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Daniel William Knapp 1836–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1836

Birth Location: Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1907

Death Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA

Father: Perry Knapp

Mother: Catherine Groves

Spouse(s): Nancy Ritchie

Children(s): Amanda Knapp, Alice Knapp, Ella Kane, George Knapp, Nancy Knapp, Orland Knapp, William Knapp, Arthur Knapp, Anna Knapp

The story of Daniel William Knapp began in 1836 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA. Daniel William Knapp married Nancy Jane Ritchie, and had children including Alice Mary Katherine Knapp, Amanda Knapp, Anna Annie Elizabeth Knapp, Arthur Lewis Knapp, Ella M Knapp Kane, George Marion Knapp, Nancy Knapp, Orland Jonathan Jeff Knapp, William Perky Knapp. Daniel William Knapp passed away in 1907 in Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Daniel William Knapp began in 1836 in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
  • Daniel William Knapp married Nancy Jane Ritchie, and had children including Alice Mary Katherine Knapp, Amanda Knapp, Anna Annie Elizabeth Knapp, Arthur Lewis Knapp, Ella M Knapp Kane, George Marion Knapp, Nancy Knapp, Orland Jonathan Jeff Knapp, William Perky Knapp.
  • Daniel William Knapp passed away in 1907 in Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Perry Knapp
1785–1846
Birth Location: Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
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Catherine Groves
1805–1886
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Ritchie
1839–1911
Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland
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Children(s)

Amanda Knapp
1876–1908
Birth Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
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Alice Knapp
1862–1949
Birth Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
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Ella Kane
1880–1968
Birth Location: Iowa City, Wright County, Iowa, USA
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George Knapp
1874–1932
Birth Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
GK
Nancy Knapp
1877–
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Orland Knapp
1864–1933
Birth Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
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William Knapp
1859–1938
Birth Location: Berthoud, Larimer, Colorado, USA
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Arthur Knapp
1871–1936
Birth Location: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
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Anna Knapp
1869–1945
Birth Location: Bertram Township, Linn, Iowa, USA
AK

Daniel Knapp's Ancestors

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Daniel Knapp
1836–1907
Birth Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Parents
Perry Knapp
1785–1846
Seneca, Ontario, New York, USA
Catherine (Ann) Groves
1805–1886
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Knapp
1763–1821
Norfolk, Litchfield, CT, USA
Anna (Margaretha) Pangborn
1763–1818
Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Pangborn
1732–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Daniel Knapp's Descendants

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Daniel (William) Knapp (27 Aug 1836–9 Sep 1907) m. Nancy (Jane) Ritchie (27 Aug 1839–13 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Amanda Knapp 1876–1908 m. Thomas Shay 1857–1912
    1. 1. Thomas (Glenn) Shay 1902–1932 m. Ferol (M) Grommon 1902–1927
      1. 1. Thomas ("Tommy" Gene) Shay 1923–1937
      2. 2. Richard (L "Dick") Shay 1924–2020 m. Wilma (Jean) Engels 1929–1977 m. Lorraine (V. Ehlers) Mountain 1923–2010
  2. 2. Alice (Mary Katherine) Knapp 1862–1949
  3. 3. Ella (M Knapp) Kane 1880–1968
  4. 4. George (Marion) Knapp 1874–1932
  5. 5. Nancy Knapp 1877–
  6. 6. Orland (Jonathan (Jeff)) Knapp 1864–1933
  7. 7. William (Perky) Knapp 1859–1938
  8. 8. Arthur (Lewis) Knapp 1871–1936
  9. 9. Anna ("Annie" Elizabeth) Knapp 1869–1945

Daniel Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1836
27 Aug 1836
Birth of Daniel William Knapp in Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
1907
9 Sep 1907
Age 71
Death of Daniel William Knapp in Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1836
    Event Place: Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Bertram, Linn, Iowa, USA
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