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GENERAL INFORMATION
J. Philip Knappenberger, known as Philip, was born 30 May 1783
in Macungie Township, Northampton County (later Lehigh County), PA. He moved
to Westmoreland County with his parents and siblings about 1789. Later as
a young man he moved and settled in Tuscarawas County, Ohio where he died 19
October 1867 and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Ohio. In
that time period, the eldest son typically gained control of the
family farm lands which were often too small to subdivide. This meant that younger
sons (like Philip) tended to move westward to purchase their own farms.
From the History of Tuscarawas County we learn,
"Philip Knappenberger was born in Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
in 1783. Attaining his majority, he made a trip West, entered the east
half of Section 9, in his father's name, and the northwest quarter of the
section in his own name. Returning, he married and brought his wife
to the new country. In the face of the Indian troubles, during the war of
1812, he returned East, and at the termination of hostilities, again took up his
residence in Franklin. He was a Justice of the Peace, a gun-smith and a
farmer. He was a disbeliever in the Bible, and wrote and published a book
expressive of his views. Mr. Knappenberger was twice married and died in
this township."
From Vinnie Knappenberger's family history of 1916 we learn,
"Philip became the founder of the Ohio branch of the family.
Philip's first dwelling in Ohio was a cabin with a blanket for a door.
When he had been there some time and accumulated some wealth, he built a house
that was considered palatial in those days. It was painted with red earth
and had a shingle roof. This alone was enough to give him
prominence. He worked at gunsmithing and many an old arm was brought to
him under the belief it was bewitched. His skill was not long in finding
the difficulty and removing it. He soon acquired a reputation in his
business and prospered accordingly. He built two sawmills in Franklin
Township and was the man to make rails west of the Tuscarawas River, Ohio.
Beyond three months school he received as a boy, he was self taught, but he was
a great reader and thinker and was a writer of no mean ability. He taught
several terms of school at his residence. He was a pronounced liberal in
religion and possessed ideas far in advance of his time. He wrote several
books on religion and one on slavery."
One book written by J. Philip was entitled Answer to the Sermon
Preached by the Rev. James Shreeves in Strasburgh, August 2, 1857 in which he
claimed that Moses was the Author of the Pentateuch. A copy of this
book can be found in the Ohio Historical Society Archives Library.
Prior to J. Philip moving to Tuscarawas County, Ohio, he had a
child with Martha SWANGER, a daughter of Abraham Swanger and Elisabeth Wagner, of Westmoreland County, PA. Martha was born 11 August
1794
and died 17 June 1892 in Armstrong County, PA. Their son, JOHN
KNAPPENBERGER, was born 18 May 1809 and became the founder of the Armstrong
County Pennsylvania Knappenberger Family. To learn more about John and his
descendants, click on his name.
Philip married Mary BEACOM, daughter of John Beacom (born in
Ireland) and Margaret about 1810 in Westmoreland County,
PA. Mary was born 4 May 1792 and died 15 August 1850 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and was buried with Philip in Grandview Cemetery in Strasburg,
Ohio. The 1850 census for Tuscarawas County shows Mary being born in
PA. Philip and Mary had six children of which five reached adulthood.
Upon Mary's death in 1850, Philip married Susan HARTSHORN on 2
December 1851 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Susan was the widow of Thomas
FITZGERALD (born in Ireland) and was known as Susan FITZGERALD at the time of her marriage to
Philip. Susan was born in 1809 in Maryland (though her parents were
believed to be from England) and died 29 March 1881 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. From her first marriage, she had five children.
These five included a daughter, Louise (born about 1846 in New York) who lived with her and Philip and a son, William H.
Fitzgerald, who fought in the Civil War. Philip and Susan also had one
child together, Philip, Jr.
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J. Philip Knappenberger Family Gravemarkers
LEFT TO RIGHT: Jonathan (son), J. Philip, Mary Beacom (wife)
Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
[photo graciously provided by Sue Appleton]
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CHILD
OF J. PHILIP KNAPPENBERGER AND MARTHA SWANGER
JOHN
KNAPPENBERGER (1809-1885)
John [no middle name] was born 16 May 1809 in Westmoreland
County, PA and died 12 July 1885 in Armstrong
County, PA. John was raised by his mother, Martha Swanger, and her
husband, Peter Briney, near Spring Church in Armstrong County, PA. John
married Anna Marie HILL known as "Polly", the daughter of John
Hill, Sr. and Catherine Broadsword, on 10 December 1829. Polly was
born 23 July 1808 in Franklin Township, Westmoreland County, PA and died 5
August 1871 in Armstrong County, PA. John and Anna Marie had seven
children. Click on his name above for more information about the John Knappenberger
Family of Armstrong County, PA.
CHILDREN
OF J. PHILIP KNAPPENBERGER AND MARY BEACOM
MARGARETHA "MARGARET" KNAPPENBERGER (1811-1881)
Margaretha "Margaret" was born 2 August 1811 in Westmoreland County, PA and died
28 December 1881 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. She married John "Henry"
BENFER, son of Nachborn Heinrich Benfer and Marie Elizabeth Klinker, on 21 April
1831 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Henry was born December 1809 in Warwick Township,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 11 March 1871 in Wayne Township,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This couple is buried in Dundee Cemetery,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Henry and Margaret had four children. For
more information about this family, please click on her name above.
SALOME KNAPPENBERGER (1813-?)
Salome was born November 1813 in Westmoreland County,
PA. No further records have been found for her which we assume means that she
died young.
MARY KNAPPENBERGER (1816-1881)
Mary was born 15 October 1816 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 28 February 1881
in Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The 1880 census reconfirms that Mary was born in
Ohio. Mary married Daniel ZIEGLER, son of John Ziegler
and Jane Deardorff, on 18 June 1835 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Daniel was born 13 May 1801 in
Dover Township,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 14 September 1889 in Strasburg, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. Daniel was a farmer. The spelling of Daniel's last name has been found as Ziegler, Zeigler
and Ziglar in various censuses. Mary and Daniel had
three children.
1. Henry Ziegler born about 1836 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio. He seemingly died between 1860-1870.
2. John Ziegler born about 1838 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
seemingly died in the 1870's.
3. Philip Ziegler who was born 14 February 1846 in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 27 March 1924 in
Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. Philip, as a young boy, managed to enlist to fight in the
Civil War although he was just 16 with Company E of the 126th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He fought in 27 of the great battles over a period of
three years until wounded in the arm during the battle at Monacacy, Maryland
after which he was discharged with a disability.
Philip married Laura SHAEFFER, daughter of Emlie
P. Shaeffer and Elizabeth Shaeffer, on 12 November 1874. Laura was born 22 May 1856
in Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died 23 January 1910 in Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Philip and Laura are both buried
in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Philip and Laura had
nine children.
a. Leila Myrtle was born 23 August 1875 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 31 December 1960 in Strasburg, Ohio. She married Harvey Allen
HUFFMAN, son of Isaac and Elizabeth Huffman, on 7 March 1897. Harvey was born 22 September 1869 in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 31 March 1940 in Strasburg, Ohio. They
are buried in Grandview Cemetery in Strasburg, Ohio. Leila and Harvey had
six children.
Harry E. Huffman was born 22 July 1897 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died September
1973 in Holmes County, Ohio. He married Edna R. DEUBER about
1925. Edna was born in 1902 in Stark County, Ohio and died 16 July
1970 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They had two sons: Harvey H. Huffman and
Glenn Huffman.
Marie Huffman was born 22 September 1899 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 7 September 1981 in
Frederick, Maryland. She married Fritzie "Waldo" HARTLINE
on 16 November 1917. Waldo was born 26 July 1895 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died there on 31 July 1959 in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. They are buried in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Ohio. They
had four children: Barbara Huffman Hartline (21 September 1918 - 9 December 1980),
Leila Dean Hartline (29 December 1919 - 5 May 2000), Hugh Hartline (2 December 1921 - 4 December
1921), and Jean Marcella Hartline (25 November 1925 - 12 May 1985). James "Ivan" Huffman was born 27 February 1901 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died there on 4
February 1976. Ivan married Olga G. OPPLINGER who was born 10 April 1906
in Switzerland and died
29 August 2000 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This couple is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg,
Ohio. They had three children: Joan Elizabeth Huffman (1929-1997), Vance
Ivan Huffman, and
Gale Philip Huffman.
Andrew "Maurice" Huffman was born 4 July 1902 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died there on 18 December 1977. Maurice married Florence Ethel YACKEY who was born on 27 May
1903 Tuscarawas Co., Ohio and died there 24 August 1997. They are buried in Grandview Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio. They had a daughter named Mary Huffman.
Phillip Huffman was born 21 May 1905 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 8 January
1972 in Ohio.
He married Irma WILLIAMSON. Philip is buried with his parents in Grandview
Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio.
Laura "Elizabeth" Huffman was born 21 January 1907 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died on 1 August 1980 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. She married Clifford LUNDENBERGER, son of
Edward and Olive Lundenberger. Clifford was born 4 September
1906 in Ohio and died 17 July 1988 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They are buried in Grandview Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio. b. Olive A. Ziegler known as "Ollie" was born 11 April
1877 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died there on 26 November 1967. She married Ira H.
THOMPSON, son of William Thompson, about 1897. Ira was born 20 September 1871 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 20 June
1957. This couple is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg,
Ohio. Olive and Ira had one daughter and seemingly raised a nephew
as well.
Ida J. Thompson (daughter) was born 6 April 1902 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 1 August 1978 in Henry Co., Ohio. She is buried in Grandview Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio
next to her parents with the name of Ida CARROLL. Robert "Philip"
Zeigler (nephew) was born 21 September
1918
in Sheridan Co., Wyoming and died 2 July 1998 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Philip was living with his aunt and uncle in the 1920 census at the age of 1
year and 3 months and the 1930 census at the age of 11. His
father was Robert Wright Ziegler [see below].
c. Herschel Abe Ziegler was born 15 October 1878 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 28 December 1940 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. He is buried in Grandview
Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio with his parents and his brother, Joseph. It seems that he never
married.
d. Joseph Ziegler was born 8 July 1881 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 2 February 1965. He is buried with his parents and older
brother in Grandview Cemetery,
Strasburg, Ohio. It seems he never married. e. Bruce Ziegler was born
March 1883 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio. In the 1910 census, he is living with his father at the age of 27 and
unmarried. Nothing further is known about him at this time.
f. Phyllis Ziegler was born 8 November 1884 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 23 March 1973 in El Cajon, San Diego County,
California. She married Harry M. LIMBACH, son of George Limbach and
Catherine Ehret, about 1915. Harry was born on 19 November 1888 in Stark
Co., Ohio and died 8 February 1963 in San Diego County, California. They had a
daughter named Eileen Limbach (born about 1916 in Stark Co., Ohio).
g. John Ziegler was born about 1886 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio and died at the age of 7 in about 1893. h. Robert
" Wright" Ziegler was born August 1888 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 23 Oct 1918 in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
He married Stella May GILDROY, daughter of James Edward Gildroy and anna
Crawford Selkirk, on 7 July 1917 in Sheridan co., WY. Stella was born 30
June 1891 in Iowa and died 15 Nov 1918 in Acme, Sheridan County, WY. It
seems that both of them died during the influenza epidemic. They had a
son:
Robert
"Philip" Zeigler was born 21 September 1918 in Acme, Sheridan Co., Wyoming. In 1920,
Philip was living with his aunt, Olive Ziegler Thompson, in Strasburg,
Ohio. Philip died 2 July 1998 in Franklin County, Ohio and was
listed as widowed when he died at age 79. He married Gene E.
MUSKOFF on 17 april 1943. Gene was born 6 March 1921 in Ohio and died
18 Jan 1984 in Franklin County, Ohio. They had 3 children.
i. Gordon S. Ziegler was born on 10 September 1890 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died on 11 April 1968 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Gordon married Mae L.
NOBLE who was born 26 October 1890 in Ohio and died 7 August 1974 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. The 1920 and 1930 census indicates that they had six
children: Virginia M. Ziegler, Audra N. Ziegler, Wanda M. Ziegler, Betty
J. Ziegler, Verda D. Ziegler, and Gordon
R. Ziegler. Gordon and Mae are
buried in Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Ohio.
CATHARINE KNAPPENBERGER (1817-1902)
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Catharine [Knappenberger] Keplinger
and, her husband, John Henry Keplinger
[photo graciously provided by Sue
Appleton]
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Catharine [Knappenberger] Keplinger
and, her husband, John Henry Keplinger's Gravemarker
Bunker Hill Cemetery, Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Catharine was born 8 August 1817 in Strasburg, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio and died 1902 in
Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. She married John Henry KEPLINGER, son
of Joseph H. Keplinger and Catherine Snyder, on 6 June 1839 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. John was born
January 1819 in Jefferson County, Virginia and died 25 June 1897 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. John Henry Keplinger was Postmaster at Winfield
until 1892 and was reported to be the oldest postmaster in the USA when he retired
at 73 years of age. This couple is buried at Bunker Hill Cemetery,
Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Catharine and John had four
children.
1. Mary Ellen Keplinger born 10 January 1841 in Wayne Township,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 3 October 1928 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County,
PA. She married William
Lockridge DIXON, son of Daniel Dickson and Jane Boone, on
12 March 1859 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. William was born 1 February
1835 in Sandyville, Ohio and was a school
teacher and minister. William died 19 December 1917 in Pittsburgh,
Allegheny County, PA. This couple is buried in Homewood Cemetery in
Pittsburgh, PA. They had five children.
a. Alta Keplinger Dixon born 1860 in Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died in 1897 in Ohio.
b. Olive Dixon was born about 1861 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died 10 June 1863 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. She was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
c. Ira W. Dixon was born May 1862 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died
8 August 1930 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Ira married Anna
L. GRIGG who was born July 1864 in Texas. In the 1900 census, this family was
living in Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, TX where Ira was a railroad conductor. In
1920 and 1930, this couple was living
in Little Rock, Arkansas where Ira was a conductor for
the railroad. They had one son: Harry Kingsley Dixon who
was born 9 Oct 1898 in Ft. Worth, TX and died 23 June 1973 in Gregg County, TX
seemingly unmarried.
d. Ida Alice Dixon was born 9 March 1869 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died 20 March 1961 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. She is buried in
Homewood Cemetery. Ida never married and was both an artist and a
musician.
e. John William Dixon, MD was born 28 February 1872 in Winfield,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 12 June 1941 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA. He married Margaret EVANS
who was born 12 February 1867 in Pennsylvania and died 2 October 1949 in Pittsburgh, PA. This
couple is buried in Homewood Cemetery. They had one daughter, Margaret
Evans Dixon (19 December 1904 - 8 February 1933 in Pittsburgh,
PA). She married C. Spence PURNELL on 24 November 1927. Spence was
born about 1903 in Maryland.
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Brushton, Pennsylvania
Circa 1910
Mary Ellen [Keplinger] Dixon
and, her husband, Rev. William L. Dixon |
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Circa 1910
Mary Ellen [Keplinger] Dixon
and, her daughter, Ida Alice Dixon |
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[photos graciously provided by Pat Purnell Dabbs]
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2. William "Henry" Keplinger was born 24 September 1842 in
Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died
30 April 1897 in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married Selecta HALEY,
daughter of Jefferson Haley and Elizabeth Penrod, on 23 March 1865 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. Selecta was born 1846 in Tuscarawas
County, Ohio, and died 1 August 1897
in Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. This couple is buried in Bunker Hill
Cemetery near Winfield, Ohio. They had four children.
a. Homer E. Keplinger was born 10 May 1866 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and
died 19 February 1911 in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married
Milla [last name unknown] who was born about 1875 in Ohio and died sometime
after 1911. Homer is buried in Maple Grove
Cemetery in Dover Township, Ohio. We have no records of any children.
b. Arthur "Scott" Keplinger was born 5 January 1868 in Winfield,
Ohio and died 18 August 1950 in Dover Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He married Cora May
SCHWEITZER, daughter of Henry V. Schweitzer and Mary L. Walton, about 1895 in Ohio. Cora was born
13 April 1866 in Tuscarawas Co., Ohio and died 19 Feb 1935 in New Philadelphia,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They are buried in Fair Avenue Cemetery, New
Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. They had two children.
Mary Kathryn Keplinger was born 5 April 1896 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio and died 19 Nov 1952 in Stark County, Ohio. She married Max W.
SHAWEKER, M.D., son of Samuel Shaweker, M.D. who was born 6 September 1889 in Baltic,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died April 1956. They had four
girls.
William
"Henry" Keplinger was born 25 May 1902 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 1
April 1981 in Sonoma County, California. Henry married and had no
children.
c. Minnie M. Keplinger was born about 1870 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
She married Edward E. KUHN who was born April 1879 in Ohio. They had a daughter, Beulah May Kuhn.
Nothing further is known of them at this time.
d. Ruby G. Keplinger was born 14 August 1877 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio and died August 1970 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. She married James A. GIBSON who was born
May 1874 in
Ohio. Their marriage ended in divorce. They had a daughter.
Esther L. Gibson was born 30 May 1900
in Ohio and died 4 September 1992 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Esther married a
Mr. BURKETT.
3. Clara A. Keplinger known as "Clarissa" was born 10 April
1845 in Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, and died 20 February 1863 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. She
married Aron Caleb JONES who was born 1836 in Ohio and died 31 Dec 1919 in
Stark County, Ohio. They married on 7 September 1862 in
Tuscarawas County, Ohio - but she died only five months after her
wedding. Caleb seemingly remarried and had at least five
children.
4. Winfield Scott Keplinger was born 2 September 1849 in
Winfield, Ohio,
and died 8 September 1850
in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He is buried in Broad Run Cemetery, near
Winfield, Tuscarawas County, Ohio.
DAVID KNAPPENBERGER (1823-1903)
David was born 21 July 1823 in Strasburg,
Tuscarawas County, Ohio and he died 17 October 1903 in Geauga County,
Ohio. Like many others in this family, he is buried in Grandview
Cemetery, Strasburg, Ohio with his wife and a number of his children. David
married Elisabeth F. McKIMSON on 23 January 1848 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Elisabeth was born 15
October 1824 in Barnesville, Ohio and died 20 May 1901 in Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio.
In 1880 they were living in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, but by
1900 they were living in Geauga County, Ohio. This couple
had 8 children.
For more information about this family including photographs, please click on
David's name above.
JONATHAN KNAPPENBERGER (1827-1866)
Jonathan was born about 1827 in Tuscarawas County,
Ohio. He died in 1865 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and was buried beside his parents in
Grandview Cemetery, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Jonathan married R. Lavina SWARTZ on 4 May
1851 in Ohio. Jonathan and Lavina had three children. Lavina was left
as a young widow with three small children upon Jonathan's early death in 1865.
In 1867, two children, Eli R. Knappenberger and Mary Roselda
Knappenberger, were minors and came under the guardianship of Philip A.
Garver. This guardianship ended in 1871.
Lavina married Thomas Cavanaugh about 1871 and moved to Missouri. The 1880 census for St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri
lists
the following household: "Thomas Cavanaugh, age 43, born in New York and a cooper.
His wife Lavina, age 47, born in Ohio. His two stepchildren: Ezra R.
Knapp, age 23, born in Ohio and a grocer & Mary R. Knapp, age 16,
born in Ohio." These children are really Eli Ransom Knappenberger and
Mary Rosella Knappenberger whose last names had been shorted to KNAPP.
Lavinia and Thomas Cavanaugh lived in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois in the 1900
census. Lavinia died sometime between 1900 and 1907 when her son
married and noted that she was deceased.
1. Eli (or Elias) Ransom Knappenberger was born 28 December 1855 in
Strasburg, Tuscarawas
County, Ohio. In the 1860 census, he was listed as Elias R.
Knappenberger, age 4. In the 1870 census for Tuscarawas County, Ohio
he was listed as Eli R. Knappenberger, age 14. The 1880 census lists
his name as Ezra R. Knapp, age 23, living with his remarried mother, Lavinia
Cavanaugh in St. Joseph, Missouri. The 1887-90 directory
for St. Joseph, Missouri lists him as Eli R. Knapp as a grocer with a business at the
southeast corner of Pacific and 10th.
E.R. Knapp (now known as Edward Ransom Knapp) married Georgia Hayden Streeter,
on 20 Nov 1907 in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. Their marriage
license indicates that this was the first marriage for both of them and that
they both resided in Chicago, Illinois. Georgia was the daughter of Frederick D.
STREETER
and Almedia Ferris MOORE. Georgia was born 23 August 1873 in Kansas
City, Missouri and died 20 March 1952. She and her husband are
buried with her parents at Forest
Home Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois.
Ransom is buried with the name of EDWARD RANSOM KNAPP who died 10 May 1932 in
Hobart, Lake County, Indiana.
At the time of his marriage to Georgia, E.R. Knapp listed his
occupation as Shoe buyer. The 1920 census for Chicago, Cook County, Illinois lists him as
Edward R. Knapp, age 52, born in Ohio as a proprietor of a coal and wood
company. Also in the household was Georgia H., age 45, born in
Missouri. No children are listed.
The 1930 census for
Hobart, Lake County, Indiana lists Ransom Knapp, born in Ohio,
age 65, a proprietor of a variety store with his wife, Georgia, age 50, born
in Missouri.
The obituary for E.R. Knapp who died 20 May 1932 in Hobart,
Indiana specifically states his name as Edward Ramson Knapp but who was
"known among early settlers of Wheeler and Porter County as Ramson
Knappenberger....the son of Jonathan Knappenberger, member of a prominent family
of Strasberg, and Levina Swartz Knappenberger, member of an early family in
Porter County." The obituary states that he was one of two
children and that his sister, Rose, had preceded him in death. It also
states that he was survived by his wife and a niece, Maude Hardesty Kroledge of
Gary, Indiana. No children were listed.
Although his obituary gives a birth date of 1866 for E.R. Knapp, he was born in
1855/56 as indicated by the 1860 census that listed him as 4 years of age, the 1870
census that gave his age as 14 and the 1880 census that gave his age as
23.
A special thanks to Orvill S. Paller for
his help with this family.
2. John Knappenberger (most likely full name was Jonathan
like his father) was born about 1858 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The
1860 census for Franklin Twp., Tuscarawas County, PA lists John, age 2,
along with Elias R., age 4 in the household of Jonathan Knappenberger, age 33,
and his wife, Lavinia, age 27. It seems he died in 1866 not long
after his father's death in 1865. Jonathan Knappenberger is not listed as a minor child requiring
guardianship in 1867. Therefore, we believe that this Jonathan Knappenberger died
about 1866 and is also buried in Grandview Cemetery with his father and
grandparents.
2. Mary Rosella Knappenberger known as "Rose" was born 19 June
1863 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Rose married Charles W. FEUQUAY on 8 Sept
1881 in Buchanan County, Missouri. Rose and Charles together with their 2 children lived in
Sparta, Centre Township, Buchanan County, Missouri in
the late 1880s. Rose died prior to 1892 most likely in Buchanan County,
MO. Charles remarried to Mattie in 1892.
a. Ransom A. Feuquay was born 2 July 1884 in Buchanan Co.,
Missouri.
In the 1910 census for Union Twp., Porter County, Indiana he is listed as 24
years of age, single, living with his married sister, Maud Hardesty. By
the 1920 census and 1930 census he was living in Elk Mountain Precinct, Routt
County, Colorado as a farmer with his wife, Sabina (maiden name unknown) Sabina
was born 25 Aug 1888 in Missouri and died 15 Jan 1973 in Arapahoe County,
Colorado. It seems that this couple had no
children. Ransom may have died prior to 1932 when his uncle died.
He was not listed as a survivor in E.R. Knapp's obituary. b. Maud
Feuquay (born
about 1882 in Missouri) married John N. HARDESTY who was born about 1863
in Indiana. They were married about 1903. In the 1910 census, John
and Maud had two children: Rebecca Hardesty born 7 Feb 1907 in
Lake County, Indiana and Russell Hardesty born about 1909 in Indiana. Maud
married a second time to John KROLEDGE who was born 29 April 1877 in Porter
County, Indiana. On his WWI draft registration card, he lists his employer
as John N. Hardesty. Lake County, Indiana is where Edward Ransom Knapp and his wife (her
aunt and uncle) lived in the 1930 census. When E.R. Knapp died in
1932, she was listed as a surviving niece in his obituary as "Maude
Hardesty Kroledge of Gary".
CHILD
OF J. PHILIP KNAPPENBERGER AND SUSAN HARTSHORN FITZGERALD
PHILIP KNAPPENBERGER, JR. (1854-1911)
Philip Knappenberger, Jr. was born 30 April 1854 in Franklin Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 21 April 1911 in Cleveland, Ohio.
From the History of Tuscarawas County, we learn that Philip was a
farmer and breeder of short-horn cattle and Merino sheep who owned 230 acres of
land in Franklin Township. Philip, Jr. first married Mary Emma HARD, daughter of Edwin Hard and
Susan Garnette - natives of England, on 1 February 1877. Mary was born 13 December
1855 in Canada and died about 1885. Philip and Mary Emma, his first wife, had three
daughters. After Mary Emma Hard died, Philip, Jr. married a second
time to Emma SMITH,
daughter of William Smith and Pauline Yeager. Emma was born 15 June 1858
in La Porte, Indiana and died 23 April 1935 in Marion County, Ohio. Philip
and Emma, his second wife, had one son.
a. Theresa Edna Knappenberger was the daughter of Philip and Mary Emma Hard. She was born 10 January 1878 in Ohio and died in Colorado. She
married John GILES and had 2 children.
b. Susan E. Knappenberger known as "Susie" was the daughter of Philip and Mary Emma Hard.
She was born 22 January 1879 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio and died 14 Feb 1910 in
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Cleveland, Ohio. She married a Mr. GITHING.
c. Mary Ann was the daughter of Philip and Mary Emma Hard.
She was born 5 February 1883 in Ohio. She was a school teacher
in the Cleveland, Ohio schools.
d. Paul Knappenberger was the son of
Philip and Emma Smith. He was
born 17 August 1895 in
Cleveland, Ohio and died October 1969 in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida.
Paul served overseas during World War I. Paul married Marian
BURGESS, daughter of Samuel S. Burgess and Mary Hannah White. Marian was born 28 December 1900
in Westville, Ohio and died 16 October 1988 in
Lakeland, Florida. Paul and Marian worked for Palmer Mattress Company in
Lakeland, Florida in 1938. They had two daughters.
Pauline Knappenberger was born December 1919
in Marion County, Ohio.
Louise Knappenberger known as "Beezie" was born 11
October 1922 in Marion County, Ohio, and died 21 July 2000 in Hillsborough
County, Florida. She married Lawrence E. PACHOUD, Jr. 27 Feb 1921 and
died 18 Jan 1993 in Georgia. This marriage ended in divorce in 1966.
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