Ancestry of
Beyoncé

Singer and Movie Actress

Mathew Knowles

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• • Grandfather of Beyoncé — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Taylor Knowles 
  • Mother:
  • Gerlie Mae Miller   
  • Birth Date:
  • 4 Apr 1926 
  • Birth Location:
  • Alabama 
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  • Death Date:
  • 30 Dec 1996 
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  • Lou Helen -----
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  Mathew Knowles (Ahnentafel No:2 )

  • Notes: 

  • Although the Social Security Death index lists Mathew Knowles's death date as 04 APR 1927, all other records indicate the date is actually 04 APR 1926.

• Sources for Mathew Knowles

  • ¹ Federal Census, AL, Etowah County, 1930, Gadsden, E.D. 28-6, Sheet 19A, Image 37 of 49.
  • ² Federal Census, AL, Etowah County, 1940, Gadsden, E.D. 28-4, Sheet 17B, Image 34 of 58.
  • ³ The Gadsden Times (Gadsden, Alabama), 01 MAY 2009, Obituary for grandson Camenron Malik Knowles.
  • ⁴ U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Public record for Mathew Knowles.
  • ⁵ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Death record for Mathew Knowles.
  • ⁶ United States Obituary Collection, 25 JAN 2013, Gadsen Newspaper, Obituary for sibling Earnest Lee Knowles.
  • ⁷ Wikipedia, "Mathew Knowles", (accessed 05/06/2014).

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