5404. William Rufus Knotts-4684
He was listed as William R. Knotts in the 1900 Census but as Rufus W. in the 1910 census; both District 24, Washington, Calhoun County, WV.
8701. Paul Springston Knotts-4876
Birth Record Detail...
Name: Paul S... Knotts
Birth Date: 20 Apr 1899
Birth Place: Walnut, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Mary E Springstoes (should be Springston per actual image)
Mother's Age: 31
Mother's Birth Place: W.Va.
Father: W R Knotts
Father's Age: 36
Father's Birth Place: W.Va.
5405. Mary E. Knotts-4685
Mary and her family are living with her father Rufus in the 1900 Washington, Calhoun, WV:
KNOTTS, 80
Rufus...Head...Apr 1836...64...Wd...WV WV WV
Charles C...Son...Aug 1874...25...S...WV WV WV
LANE, Ella...Servant...Apr 1883...17...S...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Mary...Dau...Dec 1865...34...M 12 Yrs...7/6...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Granville...S-in-L...Apr 1850...50...M 12 Yrs...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Holly G...Grson...Nov 1888...11...S...WV WV WV
Shirley C...Grson...Jun 1890...10...S...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Matilda E...Grdau...May 1891...9...S...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Nellie B...Grdau...Apr 1893...7...S...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Charles E...Grson...May 1895...5...S...WV WV WV
JOHNSON, Inis...Grdau...Jun 1899...10/12...S...WV WV WV
HARDWAY, James...Servant...Oct 1880...19...S...WV WV WV
1920 Census Washington, Calhoun, WV taken 19 Jan 1920
Johnson, Robert Head O H M W 31 S WV WV WV
-----------, Granville, father M W 71 wd WV WV WV
-----------, Lillie sister F W 28 S WV WV WV
-----------, Inez sister F W 20 S WV WV WV
5406. Alice L. Knotts-4686
Middle initial from 1880 census.
Samuel was probably born in the Calhoun County, WV area before WV became a state, but records say only VA.
5407. Absalom Henry Knotts-4687
Marriage Record Detail
Date: 26 Aug 1888
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Bride Groom
Name: Emma G Gump Absalom H Knotts
Birth Date:
Birth Place: Marion Co. Calhoun Co.
Age at Marriage: 21y 20y
Marital Status
Prior to Marriage: S S
Mother: Matilda
Father: E W Gump Rufus KnottsJune 1900 Washington, Calhoun, WV KNOTTS, 179 Absolum H...Head...Aug 1869...30...M 7 Yrs...WV WV WV Emma J...Wife...Feb 1869...31...M 7 Yrs...2/1...WV WV WV Dwight A...Son...Feb 1900...3/12...S...WV WV WV LYNCH, Harley O...Cousin...Aug 1892...7...S...WV WV WV
This census appears to have a problem with dates. I have chosen to go with the 1868 birthdate given in Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, rather than the 1869 date in this census because Absalom's sister Anna was born in March 1870. This census says they have been married 7 years, but the marriage record of 1888 would calculate to 11 years by June 1900.
His middle name I have taken from genealogy chart by Linda Kay, submitted to www.lindapages.com.
5408. Anna Lee 'Nanny L' Knotts-4688
Marriage Record Detail...
Date: 5 Feb 1891
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Bride Groom
Name: Nannie Knotts Wm Funk
Birth Place: Calhoun Co. Calhoun Co. (his county in error per 1900 census)
Age at Marriage: 20y 22y (even his age is wrong per 1900 & 1910 census)
Marital Status
Prior to Marriage: S S
Mother: Matilda Elizabeth
Father: Rufus Knotts Geo Funk1900 Census Washington Dist. Calhoun Co, WV
Funk, William M. head W M Feb 1861 39 M married 9 yrs OH PA Germany
. . . . . Nannie L. wife W F Mar 1870 30 M 9 yrs 3 ch 3 lvg WV WV WV
. . . . . Sherwood son W M Apr 1892 8 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Reese R. son W M May 1896 4 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Mabel M. dau W F Sep 1899 8/12 S WV OH WV
Cox, Oliver A. servant W M Jun 1878 21 S WV1910 Census Otter Dist. Braxton Co, WV
Funk, William M. head M W 49 M1 married 19 yrs OH PA Germany
. . . . . Nannie L. wife F W 40 M1 19 yrs 5 ch 5 lvg WV WV WV
. . . . . Sherwood son M W 17 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Reese R. son M W 14 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Mabel M. dau F W 10 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Jennie dau F W 6 S WV OH WV
. . . . . Elizabeth dau F W 9 S WV OH WV
5409. Charles Clinton Knotts-4689
His middle name taken from his daughter Opal's birth certificate.
Marriage Record Detail...
Date: 10 Feb 1901
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Bride Groom
Name: Ettie Duffield Charles C Knotts
Birth Place: Calhoun, WV Calhoun, WV
Age at Marriage: 18 yrs 26 yrs
Mother: M J Duffield NG
Father: W A Duffield NGBirth Record Detail...
Name: ... Knotts
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1905
Birth Place: Minnora, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Ettie Knotts
Father: Charley Knotts
The Calhoun Chronicle
Thursday, January 24, 1963Services at Minnora For Mrs. Ettie Knotts
Mrs. Ettie D. Knotts, 80, of Spencer died Wednesday, Jan. 16 at her home after an extended illness.
She was the widow of Charles C. Knotts, who died in 1932, and belonged to the Walnut Methodist church.
Born April 19, 1882, in Calhoun county, she was a daughter of the late William A. and Mary Mollohan Duffield. She had been a resident of Roane county for 16 years.
Surviving are six daughters, Sadie Arnold, Vienna, Reva Gibson, Floe, Maire Arnold, Chloe, Opal Weekely, Minnora, Jean Woods, Charleston, and Juanita Siers, Spencer; four sons, Lee Knotts, Spencer, Cecil Knotts, Wadsworth, Ohio, Bernard Knotts, Mason; two sisters, Bina Siers, Vienna and Ursley Shawver, Williamstown; a brother, Scott Duffield, Grantsville, 19 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday, Jan. 18, at Minnora Methodist church with the Rev. K. L. Cruikshanks and Rev. Robert Chenoweth officiating. Burial was in the Duffield cemetery at Chloe.
Transcribed by Francis (Kay) Walker and contributed to the MyFamily/Calhoun, Roane, Braxton & Clay Tombstone site October 17, 2005.
8726. Lee Knotts-4849
Marriage Record Detail...
Date: 19 Oct 1924
Place: Calhoun, West Virginia
Bride Groom
Name: Jessie Jarvis Lee Knotts
Birth Date:
Birth Place: Calhoun Co., WV Calhoun Co., WV
Age at Marriage: 20 23
Marital Status
Prior to Marriage: S S
Mother:
Father: G.C. Jarvis C.C. Knotts
8727. Sadie Knotts-4851
The Times Record
Thursday, November 24, 1983
Mrs. Sadie ArnoldMrs. Sadie K. Arnold, 80, of Vienna, died Saturday morning at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Parkersburg.
Born in Calhoun County, daughter of Charles and Etta Duffield Knotts, she was a member of Wayside United Methodist Church and Deborah Circle.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Price Arnold.
Survivors include three daughters, Anna Lee Lowe, Mary Henry and Evelyn Parsons, all of Vienna; a brother Cecil Knotts of Barberton, Ohio; five sisters, Reva Gibson of Ivydale, Marie Arnold of Coolville, Ohio, Opal Weekly of Minnora, Jean Carte of Scott Depot and Juanita Siers of Fayetteville; four grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren.
Services were held Monday, at Vaughan Funeral Home, Parkersburg. The Rev. Edward Bayer and Rev. Constantine Metallides officiated with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
Transcribed by Francis (Kay) Walker and contributed to MyFamily/Calhoun, Roane, Braxton & Clay Counties Tombstone site October 11, 2005
8728. Unnamed son Knotts-4846
Birth Record Detail...
Name: ... Knotts
Birth Date: 19 Dec 1905
Birth Place: Minnora, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Ettie Knotts
Father: Charley Knotts
8731. Cecil Knotts-4877
Birth Record Detail...
Name: Cecil Knotts
Birth Date: 28 Apr 1910
Birth Place: Walnut, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Etta Knotts
Mother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place:
Father: C C Knotts
8732. Scott Knotts-4878
Birth Record Detail...
Name: Scott Knotts
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1912
Birth Place: Chloe, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sex: Male
Mother: Ettie Duffield
Mother's Age:
Mother's Birth Place:
Father: Charles Clinton Knotts
Published in The Roane County Reporter
Thursday, March 31, 1977Scott Knotts, 64, of Spencer died Monday, March 28, in the Lexington, Kentucky Veterans Hospital.
He was born at Chloe, Calhoun County, son of the late Charles and Ettie Duffield Knotts, was a World War II veteran and a construction worker.
Survivors include his wife, Etta Jarvis Knotts, six sisters, Mrs. Sadie Arnold of Vienna, Mrs. Reva Gibson of Ivydale, Mrs. Marie Arnold and Mrs. Opal Weekley, both of Minnora, Mrs. Jean Woods of Charleston, and Mrs. Juanita Siers of Fayetteville; two brothers, Cecil Knotts of Barberton, and Dr. Bernard Knotts of Buckhannon.
Services were held Friday, April 1 at the Sinnett Funeral Home in Spencer with the Rev. Johnnie Alfred officiating, and burial was in Eventide Cemetery.
Transcribed by Francis (Kay) Walker and contributed to MyFamily/Calhoun, Roane, Braxton & Clay Tombstone site October 11, 2005.
5413. Jemima Bellington Chenoweth-4929
According to the image of her birth record, Jemima and Mary Jane were twins.
From www.lindapages.com Marriages 1856 - 1875
CHENWETH, JEMIMA 18 S CALHOUN/VA CHENWETH, R. J. & JANE CORDER, JOSEPH A. 19 SEP 1875
According to the Descendants of Robert James Chenoweth, he was a second cousin to Prudence.
8747. Charles Fenton Chenoweth-5073
Charles Fenton Chenoweth - Spencer, formerly of Minnora
(11/11/2003)
Charles Fenton Chenoweth, 81, of Spencer, W.Va., died Nov. 9, 2003, at the Roane General Hospital, Spencer.
He was born Dec. 13, 1921, in Minnora, W.Va., a son of the late Joseph Wood and Ruth Hanger Chenoweth. He was a Spencer High School graduate and retired from the Spencer State Hospital as kitchen supervisor. He was a former member of the Spencer Baptist Temple and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, where he served in the Pacific Theatre as a landing craft driver involved in seven major invasions.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Macel Starcher Chenoweth in 1984.
He is survived by several loving nieces and nephews.
Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003, at the Taylor-Vandale Funeral Home, Spencer, with the Rev. James Chenoweth officiating. Burial will be in the Morford Cemetery near Spencer.
Visitation is scheduled for two hours prior to the service at the funeral home. Spencer's American Legion Post 21 will be conducting the military portion of the service.