Descendants of William Knodle
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 KNODLE was born Feb 13, 1806 in Washington County, Md, and
died Jun 10, 1885 in Lightsville, Ogle, Il.
He married (1) RACHAEL MINKINY COFFMAN Sep 28, 1828 in Hagerstown, Washington, Md, daughter
of CHRISTIAN COFFMAN and ELIZABETH CHAPMAN. She was born
1806 in Maryland, and died Dec 13, 1858 in Lightsville, Ogle, Il. He married (2) HANNAH M. BONEBRIGHT Jun 18,
1861 in Stephenson County, Il. He married (3) JULIA UPDIKE Sep 05,
1867 in Winnebago County, Il.
More About WILLIAM KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-X5
Burial: Lightsville,
Ogle, Il
More About RACHAEL MINKINY COFFMAN:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM5-G6
Burial: Lightsville,
Ogle, Il
Children of WILLIAM KNODLE and RACHAEL COFFMAN are:
2. i. SARAH ANN2 KNODLE, b. Jun 14,
1829, Washington County, Md; d. Jun 22, 1852, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
3. ii. DAVID L. KNODLE, b. Feb 06, 1831, Washington County, Md; d. Aug 11,
1907, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
4. iii. MARY KNODLE, b. Oct 23, 1832, Washington County, Md; d. Apr 12,
1903, Ogle County, Il.
iv. ISAAC KNODLE, b. Nov 01, 1834, Hagerstown, Washington, Md; d. May
22, 1863, Vicksburg, Warren, Ms.
More About ISAAC KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM5-KP
Burial: Lightsville,
Ogle, Il
5. v. WESLEY KNODLE, b. Oct 17, 1836, Fairplay, Preble, Oh; d. Mar 30,
1923, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
6. vi. WILLIAM HENRY KNODLE, b. Nov 17, 1838, Fairplay, Preble, Oh; d. Jan 11,
1899, Rockvale, Ogle, Il.
7. vii. JOSIAH KNODLE, b. Dec 28, 1840, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Oct 24,
1928, Myrtle, Ogle, Il.
viii. MARGARET ANN KNODLE, b. Dec 08, 1842, Ilinois; d. Jan 11, 1932; m. SAMUEL J. HAYS, Nov 29, 1871,
Winnebago County, Il; b. 1849, Washington County, Md; d. 1930.
More About MARGARET ANN KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMB-RF
Burial: Polo, Il
More About SAMUEL J. HAYS:
Burial: Polo, Il
8. ix. LEONIDAS HAMLIN KNODLE, b. Sep 19, 1844, Ogle County, Il; d. Aug 30, 1928.
9. x. MARTHA ELLEN KNODLE, b. Mar 12, 1847, Ogle County, Il; d. Aug 14, 1924.
10. xi. EMERY KNODLE, b. Jan 01, 1850, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Sep 18,
1938, Rockford, Winnebago, Il.
Generation No. 2
2. SARAH ANN2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Jun 14, 1829 in Washington County, Md, and
died Jun 22, 1852 in Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
She married JAMES FAIRFIELD Dec 15, 1847 in Stephenson County, Il. He was born Abt. 1826 in Ohio.
More About SARAH ANN KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM8-NM
Burial: Lightsville,
Ogle, Il
Children of SARAH KNODLE and JAMES FAIRFIELD are:
i. FRANK3 FAIRFIELD, b. Abt.
1849.
ii. MARTHA FAIRFIELD, b. Abt. 1850.
iii. SARAH LUCINDA FAIRFIELD, b. Jun 1852, Ilinois; d. Sep 1857, Leaf River, Ogle,
Il.
3. DAVID L.2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Feb 06, 1831 in Washington County, Md, and
died Aug 11, 1907 in Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
He married MARGARET A. NALLEY Sep 25, 1856 in Ogle County, Il. She was born Jul 29, 1834, and died Mar 07,
1905.
More About DAVID L. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
GKQR-K1
Children of DAVID KNODLE and MARGARET NALLEY are:
i. MARY ALICE3 KNODLE, b. Nov 20,
1858, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Feb 20, 1946, Rockford, Winnebago, Il; m. WILLIAM HENRY GITCHELL, Dec 09,
1875, Ogle County, Il; b. Aug 22, 1853, Michigan; d. Mar 17, 1946, Rockford,
Winnebago, Il.
More About MARY ALICE KNODLE:
Burial: Byron, Il
ii. HENRY HARRISON KNODLE, b. Jan 10, 1859, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Dec 29,
1904, Dixon, Lee, Il; m. MARGARET E. SPIELMAN, Dec 10, 1891, Mount Morris, Ogle, Il; d. Mar 30,
1930, Mount Morris, Ogle, Il.
iii. WILLIAM A. KNODLE, b. Abt. 1862.
iv. JOSIAH F. KNODLE, b. Abt. 1864.
v. JOHN GRANT KNODLE, b. Abt. 1866; d. May 1948, Burbank, Los Angeles, Ca.
vi. ANN REBECCA KNODLE, b. Mar 18, 1868; d. Dec 01, 1904.
vii. CHARLES E. KNODLE.
viii. FANNIE V. KNODLE, b. Jul 26, 1875, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Feb 1968,
Rockford, Winnebago, Il.
4. MARY2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Oct 23, 1832 in Washington County, Md, and
died Apr 12, 1903 in Ogle County, Il.
She married CHRISTIAN WINDHORST Sep 14, 1854 in Ogle County, Il. He was born Jul 14, 1824 in Terburg,
Germany, and died Apr 19, 1898 in Lightsville, Ogle, Il.
More About MARY KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMB-1M
Children of MARY KNODLE and CHRISTIAN WINDHORST are:
i. CHRISTIAN3 WINDHORST, b. Abt.
1858.
ii. ELLA WINDHORST, b. Jan 03, 1863; d. Aug 21, 1890.
5. WESLEY2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Oct 17, 1836 in Fairplay, Preble, Oh, and
died Mar 30, 1923 in Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
He married (1) MARY CATHERINE HELMAN Jul 18, 1858 in Ogle County, Il. He married (2) ELLEN EMMA POFFENBERGER Mar
23, 1871 in Ogle County, Il, daughter of DANIEL POFFENBERGER and BARBARA MILLER. She was born
Dec 18, 1847 in Hagerstown, Washington, Md, and died Jul 23, 1924 in Leaf
River, Ogle, Il.
More About WESLEY KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMB-7N
Burial: Lightsville,
Ogle, Il
Children of WESLEY KNODLE and MARY HELMAN are:
i. CHARLES W.3 KNODLE, b. Abt.
1859.
ii. MARY E. KNODLE, b. Abt. 1863, Ogle County, Il.
Children of WESLEY KNODLE and ELLEN POFFENBERGER are:
iii. FRANKLIN IRA3 KNODLE, b. Nov 10,
1871, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Jan 20, 1945, Rockford, Winnebago, Il; m. MARTHA JANE KENDEL, Jan 24,
1900, Adeline, Ogle, Il.
iv. WILLIAM ALFRED KNODLE, b. Dec 25, 1875, Ogle County, Il; d. Jul 03, 1887,
Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
v. ESTHER CARRIE KNODLE, b. Jul 01, 1880, Ogle County, Il; d. 1916, Leaf
River, Ogle, Il; m. GEORGE T. GROVE, Mar 07, 1900, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
vi. BERTHA ANN KNODLE, b. Jul 03, 1883, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Sep 02,
1963; m. EDWARD J. HAMNER, Jan 07, 1903, Mount Morris, Ogle, Il.
vii. ORVILLE JAMES KNODLE, b. Sep 15, 1888, Ogle County, Il; d. May 11, 1950,
Freeport, Stephenson, Il; m. VERNA MAY CARR, Oct 10, 1906, Mount Morris, Ogle, Il.
More About ORVILLE JAMES KNODLE:
Burial: Freeport, Il
viii. HENRY OLIN KNODLE, b. Nov 05, 1889; d. 1954; m. GRACE KUNTZELMAN; b. Abt.
1892.
ix. EMMA KATE KNODLE.
6. WILLIAM HENRY2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Nov 17, 1838 in Fairplay, Preble, Oh, and
died Jan 11, 1899 in Rockvale, Ogle, Il.
He married MARTHA J. WAGNER Nov 16, 1865 in Ogle County, Il. She was born May 02, 1839, and died Apr 20,
1920.
More About WILLIAM HENRY KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMB-H2
Burial: Oregon, Il
More About MARTHA J. WAGNER:
Burial: Oregon, Il
Children of WILLIAM KNODLE and MARTHA WAGNER are:
i. MINA B.3 KNODLE, b. Dec 22,
1866.
ii. FREDERICK H. KNODLE, b. Mar 24, 1868; d. Jul 03, 1940, Oregon, Ogle, Il.
More About FREDERICK H. KNODLE:
Burial: Oregon, Il
iii. GEORGE H. KNODLE, b. May 08, 1872; d. 1947; m. NELLIE.
More About GEORGE H. KNODLE:
Burial: Oregon, Il
iv. CLAUDE KNODLE, b. Abt. 1873.
v. MERRITT EDGAR KNODLE, b. Nov 17, 1880; d. Nov 05, 1944, Oregon, Ogle, Il;
m. SUSIE B. LONG.
More About MERRITT EDGAR KNODLE:
Burial: Oregon, Il
7. JOSIAH2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Dec 28, 1840 in Lightsville, Ogle, Il, and
died Oct 24, 1928 in Myrtle, Ogle, Il.
He married MARTHA ANN SCHELLING May 23, 1869 in Byron, Ogle, Il, daughter of JOSEPH SCHELLING and FRANCESCA SCHAFFER. She was born Jul 29, 1851 in Cavetown,
Washington, Md, and died Mar 22, 1934 in Elkton, Brookings, SD.
More About JOSIAH KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-2N
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
More About MARTHA ANN SCHELLING:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-3T
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
Children of JOSIAH KNODLE and MARTHA SCHELLING are:
i. LESTER W.3 KNODLE, b. Aug 31,
1869, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Apr 14, 1913, Blackduck, Beltrami, Mn.
More About LESTER W. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-41
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
ii. MARY F. KNODLE, b. Aug 02, 1870, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Sep 10,
1873, Lightsville, Ogle, Il.
More About MARY F. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-56
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
iii. LOTTIE MAE KNODLE, b. Apr 09, 1872, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Dec 17,
1954, Elkton, Brookings, SD; m. ELDRIDGE ULYSSES KRETSINGER, Jan 17, 1893, Byron, Ogle, Il; b. Aug 08, 1871, Leaf
River, Ogle, Il; d. Oct 18, 1955, Elkton, Brookings, SD.
More About LOTTIE MAE KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-6C
iv. BERTHA BERTELLA KNODLE, b. Jan 13, 1874, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. 1909,
Pecatonica, Winnebago, Il; m. EMMET S. ALDEN, Dec 04, 1900, Seward, Winnebago, Il; b. Dec 30, 1869,
Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Feb 1919.
More About BERTHA BERTELLA KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-7J
v. ANDREW RAYMOND KNODLE, b. Sep 24, 1875, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Sep 25,
1907.
More About ANDREW RAYMOND KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-8P
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
vi. IDA B. KNODLE, b. Oct 19, 1876, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. Jun 08,
1935; m. ELZON L. PALMER, Feb 12, 1901, Stephenson County, Il; b. Mar 27, 1875,
Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Feb 04, 1936, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
More About IDA B. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-9V
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
More About ELZON L. PALMER:
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
vii. ARTHUR DANIEL KNODLE, b. Sep 28, 1878, Lightsville, Ogle, Il; d. 1958, Ogle
County, Il; m. BERTHA MAE PALMER, Feb 03, 1902, Freeport, Stevenson, Il; b. Feb 02,
1880, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Apr 20, 1952, Rochelle, Ogle, Il.
More About ARTHUR DANIEL KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-B2
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
More About BERTHA MAE PALMER:
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
viii. MAUDE ELIZABETH KNODLE, b. Feb 05, 1881, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. 1935,
Myrtle, Ogle, Il; m. AMOS GOOD ROWLAND, Nov 28, 1901, Myrtle, Ogle, Il; b. 1875, Maryland; d.
1954, Ogle County, Il.
More About MAUDE ELIZABETH KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-C7
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
More About AMOS GOOD ROWLAND:
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
ix. ALVA S. KNODLE, b. Oct 02, 1882, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Jan 23,
1972, Perham, Mn; m. HATTIE SWANSON; d. Oct 10, 1977, Spokane, Wa.
More About ALVA S. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-DD
Burial: Oakwood
Cemetery, Basswood, Mn
More About HATTIE SWANSON:
Burial: Oakwood
Cemetery, Basswood, Mn
x. HENRY JOSIAH KNODLE, b. Aug 20, 1884, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Jun 16,
1964, Mayville, Traill, Nd; m. (1) DORIS WRIGHT; m. (2) EVA VIOLA KRETSINGER, Mar 27, 1921; b. Apr 28, 1889; d. Oct 07, 1956.
More About HENRY JOSIAH KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-FK
Burial: Mayville,
Traill, Nd
xi. CHARLES H. KNODLE, b. Oct 21, 1886, Leaf River, Ogle, Il; d. Apr 1961;
m. PEARL LEOTA KITCHEN, Mar 19, 1913; b. 1894, Canada; d. 1981.
More About CHARLES H. KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLM9-GQ
Burial: Lightsville
Cemetery, Lightsville, Il
8. LEONIDAS HAMLIN2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Sep 19, 1844 in Ogle County, Il, and died
Aug 30, 1928. He married MARJORIE EVERTS Dec
1879. She was born Aug 23, 1857, and
died Feb 05, 1908.
More About LEONIDAS HAMLIN KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMB-SL
Children of LEONIDAS KNODLE and MARJORIE EVERTS are:
i. CLARA MABEL3 KNODLE, m. SAMUEL RAY, Dec 26, 1882,
Ogle County, Il.
ii. ANNA KNODLE.
iii. CARY KNODLE.
9. MARTHA ELLEN2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Mar 12, 1847 in Ogle County, Il, and died
Aug 14, 1924. She married HIRAM EAKLE HAYS Mar 02, 1873
in Ogle County, Il.
More About MARTHA ELLEN KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMC-1R
Children of MARTHA KNODLE and HIRAM HAYS are:
i. GRACE3 HAYS.
ii. KATE HAYS.
iii. WILLARD HAYS.
iv. MYRTLE HAYS.
v. ETTA HAYS.
vi. BERTHA HAYS.
10. EMERY2 KNODLE (WILLIAM1) was born Jan 01, 1850 in Leaf River, Ogle, Il, and
died Sep 18, 1938 in Rockford, Winnebago, Il.
He married ALICE VIRGINIA POFFENBERGER May 18, 1873 in Oregon, Ogle, Il. She was born Apr 14, 1856 in Boonsboro,
Washington, Md, and died Jan 22, 1930 in Rockford, Winnebago, Il.
More About EMERY KNODLE:
Ancestral File Number:
VLMC-80
Children of EMERY KNODLE and ALICE POFFENBERGER are:
i. FLOYD3 KNODLE.
ii. GRACE KNODLE.
iii. HARRY KNODLE.
iv. RUTH KNODLE.
v. HARRIET KNODLE.
vi. MAUDE V. KNODLE, b. Sep 01, 1881; m. CHARLES WITMER, May 29,
1901, Oregon, Ogle, Il.
vii. CLARENCE BLAINE KNODLE, b. Sep 20, 1884; m. LAURA ALBRIGHT, Feb 28,
1904, Ogle County, Il; b. Abt. 1884, Leaf River, Ogle, Il.
viii. ROSA ALICE KNODLE, b. Mar 19, 1886.
ix. IRVIN KNODLE, b. Jun 06, 1888; d. Aug 22, 1924.
x. CECIL EMERY KNODLE, b. Dec 28, 1895.
xi. DEAN WILBUR KNODLE, b. Apr 26, 1898; d. Oct 1977, Rockford, Winnebago,
Il.