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George W. Kneisley1

#586, b. circa 17 July 1822
Birthc 17 Jul 1822Pennsylvania1,2,3,4,5 
Marriagec 1852Martha Compton5,6,4 
Census1860Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio1
Census1870Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio2
Residence1880Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio7
Census1880Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio3
Residence1881Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio8
Residence1882Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio9
Residence1883Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio10
Residence1884Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio11
Census1900Hyde Park, Cook County, Illinois4
Occupation1880: GW Kneisley and Company, also President D C and T RR, 1881: "G W K and Co.7,12
OccupationGeorge W. Kneisley and Company Wholesale Grocers was located at 112 and 114 n Main. Partners were George, C.C. Kneisley, and T. Brown Holmes. 1881 Directory gives same address, seems to have partner as Wm. L. Adamson. 1882, same. 1884: no listing for the compnay13,12,9,11

Family

 Martha Compton b. Dec 1835
Children 1.Charles Christian Kneisley+3,14 b. c 30 Jan 1853
 2.Ella C. Kneisley .3 b. Feb 1856
 3.Martha Carrie Kneisley+3,6 b. Jan 1859, d. 24 Mar 1933
 4.George Newton Kneisley .3 b. Oct 1863
 5.Eva S. Kneisley3 b. 1864 or 1865
 6.Daisy Mary Kneisley3 b. 1866 or 1867
Notes
In 1877, he was described as 5' 5" tall, Hazel eyes and brown hair, a "rather low" forehead, and a fair complection.5

Citations

  1. [S2338] 1860 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Geo. W. Kneisley, Dayton, 2nd Ward, Montgomery County, Ohio, p 471, Dwelling/Family number 3228/3345.
  2. [S2339] 1870 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Georg W. Kniseley, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, p 50, Dwelling/Family number 340/372.
  3. [S2053] 1880 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for George W. Kneisly, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, SD2 ED157, p 4D, Dwelling/Family number xx/28.
  4. [S2989] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for George W. Kneisley, Hyde Park, Cook County, Illinois, SD1 ED1016, sh 8A (214), Dwelling/Family number 90?/134.
  5. [S2331] US Passport Application, George W. Kneisley, New York County, New York, issued 11 June 1877. Footnote.com, 29 Jun 2008.
  6. [S2988] "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953", (http://www.familysearch.org, Accessed Feb 2013), database and images, Entry for Carrie K. Irvin (Martha Carrie Kneisley Irvin), Montgomery County, 1933.
  7. [S2745] "US City Directories 1821-1989", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: April 2013), database and images, Entry: George W. Kneisly, p 253.
  8. [S2746] Williams' Dayton City Directory for 1881-82, p 256-7.
  9. [S2748] Williams and Company, Williams' Dayton City Directory for 1882-3, 1882. Ancestry.com, p 283.
  10. [S2749] Williams and Company, Williams' Dayton City Directory for 1883-4, 1883. Ancestry.com, p 291.
  11. [S2750] Williams and Company, Williams' Dayton City Directory for 1884-5, 1884. Ancestry.com, p 311.
  12. [S2746] Williams' Dayton City Directory for 1881-82, p 256.
  13. [S2745] "US City Directories 1821-1989", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: April 2013), database and images, Entry: p 253.
  14. [S5403] The Shield, Theta Delta Chi Press, v XXX no 1, Oct 1913, "Charles Christian Kneisley", pp62-3.