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Alice Elizabeth KNILANS

Alice Elizabeth KNILANS

Female 1871 - 1954  (83 years)

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  • Name Alice Elizabeth KNILANS 
    Birth 22 Feb 1871  Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    _UID A0F967378D4340A18D4872AB6311EE94D03C 
    Death 21 May 1954  Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 25 May 1954  Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I17721  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2025 

    Father Captain William Allen KNILANS,   b. 1833, Co Tyrone, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1909, Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Eleanor Frances STEWART,   b. 5 Jan 1846, Richmond, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1911 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 20 Feb 1867  Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frederick E. HOLMES,   b. 31 Oct 1860, Flushing, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1935, Beloit, Rock Co, Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Children 
     1. Eleanor Frances HOLMES,   b. 1912   d. 1991 (Age 79 years)
    Family ID F5454  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Oct 2018 

  • Notes 
    • From Find A Grave:
      BELOIT - Services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Episcopal church here for Mrs. Alice K. Holmes, 82, Rte. 3, Beloit, who died Friday. The Rev. Oliver Johnson will officiate with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

      Mrs. Holmes was born in Richmond township in Walworth County, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Knilans. She came to the Beloit area with her parents in 1894 and in 1906 was married to Frederick E. Holmes, who died in 1935.

      She was a graduate of Whitewater Teachers College and had been a school teacher before her marriage. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Evening Star chapter 77, Order of Eastern Star.

      Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lester Hill, Beloit, and three grandchildren. Two brothers, Daniel and William Arthur Knilans preceded her in death. (Janesville Daily Gazette [Janesville, Wisconsin] Monday, 24 May 1954, Page 13.)
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      BELOIT, Wis. - Services for Mrs. Alice K. Holmes, 82, who died Friday, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in St. Paul's Episcopal church. (Morning Star [Rockford, Illinois] Sunday, May 23, 1954, Page 2.)