actually 2 years old yet. Thus his mother Mary died after 26 January 1849. 1850 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 31 October, Moony [Mooney] Township, page 290, Hse/Fam #53 Miles Knowlton 45 M Farmer $3700 Real Estate b Connecticut (b abt 1805) Robt Knowlton 10 M b Arkansas Malissa Knowlton 7 F b Arkansas Waldo Knowlton 4 b Arkansas Origan Knowlton 2 M b Arkansas Wilson Tucker 17 M Farmer b Arkansas James Kazz 30 M Farmer b South Carolina In the 1850 census we see in Miles' household a Wilson Tucker. This would be Mary Twedell's son by her first husband William Tucker. I have not identified James Kazz. This may be a boarder. Perhaps he is a farm hand, though he is described as a Farmer, seeming to imply he has his own farm. 1860 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 26 June, Mooney Township, PO Gillins Landing, page 42, Hse #327, Fam #313 Miles Knowlton 54 M Farmer $45,275 Real Estate $24,465 Personal b Connecticut (b abt 1806) Robt Knowlton 20 M Clerk b Arkansas Malissa Knowlton 18 F b Arkansas Oregon Knowlton 12 M b Arkansas I have not included earlier Knowlton ancestors. There is some discrepancy among sources and genealogies, and Knowltons are a subsidiary line for this genealogy, the Knowltons being a cousin line to one of the McSwain cousin lines. In February 2010 I received a good note of background from Elizabeth Knowlton providing some good information. =========================================== Just came across your great database in rootsweb.com (with sources, no less!) I wonder if you are interested in tracing Miles Knowlton, b 1802, CT, back any farther. He appears in the Knowlton history (1897) by Chas. Stocking on p. 204 as marrying "Mrs. Tucker" and having three children in Arkansas where he died in 1866. He is the son of Abel Knowlton (who had 15 children) and Barbara Dimock of Connecticut. Abel (#498) married twice and also moved to Arkansas where he died in 1844. Abel was the son of Abraham and Molly Knox Knowlton of Ashford, CT; Abraham was the son of Robert and Hannah Robinson Knowlton who moved from Ipswich, MA, eventually to Ashford, being the first Knowlton settler there; Robert was the son of Thomas and Margery Goodhue Knowlton; Thomas was the son of John (#5) and Deborah [Grant?] Knowlton; and John was the son of John (#2) and Marjery Wilson Knowlton, early residents of Ipswich, MA. Much of what is on the Internet about these people is false. So far, through y-dna testing, we have proved John (2) and William (3) Knowlton not to be brothers through their father. Anything beyond them, about their parents, etc., is pure hearsay so far, so do not depend on the Knowlton history for that. I see you have Miles' wife, Mary Twedell, as marrying William Tucker first, so that fits with Stocking's account. I am related to your Knowlton line, however it connects to you. Elizabeth W. Knowlton ===========================================
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ashford Vital Records, Vol 3, p 119 Nathan Knowlton [Knolton] Gender: Male Birth 11 Aug 1778 Ashford Parents Abraham, Molley
1860 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 26 June, Mooney Township, PO Gillins Landing, page 42, Hse #327, Fam #313 Miles Knowlton 54 M Farmer $45,275 Real Estate $24,465 Personal b Connecticut (b abt 1806) Oregon Knowlton 12 [should be 11] M b Arkansas 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 13, Hse/Fam #100 Knowlton, Oregon 22 M W Farmer $300 Personal b Arkansas Knowlton, Dora 22 F W Keeping House born Alabama Knowlton, Mary 5mos F W born Arkansas 1880 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1 June, St Charles, District 2, page 2, Hse/Fam #12 Knowlton, O W M 32 Married Farmer AR Conn NC [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Dora W F 32 Wife House Keeper AL VA AL [born abt 1848] Knowlton, Mary W F 10 Dau At School AR AR AL Knowlton, Ida W F 7 Dau At School AR AR AL Knowlton, Lelia W F 2 Dau AR AR AL Knowlton, Robt W M 4mos Son AR AR AL [born Jan 1880]
Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) Ashford Records, Vol 3, p 119 Persis Knowlton [Knolton] Gender: Male Birth 2 April 1770 Ashford Death 6 Dec 1775 Parents Abraham, Molley
1850 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 31 October, Moony [Mooney] Township, page 290, Hse/Fam #53 Miles Knowlton 45 M Farmer $3700 Real Estate b Connecticut (b abt 1805) Robt Knowlton 10 M b Arkansas 1860 Federal Census, Phillips County, Arkansas, 26 June, Mooney Township, PO Gillins Landing, page 42, Hse #327, Fam #313 Miles Knowlton 54 M Farmer $45,275 Real Estate $24,465 Personal b Connecticut (b abt 1806) Robt Knowlton 20 M Clerk b Arkansas Mary Nell Burnett's Butler-Knowlton genealogy tells us that Robert's birth date is 8 August 1838. It is puzzling, then, that his age reported in the census shows an age 2 years younger than expected. In October 1850, he is only 10, but should be already 12 years. In June 1860, he is only 20, when he should be 21 (and only 2 months away from his 22nd birthday) if born in August 1838. 1870 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 2 July, Prairie Township, PO St Charles, page 13, Hse/Fam #104 Knowlton, Robert 30 M W Farmer $150 Personal b Arkansas Knowlton, Ivy 23 F W Keeping House born Arkansas Knowlton, Louretta 1 F W born Arkansas 1880 Federal Census, Prairie County, Tennessee, 8 June, White River Township, Enumeration District 245, p 5, Hse/Fam #53 Knowlton, Robert W M 40 Farmer AR VA SC (b abt 1840) Knowlton, Iva W F 30 Wife b AR VA TN (b abt 1850) Knowlton, Retta W F 11 Dau AR AR AR (b abt 1869) Smith, Loretta W F 56 Mother-in-law TN VA VA (b abt 1824) Robert's age here also seems to indicate his birthday was in 1839, instead of 1838 as reported by Mary Nell Burnett. For an August birthday, to be 40 in June 1880, Robert would have been born in 1839. In the 1900 census his birth date is reported as August 1939. 1900 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas, 4 June, Austin Station, District 77, page 1B, Hse #14, Fam #15 Knowlton, Robert Head W M Aug 1839 60 married 14 years AR VA NC Clerk in Grocery Store Rents Knowlton, Elizabeth E Wife W F Aug 1842 57 married 14 yrs 0 children AR LA LA It is very interesting here that Robert reports his father as born in Virginia, since every report on Miles himself, plus additional family information, indicates he was born in Connecticut, and came to Arkansas directly from there. Similarly, he reports his mother as born in South Carolina, but Mary Twedell was born in Virginia. -- Mary Nell Burnett, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=52589&id=I384 This Loretta Smith is Iva (Ivy) Smith Knowlton's mother. Iva is a proper first name, and this may well be her proper name. But she is known in family circles as Ivy, as reported by Mary Nell Burnett in her Butler-Knowlton genealogy on RootsWeb. I found that in 1910 Robert has a different wife and they have been married for 23 years. This would indicate that Ivy died some time before 1877, the approximate marriage year for Robert and Lizzie. 1910 Federal Census, Lonoke County, Arkansas, 4 May, Ward Township, District 137, page 16A, Hse #285, Fam #291 Knowlton, Robert Head M W 70 2nd marriage, married 23 years this marriage AR Conn NC Farmer Knowlton, Lizzie E Wife F W 65 2nd marriage, married 23 years this marriage Borne 5 children, 4 living AR OH LA.
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Knowlton, Oregon Head M W 28 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 23 AR AL AL Knowlton, Marie Dau F W 5 AR AR AR Knowlton, Oregon Jr Son M W 3 AR AR AR Knowlton, Rodger B Son M W 1 AR AR AR 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 January, Prairie Township, District 16, page 4A, Ethel-St Charles Rd, Hse #65, Fam #67 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 37 AR MS AL Farmer [b abt 1883] Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 33 AR MS MS [b abt 1887] Knowlton, Marie Dau F W 15 AR AR AR [b abt 1904] Knowlton, Oregon Jr Son M W 12 AR AR AR [b abt 1907] Knowlton, Roger B Son M W 10 AR AR AR [b abt 1909] Knowlton, Bonnie E Son M W 7 AR AR AR [b abt 1912] Knowlton, Malissa L Dau F W 6 AR AR AR [b abt 1913] Knowlton, Charlotte V Dau F W 3yrs8mos AR AR AR [b abt April 1916] In the 1920 and 1930 census, Robert O Knowlton, Sr., is listed as Oregon Knowlton, while his son is listed as Oregon Knowlton, Jr. His gravestone has Oregon Knowlton, while his son's grave is labeled Robert O Knowlton, Jr. Both he and his son commonly went by their middle name Oregon. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 25, Page 6A, Ethel and Point Rd, Hse #107, Fam #108 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 47 first married as age 21 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 43 First married at age 18 AR MS AL Knowlton, Marie T Dau F W 25 AR AR AR Teacher, Public School Knowlton, Bonnie E Son F W 18 AR AR AR Farm Laborer Knowlton, Louise Dau F W 16 AR AR AR Knowlton, Charlotte V Dau F W 13 AR AR AR In the 1940 census, Oregon is enumerated under the nickname Bud. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 10A, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #152, Rents $500 Knowlton, Bud Head M W 58 Grade 4 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Farmer Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 52 Grade 8 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Housekeeper Knowlton, Bonnie Son M W 28 Single Grade HS-1 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Farmer Their son Oregon is next door. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 10A, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #152, Rents $500 Knowlton, Oregon head M W 28 Grade 8 b Arkans as same place in 1935 Farmer Knowlton, Emmie Wife F W 52 Grade 8 b Texas same place in 1935 Housekeeper Scruggs, Ed Hired Hand M Meg 2 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas same place in 1935 U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Oregon Knowlton Residence Ethel (P O Box 36), Arkansas County, Arkansas Age 60, born 14 April 1882 Ethel, Arkansas Contact Malisswa Knowlton (wife) Self employed in Ethel Signed O Knowlton
In the 1930 census, Robert O Knowlton, Jr., is listed as Oregon Knowlton, Jr. His gravestone has Robert O Knowlton, Jr. Both he and his father commonly went by their middle name Oregon. His birth record gives full name as his father: Robert Oregon Knowlton. 1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Knowlton, Oregon Head M W 28 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 23 AR AL AL Knowlton, Oregon Jr Son M W 3 AR AR AR 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 28 April, Prairie Township, District 16, page 4A, Ethel-St Charles Rd, Hse #65, Fam #67 Knowlton, Oregon Head M W 37 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 33 AR MS MS Knowlton, Oregon Jr Head M W 12 AR AR AR Farm Laborer In 1930, Oregon has been married for about two years, but he and his wife Ruth do not seem to have any children yet. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 21 April, Prairie Township, District 7, Page 6B, Ethel & Chute Rd, Hse #115, Fam #116 Knowlton, Oregon Jr Head M W 23 married at 21 AR AR AR Farmer Knowlton, Ruth A Wife F W 19 married at 17 AR AR USA Noble, Lorene Niece F W 4yrs 11mos AR AR AR McSwain, Marvin Brother-in-Law M W 16 Single AR AR AR This indicates Oregon and Ruth married in about 1928. They have been married between two and three years at this census. I learned the identity of Oregon's wife Ruth only in April 2008, when Ken McSwain, son of Wirt Barnard McSwain, made reference to his aunt Ruth McSwain's marriage to Oregon Butler [before she married Ray Recroft]. I was only then able to see the connection between these two family lineages through this marriage. Ruth was the daughter of James Magnus McSwain and Ruth L Lowry. This is confirmed by the report of Marvin McSwain in this census, who is shown as Oregon's brother-in-law. Oregon's grandson, Claude Rice, Jr., left a message in my genealogy guest book on 22 January 2011 telling me of a daughter of Oregon and Ruth, and his children with Emmie West, Oregon's second wife: "My Grandfather was Oregon Knowlton, Sr. Oregon Jr. also had a daughter with Ruth McSwain. She is my first cousin. Her name is Betty Ruth. Last I knew she lived in Minn. Joyce, Jo Ann, James Robert, & also a daughter by Emmie, named Bonnie Gail, born around 1955." We know now that Ruth married Ray (Oswald Eugene) Recroft in 1935. This indicates that she and Oregon were divorced not long after this 1930 census. You can find details of Ray and Ruth under the entry for Oswald Eugene Recroft in this genealogy. Lorene Noble is reported here as a niece. Her mother was Bernetta Octavia McSwain, who divorced Lorene's mother, Benmjamin Noble, before this census. Ben is living with his parents on their nearby farm in the Ethel community. I have not located Bernetta in the 1930 census. But in 1940 Lorene is with her mother in Stuttgart, and they are both reported under the name of McSwain. In 1940, Oregon is with his second wife Emmie West. 1940 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 19 April, Ethel, District 1-26, page 10A, Oak Flat School and Church Rd, Hse #152, Rents $500 Knowlton, Oregon head M W 28 Grade 8 b Arkans as same place in 1935 Farmer Knowlton, Emmie Wife F W 52 Grade 8 b Texas same place in 1935 Housekeeper Scruggs, Ed Hired Hand M Neg 2 Single Grade 6 b Arkansas same place in 1935 Social Security Death Index Oregon Knowlton Born 4 Jan 1907, Died May 1971 Last Residence Ethel, Arkansas, Arkansas, 72048 SSN 429-72-5012 issued Arkansas (1956)
1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 18 April, Prairie Township, District 15, page 2A, Hse/Fam #22 Knowlton, Oregon Head M W 28 AR MS AL Farmer Knowlton, Malissa E Wife F W 23 AR AL AL Knowlton, Marie Dau F W 5 AR AR AR Knowlton, Oregon Jr Son M W 3 AR AR AR Knowlton, Rodger B Son M W 1 AR AR AR "There was another boy that died in a house fire 1928, 1929. ... His name was Butler Knowlton, every one called him simply "Bee." I know he was real close to Knowlton Butler's age from what my mother told me. His tombstone is in Mount Pleasant Cemetery just past Ethel. Arkansas. He was at Mack Price's and Anna "Butler" Price's house. Anna was Clark's, Benny's, and Knowlton Butler's sister, which was my mother's first double cousin." -- Claude Rice, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 27 January 2011 1920 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 27 January, Prairie Township, District 16, page 4A, Ethel-St Charles Rd, Hse #65, Fam #67 Knowlton, Oregon Head Owns M W 37 AR MS AL Farmer [b abt 1883] Knowlton, Malissa Wife F W 33 AR MS MS [b abt 1887] Knowlton, Roger B Son M W 10 AR AR AR [b abt 1909]