Willis Freeman
KNOWLES
Born
September 16, 1883
,
Indiana, USA
Died
February 1, 1970
,
Rockfalls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
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Willis Freeman KNOWLES was born September 16, 1883 in Indiana, USA
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dawson BROWN and Sarah HANNERSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Willis Freeman married Caroline Catheryne BROWN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline Catheryne BROWN was born November 27, 1887 in Indiana, USA. Caroline Catheryne died December 22, 1967 in Rockfalls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA. Caroline Catheryne was the child of John Henry BROWN and Melvina MCCOY.
Willis Freeman KNOWLES died February 1, 1970 in Rockfalls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.
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Caroline Catheryne BROWN was the child of John Henry BROWN and Melvina MCCOY
Caroline Catheryne BROWN-- Place: Caroline Catheryne BROWN was the child of John Henry BROWN and Melvina MCCOY
Children of Willis Freeman KNOWLES and Caroline Catheryne BROWN
Vauda Wanita KNOWLES (b.February 19, 1917, Nole, McDonald, Missouri, USA d. April 21, 1982, Rockford, Illinois, USA)m. Carroll STANLEY
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1883 Birth September 16, 1883
Indiana, USA
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry. 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1917 Birth of ChildVauda Wanita KNOWLES was born February 19, 1917, Nole, McDonald, Missouri, USA
Willis Freeman was 33 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
1967 Death of Spouse/PartnerCaroline Catheryne BROWN died December 22, 1967, Rockfalls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Obituary
Willis Freeman Knowles, 86, 1006 Ave. D, died Sunday in Community General Hospital, Sterling. Survivors include five sons, Stanley, Rockford, Wayne, Orgal and Norman all of Rock Falls, and William Freeman, Kansas City, Mo.; four daughters, Mrs. Walter Kruger, Monroe Center, Mrs. Kathleen Mathews and Rachel Knowles, both of Byron, and Mrs. Carroll Stanley, Rockford; 40 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchilden. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Contributed by Cathy Clark - The Rockford Morning Star Date: February 2, 1970
Willis Freeman Knowles, 86, 1006 Ave. D, died Sunday in Community General Hospital, Sterling. Survivors include five sons, Stanley, Rockford, Wayne, Orgal and Norman all of Rock Falls, and William Freeman, Kansas City, Mo.; four daughters, Mrs. Walter Kruger, Monroe Center, Mrs. Kathleen Mathews and Rachel Knowles, both of Byron, and Mrs. Carroll Stanley, Rockford; 40 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchilden. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wheelock-Allen Funeral Home, with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today in the funeral home.
Contributed by Cathy Clark - The Rockford Morning Star Date: February 2, 1970
1970 Death February 1, 1970
Rockfalls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 86.
FINAL RESTING PLACE
Burial & Cemetery
Willis is buried at:
Coloma Township Cemetery Rock Falls Whiteside County Illinois, USA
Added: 3/13/2015 10:34:46 PM
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