John Quincy Knowlton (1835-1886)

John Quincy Knowlton (1835-1886)

Mormon Pioneer

Vital Stats

 * Son of Sidney Algernon Knowlton (1792-1863) and Harriet Burnham (1797-1881)
 * 1835-Jul-09 : Birth at Mill Creek, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio
 * 1849-Sep : Wagon Company Arrival in Salt Lake Valley
 * 1861-Mar-15 : Marriage to Ellen Smith (1842-1926) at Salt Lake City Utah
 * 1886-Dec-13 : Died at Key Springs, Tooele Co, Utah

Biography
John Knowlton crossed the great plains with his father's family in the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Pioneer Wagon Company of 1849. Departure: unknown / Arrival:  22-24 September 1849. About 100 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Kanesville, Iowa (present day Council Bluffs).

Buried at Salt Lake City Cemetary, Dec 16, 1886.

== Children of John Knowlton and Ellen Smith
 * 1) Mary Ellen Knowlton (1863-1923) -
 * 2) Mary Eugenia Knowlton (1865-1947) -
 * 3) Jane Smith Knowlton (1867-1940) - md J Golden Kimball, LDS Church leader
 * 4) Caroline Knowlton (b1869) -
 * 5) Marta C Knowlton (b1871) -
 * 6) Birdie Knowlton (1875-1962) -
 * 7) Ruby Knowlton (1878-1917) -
 * 8) Perhannah Knowlton (1878-1900) -
 * 9) Arthur Dale Knowlton (1881-1943) -
 * 10) Annie E Knowlton (1883-1921) -