Elcanal L. (Sarah Ann Shroll) Knouse Family Group Sheet
Contributed by Darlene Christison Mingus ,
Family Group Record
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Husband: Elcanah L. Knouse
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Birth: 30 Dec 1842 Crawford Co., Ohio
Military: 1862 Pennsylvania Union
Census: 1870 Bon Homme Co., South Dakota
Land Entries: 2 May 1870 Bon Homme, South Dakota-Doc. #561-160 ac
Land Entries: 22 Dec 1871 Bon Homme, South Dakota-Doc. #1740-160 a
Occupation: abt 1872 Blacksmith
Census: 1880 Pottawatomie Co., Kansas
Misc: 1887 Came to Idaho
Land Entries: 10 Dec 1897 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Death: 5 May 1910 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Burial: 7 May 1910 Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Newspaper Art.: 3 Oct 2007 War Verterans honored for service
Misc: Member of the Idaho G.A.R.
Misc: Along the River by Nellie Ireton Mills
Marriage: aft 1907
Father: John Henry Knouse (b 20 Jan 1808)
Mother: Elizabeth Snider Cranbaugh (b 4 Dec 1808)
Other spouse: Sarah Ann Shroll (m 12 Feb 1865)
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Wife: Margaret
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Birth: 1842 , Mississippi
Death: aft 1910
Burial:
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Children
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Prepared 22 Apr 2012 by:
Darlene Mingus
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FAMILY NOTES
Marriage(1,2):
HUSBAND NOTES: Elcanah L. Knouse
Birth(3):
Military(4):
Census(5):
Land Entries(6):
Land Entries(6):
Occupation(7):
Census(8):
Misc(9):
Land Entries(10):
Census(11):
Census(12):
Death(2):
Burial(2):
Newspaper Art.(13):
Misc(2):
Misc(14):
General(15): The names and the dates of the births and deaths of Elcanah L. Knouse and his
wife Sarah Ann Shroll and their children were taken from the Family Record Page
of Births from their bible.
WIFE NOTES: Margaret
Birth(16):
SOURCES
1. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho.
2. Obituary.
3. Family Bible.
4. Military. Elcanah enlisted in Co. D., First Calvary, M.M.B. vols., and served thru the
entire Civil War.
5. Census: 1870 Bon Homme Co., South Dakota. p.61. Sarah's brother Edman and his wife, Mary and her brother Wilson were
living next door.
6. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States.
7. History of Laclede, Pottawatomie Co., Kansas.
8. Census: 1880 Pottawatomie Co., Kansas.
9. Family members.
10. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #IDIDAA014908.
11. Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Idaho. Emmett Precinct.
12. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Idaho. South Emmett Precinct.
13. Local Emmett weekly newspaper. George Gardner and Elcanah Knouse were listed. George was my great grandfather
and Elcanah was Kenny's great grandfather.
14. Copy.
15. GEDCOM file imported on 3 Nov 2000.
16. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Idaho. South Emmett Precinct.
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