F, #607, b. 1 February 1872, d. 3 February 1955
| Birth* | 1 February 1872 | Inistell McKnight was born on 1 February 1872 at Union Co., Iowa; Family called her "Stell" and "Stella." |
| (InHomeOf) Census1880 | 1880 | She appeared on the 1880 census in the household of Robert Martin McKnight, Page 179b, Lincoln, Union Co., Iowa. |
| Marriage* | | Inistell McKnight married Elmer F Tillman, son of Andrew Tillman and Emily Susan Sellers. |
| Marriage* | 1891 | Inistell McKnight married (__________) Johnson in 1891; married 9 years per 1900 census but I think this must be cumulative years. |
| Census1900* | 1900 | Inistell McKnight appeared on the 1900 census ED 154 sht 1b #16-16 1872 Goodrich Ave, St Paul 11th ward, Ramsey Co., Minnesota as a boarder in the home of Edwin & Mabel Hubbard.
Johnson, Inertelle 26 b.IA Feb 1872 seamstress (parents both b.IN), married 9 years, though husband not in household, 2 children, 2 living (Grace living with grandparents). I suspect the 9 years must be cumulative for both marriages. |
| Marriage* | between 1900 and 1920 | She married (__________) Martin between 1900 and 1920; unsure of order of marriage. Granddaughter thinks she married Martin, and then Whitmore, then divorced Whitmore and took back the name Martin. - They were in the vaudeville circuit and granddaughter has a photo of them. He presumably died prior to 1920 as she was married to Whitmore when she came to California about 1920. |
| Marriage* | before 1920 | Inistell McKnight married (__________) Whitmore before 1920; The marriage to Whitmore was before they came to California about 1920. |
| Divorce* | before 1930 | Inistell McKnight and an unknown person were divorced before 1930; it is believe that they divorced, and it would have been before the 1930 census. However, the Los Angeles divorce records were looked for from 1920-1940 and there was none. There is also no Whitmore male who died from 1920-1930. |
| Event-Misc* | 1926 | She was signed granddaughter's baby book in 1926 as Whitmore in 1926 at 5200 Irvington Place, Highland Park, Los Angeles Co., California. |
| Event-Misc | between 1926 and 1930 | She was sometime between when she signed baby book in 1926, and census of 1930, she took back the name Martin between 1926 and 1930. |
| Census1930* | 1930 | She appeared on the 1930 census as the head of household, ED 18 sht 16b #99-151 1709 Park Ave, Los Angeles Ward 13, Los Angeles Co., California Martin, Inezstella 58 b.IA widowed both parents b.IN
Note this address intersects with the address she lived in 1951. |
| Residence* | 27 June 1951 | She lived on 27 June 1951 at 1143 Logan St, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, address at the time she was notified of her son's death - she was known as Mrs Inestelle Martin at that time. |
| Death* | 3 February 1955 | She died on 3 February 1955 at Los Angeles Co., California, at age 83; Calif Death Record gives her birth date, death date, both parents' surnames, and that she was born in Iowa. Death certificate as Inestelle Martin as she took back the Martin surname. |
| Burial* | | She was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.1 |