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How can I find information about family history Edwin M. Knowles?
I try to know if it is part of our surname of the same – Knowles. / She is the founder of the Edwin M. Knowles China (dinnerware) plant in West Virginia.
www.rootsweb.com Edwin M Knowles Birthdate: January 5, 1869 in East Liverpool, Oh Death: 8 Feb 1943 in Newell, W VA Burial: February 12, 1943 Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH Harvard University Education Occupation: Edwin M Knowles formed Pottery, Newell, WVA Father: Isaac Watts KNOWLES Mother: Rebecca Jane MERCHANT Marriage: Mary Katherine Durflinger children Edwin Kenneth Knowles – B: July 16, 1892 in East Liverpool, OH Info Parents: Father: b: 16 MAY 1819 in Hookstown Beaver Co PA Died: 23 JUL 1902 in Pasadena, CA Burial: 2 AUG 1902 E. Riverview Cemetery Liverpool OH 1845: Occupation – Pottery / carpenter / cabinetmaker Mother: Birth: 22 Feb 1839 in Delaware, OH Death: March 1, 1933 in Palm Beach Florida (coronary thrombosis) Burial: May 3, 1933 Riverview Cemetery, East Liverpool, OH paternal grandparents: Father: John Knowles b: September 8, 1783 in Pennsylvania Died: 1858, East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio Mother: Rachel Warrick b: 1789 in Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ Death: 1858-01-11, East Liverpool, Columbiana, Ohio KINDERGARTEN Grandparents (Rebecca's parents) Father: William trader (or market) Born: June 13, 1800, in Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA Death: December 27 1878, Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, USA Mother: Elizabeth "Betsy" Smith Born: August 16, 1805, Back Creek Valley, Berkeley, VA Died: 12 Apr 1894 Fayette, Ohio MATERNAL-grandparents: Isaac Smith Born: June 16, 1780, Back Creek Valley, Berkeley, Virginia Died: May 3, 1853, Fayette, Ohio Nancy Wilson Born: June 18, 1783, Berkeley, Virginia Died: March 3, 1870, Fayette, Ohio parents William shopkeeper: Abraham Marchant Born: December 15, 1763, Berkley, Virginia Died: October 17, 1815, New Martinsburg, Highland, OH Sarah Bull Born: March 20, 1767, Berkley, VA, USA Died: April 7, 1845. Highland, Ohio, USA MATERNAL GREAT-grandparents: Alexander Smith Born: 1735, Prince William, Virginia Death: 1801 Back Creek Valley, Berkeley, Virginia Mary Wright Born: 1748 Died: 1812 Berkeley, Virginia KINDERGARTEN 3RD-grandparents: Parents merchant William MERCHANT: Merchant Richard & Mary Ebden Sweeting of birth: 1725-09-15 Somerset, Maryland, USA Died: 1772-06-18 Charles Town, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA Marriage – 1747-03-25 in Frederick, Virginia, United States Priscilla Brooks Parents: birth Unknown & Unknown is: 1731 Frederick, Virginia, USA Death: 1787 4th great-grandparents: Richard Marchand Born: 1700 Queen Annes, Maryland, USA Death: 1752-09-01 Old Pauls Church, Baltimore, Maryland, USA 1723-07-28 Wedding in St Pauls Parish, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Mary Ebden Sweeting Birth: 1705, Virginia USA Died: 1753 5TH-grandparents: William Ebden Born: 1667 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Died: 1699-10-04 Baltimore, Maryland, USA Married: ABT 1690 Baltimore, Baltimore, MD Elizabeth: Born: 1670, Baltimore County, MD Died: Baltimore County, MD PATERNAL grandparents (Rachel) Isaac Warrick Born: 1752, Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania Died: 1839-08-27, South Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania Mary Thatcher Born: 1757, Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania Died: 1831-11-03, South Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania ABOUT HIS CHINA COMPANY: Edwin M. Knowles (1869-1943) was the son of Isaac Watts Knowles (1819-1902), founder and partner in the firm Knowles Taylor and Knowles Co., which by the turn of the century, had become the largest pottery in the world. Father Edwin Knowles helped pioneered many inventions that have revolutionized the manufacture of tableware American. Edwin M. Knowles entered the pottery business after received his education at Allegheny College and Harvard University. He took control of the supply company of Pottery East Liverpool, Ohio in 1890. In 1900 he became founder and president of the Knowles China Company, which soon changed its name to the Edwin M. Knowles China Co. Knowles The plant, located Chester, West Virginia, has been described as a "model plant of first order. "Edwin Knowles determined that his company would manufacture the finest semi-vitreous ware. A year later, the product from the factory has been leased by the glass dishes and Journal as the highest degree Ware: "The weight is light, finish the most beautiful, graceful forms, its artistic decorations, and body quality and most durable." Knowles reputation "To create quality products is known throughout the industry. Demand for Knowles grew up. It was not long after the plant No. 2 was erected, just two miles south of Plant No. 1 along the Ohio River in Chester, West Virginia Newell, West Virginia. In November 1930 production was at its highest level since the end of the Second World War. The number of workers at that time was about 725 and March 1931, with companies continuing to improve, employment was reported about 600 workers. The company has consolidated its manufacturing plant in Newell, the sale of its Chester, West Virginia plant of the Harker Pottery in 1931. Vincent Broomhall (1906-1991) became artistic director the firm in 1935. The modern deco tableware Yorktown was introduced in 1936. The line was characterized by many circular ridges or terraces, a common feature at this time. a full-featured line of kitchen accessories was presented by the company in 1938. Designed by Vincent Broomhall, it was said that it is modern and has promoted the concept of saving space in the kitchen. The washer, available in seven colors can be mixed and matched, which was said to be in color, jointly adopted by retail organizations. The company presented its new form in 1939. Potomac was said to combine "colonial through modern simplicity." Patterns on the form is in " American tradition, "with themes of America at the beginning of modern American masters. – Starting Year: Yorktown – 1936. Potomac – 1941 Pacific Plaids – 1950 (created by Virginia Hamill) Accent – 1951 Gourmet – circa 1956 Twin Oaks – 1953 to 1954 Paradise – 1953 Criterion – 1954 Ribbon – 1954 Ebonet – 1954 Pink Threads – 1954 (Green also had Threads) Choreography – 1955 Scroll – 1955 Celestial – 1955 Forecast – 1956 Esquire – 1956 (inclusive Grass, Antique White, Lace Queen Anne, seeds, etc.) Solar – 1957 Botanica (with fifteen different wild leaves, ferns, vines and pods in white outline form on a beige background) – 1957 Four Seasons – White (1959), Washington Square (1959), Modern Classic (1960), Reflections (1960) Flower Chain (1959) Triad (1959), Ring-A-Round – 1959 Song Street – 1959. Edwin M. Knowles remained company president until his death February 9, 1943. Making EM Knowles as president is Frederick Lawrence Blackmore, to continue in this role until his death in March 1948. William A. Harris Jr. would later as president during much of the fifties and early sixties the company ceased operations in late 1962 citing lack of earnings predictability. This was largely due to tariffs which were said to encourage the importation of foreign dishes at prices so low that MS Knowles could not be competitive
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