
William KNOUS
1. William KNOUS Family/Spouse: Hanna COWHICK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Fred KNOUS
- 3. Chester KNOUS
- 4. Clifford KNOUS
- 5. John KNOUS
- 6. Sylvia KNOUS
- 7. Essie Eldora KNOUS
was born in 1896; died in 1964. - 8. Queen Isabelle KNOUS
was born on 28 Nov 1903 in Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 7 Feb 2003 in Fair Haven County Home - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried in Swamp College Cemetery- Celina, Mercer County, Ohio.
- 2. Fred KNOUS
Generation: 2
2. Fred KNOUS
(1.William1)3. Chester KNOUS
(1.William1)4. Clifford KNOUS
(1.William1)5. John KNOUS
(1.William1)6. Sylvia KNOUS
(1.William1)Family/Spouse: KUHNS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Essie Eldora KNOUS
(1.William1) was born in 1896; died in 1964. Family/Spouse: Edward Augusten AXE. Edward (son of August Ambros AXE and Samantha Ann MCEVOY) was born on 18 Jul 1892 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 21 Apr 1977 in Joint Township Community Hospital - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Ruth Loretta AXE
was born on 11 Apr 1915 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 27 Jan 1978 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. - 10. Charles Richard Carl AXE
was born on 28 Jul 1917 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 14 Jun 2000 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery - Philothea, Mercer County, Ohio. - 11. Howard Francis AXE
was born on 9 Mar 1919 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 16 Oct 2005 in St. Rita's Medical Center - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in North Grove Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. - 12. Esther C Carolyn AXE
was born on 25 Dec 1923 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 3 Jul 1999 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana; was buried in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery - Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana. - 13. Leona AXE
was born on 9 Oct 1925 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 29 Oct 1995 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. - 14. Pauline Helen AXE
was born in 1928; died in 1991. - 15. Rose Ann AXE
was born on 13 Apr 1936 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 17 Dec 1949 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. - 16. Marie AXE
- 9. Ruth Loretta AXE
8. Queen Isabelle KNOUS
(1.William1) was born on 28 Nov 1903 in Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 7 Feb 2003 in Fair Haven County Home - Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried in Swamp College Cemetery- Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. Queen married George Andrew KOONS on 12 Apr 1926. George (son of John KOONS and Sarah Jane HOLE) was born on 24 Oct 1901 in Ohio; died on 22 May 1991 in Joint Township District Memorial Hospital - St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; was buried in Swamp College Cemetery- Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Bonnie Jane KOONS
was born on 31 Mar 1942 in Kossuth, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 4 Oct 2025 in Anna, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 10 Oct 2025. - 18. Virgil KOONS
- 19. Roy Robert KOONS
- 17. Bonnie Jane KOONS
Generation: 3
9. Ruth Loretta AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 11 Apr 1915 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 27 Jan 1978 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. Ruth married Robert Joseph PUTHOFF on 10 Apr 1937 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. Robert (son of Bernard Franklin PUTHOFF and Colette Rose WOURMS) was born on 30 May 1913 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 22 Oct 1986 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 20. Dwight Edward PUTHOFF
was born on 26 Oct 1942; died on 28 May 2006; was buried in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery - Covington, Miami County, Ohio. - 21. John PUTHOFF
was born on 27 Sep 1943 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 27 Sep 1943 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. - 22. Jean M PUTHOFF
was born on 22 Feb 1945 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 8 Nov 2025 in Fort Loramie, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 13 Nov 2025 in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery - Newport, Shelby County, Ohio. - 23. Roberta Lee PUTHOFF
- 20. Dwight Edward PUTHOFF
10. Charles Richard Carl AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 28 Jul 1917 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 14 Jun 2000 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery - Philothea, Mercer County, Ohio. Charles married Hilda Ann WENNING on 6 Sep 1941 in St. Augustine Catholic Church - Minster, Auglaize County, Ohio. Hilda (daughter of Joseph George WENNING and Mary POST) was born on 11 Mar 1922 in Mercer County, Ohio; died on 11 Mar 2005 in Philothea, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried on 14 Mar 2005 in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery - Philothea, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. Lawrence Lee AXE
- 25. Linda Lou AXE
- 24. Lawrence Lee AXE
11. Howard Francis AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Mar 1919 in St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 16 Oct 2005 in St. Rita's Medical Center - Lima, Allen County, Ohio; was buried in North Grove Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. Howard married Wanda Berdette HASSAN on 5 Oct 1940. Wanda (daughter of Donald William HASSAN and Nellie Mae DUNDON) was born in 1920; died in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
12. Esther C Carolyn AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 25 Dec 1923 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 3 Jul 1999 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana; was buried in St. Johns Catholic Cemetery - Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana. Family/Spouse: George Edward HANLIN. George was born in 1925; died in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Leona AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 9 Oct 1925 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 29 Oct 1995 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery - Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. Family/Spouse: Eugene T NIBLICK. Eugene was born in 1925; died in 2003. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Rick L NIBLICK
- 27. Randy G NIBLICK
- 26. Rick L NIBLICK
14. Pauline Helen AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born in 1928; died in 1991. Family/Spouse: Lowell E HASSAN. Lowell (son of Donald William HASSAN and Nellie Mae DUNDON) was born on 10 Nov 1924 in Macedon, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 21 Mar 2007 in Community Hospital - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in Swamp College Cemetery- Celina, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Douglas E HASSAN
was born in 1951; died in 2014. - 29. Donna HASSAN
- 30. Debra HASSAN
- 31. Diana HASSAN
- 32. Darcy HASSAN
- 28. Douglas E HASSAN
15. Rose Ann AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 13 Apr 1936 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 17 Dec 1949 in Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. 16. Marie AXE
(7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Arthur WENNING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Bonnie Jane KOONS
(8.Queen2, 1.William1) was born on 31 Mar 1942 in Kossuth, Auglaize County, Ohio; died on 4 Oct 2025 in Anna, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 10 Oct 2025. Family/Spouse: COLE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 33. Curt COLE
- 34. Michael COLE
Bonnie married Samuel Thomas ASHFORD on 14 Feb 1999. Samuel was born on 21 Jul 1950 in Scottsville, Kentucky; died on 10 Sep 2019 in Miami Valley Hospital - Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
- 33. Curt COLE
18. Virgil KOONS
(8.Queen2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Roy Robert KOONS
(8.Queen2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Generation: 4
20. Dwight Edward PUTHOFF
(9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 26 Oct 1942; died on 28 May 2006; was buried in Miami Memorial Park Cemetery - Covington, Miami County, Ohio. Family/Spouse: Margaret Ann PAULUS. Margaret (daughter of Stephen John PAULUS and Ruth Elizabeth BARGA) was born in 1946; died in 2015. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
21. John PUTHOFF
(9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 27 Sep 1943 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 27 Sep 1943 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. 22. Jean M PUTHOFF
(9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born on 22 Feb 1945 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 8 Nov 2025 in Fort Loramie, Shelby County, Ohio; was buried on 13 Nov 2025 in Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery - Newport, Shelby County, Ohio. Jean married Lester BARHORST on 9 Jul 1966 in Holy Trinity Catholic Church - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Kevin BARHORST
- 36. Kellie BARHORST
- 37. Kirk BARHORST
- 38. Kimberly BARHORST
- 35. Kevin BARHORST
23. Roberta Lee PUTHOFF
(9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Paul Henry ABELS. Paul (son of Urban Henry ABELS and Mary Margaret BRAUN) was born on 8 Mar 1935 in Sharpsburg, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
24. Lawrence Lee AXE
(10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Virginia Ann SCHWIETERMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 39. Charles Richard AXE
- 40. Cindy Sue AXE
- 41. Chris Joseph AXE
- 39. Charles Richard AXE
25. Linda Lou AXE
(10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Linda married Michael Joseph BRAUN on 27 Jun 1970. Michael (son of Anthony H BRAUN and Margaret A FLEENOR) was born on 27 Sep 1948 in Celina, Mercer County, Ohio; died on 2 Jun 2020 in Briarwood Manor Nursing Center - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio; was buried on 4 Jun 2020 in St. Elizabeth Cemetery - Coldwater, Mercer County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
26. Rick L NIBLICK
(13.Leona3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Melody. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Randy G NIBLICK
(13.Leona3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
28. Douglas E HASSAN
(14.Pauline3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1) was born in 1951; died in 2014. 29. Donna HASSAN
(14.Pauline3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Ralph GARDNER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
30. Debra HASSAN
(14.Pauline3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: ABELS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
31. Diana HASSAN
(14.Pauline3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: John FERGUSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
32. Darcy HASSAN
(14.Pauline3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Timothy HOMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Curt COLE
(17.Bonnie3, 8.Queen2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Kathy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
34. Michael COLE
(17.Bonnie3, 8.Queen2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Jenny FAIR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 44. Matthew COLE
- 45. Zachary COLE
- 44. Matthew COLE
Generation: 5
35. Kevin BARHORST
(22.Jean4, 9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Deborah LUTHMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
36. Kellie BARHORST
(22.Jean4, 9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Theodore GEHRET. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Kirk BARHORST
(22.Jean4, 9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)38. Kimberly BARHORST
(22.Jean4, 9.Ruth3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Tony FUNDERBURG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
39. Charles Richard AXE
(24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Michelle Renee TIMMERMAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 46. Renee Nicole AXE
- 47. Ryan AXE
- 46. Renee Nicole AXE
40. Cindy Sue AXE
(24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Steve RICHEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 48. Tyler RICHEY
- 49. Trisha RICHEY
- 48. Tyler RICHEY
41. Chris Joseph AXE
(24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Jennifer BAUMER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 50. Brittnee AXE
- 51. Bradley AXE
- 50. Brittnee AXE
42. Pamela Lee BRAUN
(25.Linda4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Rodney KINNINGER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
43. Jeffery Michael BRAUN
(25.Linda4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Leisa. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
44. Matthew COLE
(34.Michael4, 17.Bonnie3, 8.Queen2, 1.William1)45. Zachary COLE
(34.Michael4, 17.Bonnie3, 8.Queen2, 1.William1)
Generation: 6
46. Renee Nicole AXE
(39.Charles5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Alex ROBERTS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
47. Ryan AXE
(39.Charles5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Brittany HOYING. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
48. Tyler RICHEY
(40.Cindy5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)49. Trisha RICHEY
(40.Cindy5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)50. Brittnee AXE
(41.Chris5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)51. Bradley AXE
(41.Chris5, 24.Lawrence4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)52. Abigail Renee KINNINGER
(42.Pamela5, 25.Linda4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)53. Megan KINNINGER
(42.Pamela5, 25.Linda4, 10.Charles3, 7.Essie2, 1.William1)
