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David Gordon Knapp 1820 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1820

Birth Location: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1899

Death Location: Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Zephaniah Knapp

Mother: M Wright

Spouse(s): Arminda Baker, Mary Randall

Children(s): Charles Knapp, Burton Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Sarah Knapp, Minnie Knapp, Jenny Knapp, Jennie Knapp, Emma Knapp, Frank Knapp, Harriett Knapp

David Gordon Knapp was born in 1820 in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Zephaniah Roe Knapp and M Amy Wright. In 1850, David Gordon Knapp resided in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, David Gordon Knapp resided in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA. David Gordon Knapp married Arminda Baker, Mary Melissa Randall, and had children including Charles Wilmot Knapp, Burton W Burt Knapp, Ruth Adelle Knapp, Sarah Elizabeth Eliza Knapp, Minnie Knapp, Jenny A. Knapp, Jennie Knapp, Emma Knapp, Frank K Knapp, Harriett M Hattie Knapp. David Gordon Knapp passed away in 1899 in Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • David Gordon Knapp was born in 1820 in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Zephaniah Roe Knapp and M Amy Wright.
  • In 1850, David Gordon Knapp resided in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, David Gordon Knapp resided in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • David Gordon Knapp married Arminda Baker, Mary Melissa Randall, and had children including Charles Wilmot Knapp, Burton W Burt Knapp, Ruth Adelle Knapp, Sarah Elizabeth Eliza Knapp, Minnie Knapp, Jenny A. Knapp, Jennie Knapp, Emma Knapp, Frank K Knapp, Harriett M Hattie Knapp.
  • David Gordon Knapp passed away in 1899 in Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zephaniah Knapp
1781 – 1859
Birth Location: Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
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M Wright
1781 – 1857
Birth Location: Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
MW

Spouses(s)

Arminda Baker
1831 – 1862
Birth Location: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Mary Randall
1842 – 1911
Birth Location: Elmira, Chemung, New York
MR

Children(s)

Charles Knapp
1851 – 1927
Birth Location: Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA
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Burton Knapp
1855 –
Birth Location: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ruth Knapp
1859 – 1900
Birth Location: Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sarah Knapp
1864 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Minnie Knapp
1868 –
Birth Location: Troy, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
MK
Jenny Knapp
1869 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Jennie Knapp
1869 – 1930
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Emma Knapp
1873 –
Birth Location: Ridgebury, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
EK
Frank Knapp
1874 – 1949
Birth Location: Ridgebury, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Harriett Knapp
1876 – 1963
Birth Location: Southport, Chemung, New York, USA
HK

David Knapp's Ancestors

Self
David Knapp
1820 – 1899
Birth Place: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Zephaniah Roe Knapp
1781 – 1859
Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
M (Amy) Wright
1781 – 1857
Warwick, Orange, New York, USA
Grandparents
Ensign (Charles Jacob) Knapp
1732 – 1793
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Finch
1733 – 1828
Greenwich, Fairfield, CT
James Wright
1747 – 1811
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Rugg
1747 – 1799
Prittlewell, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Knapp
1700 – 1758
Mary Knapp
1704 – 1775
Isaac Rugg
1720 – 1758
Jane Wright
1712 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hannah CT.
1676 – 1722

David Knapp's Descendants

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David (Gordon) Knapp (13 May 1820 – 25 Jan 1899) m. Arminda Baker (12 May 1831 – 26 Apr 1862) m. Mary (Melissa) Randall (9 Jul 1842 – 22 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Charles (Wilmot) Knapp (06 Mar 1851 – 3 Mar 1927) m. Mary (Virginia) Ring (15 Oct 1853 – 26 Oct 1936)
    1. 1. Dora Knapp (03 Jul 1875 – 15 Mar 1967) m. San Adkins (Feb 1865 – Mar 1947) m. Samuel (Simmons) Adkins (21 Feb 1865 – 16 Mar 1947)
      1. 1. Samuel (J) Adkins (22 Aug 1894 – 30 Sep 1902)
      2. 2. Samuel (Jerome) Adkins (22 August 1894 – 26 September 1902)
      3. 3. Esther Adkins (23 Oct 1896 – 13 Feb 1955) m. Francis (Albert) Kirchhoff (16 Jun 1887 – 11 Aug 1950)
        1. 1. Austin (Francis) Kirchhoff (05 Feb 1914 – 16 Aug 1998)
        2. 2. Wilbur (Albert) Kirchhoff (20 May 1915 – 07 Dec 1941)
        3. 3. Lois (Virginia) Kirchhoff (23 May 1917 – 23 Aug 2009) m. Russell (Edward) Anderson (1912 – 1983)
        4. 4. Samuel (Adkins) Kirchhoff (09 Oct 1924 – 25 May 1957)
        5. 5. Jack (A) Kirchoff (abt 1925 – )
        6. 6. Dora (Frances) Kirchhoff (30 Dec 1925 – Jan 1983)
        7. 7. Dora (Frances) Kirchhoff (30 Dec 1925 – 29 Jan 1983)
        8. 8. Jackson (J) Kirchoff (abt 1929 – )
        9. 9. Rex (Simmons) Kirchhoff (26 Jan 1930 – 06 Jan 2009)
        10. 10. Rex (Simmons) Kirchhoff (26 Jan 1930 – 06 Jan 2009)
        11. 11. Gloria (Alice) Kirchhoff (21 Apr 1931 – 16 Nov 2005)
        12. 12. Gloria Kirchhoff (21 April 1931 – 16 Nov 2005) m. Robert (Eugene) Gahr (02 Mar 1927 – 2 August 2012)
        13. 13. Donald (Eugene) Kirchhoff (11 Jan 1934 – 21 May 1934)
        14. 14. Lee Kerchhoff (abt 1936 – )
        15. 15. Gary Kerchhoff (abt 1940 – )
      4. 4. Robert (Lee) Adkins (27 Jul 1899 – 06 Oct 1902)
      5. 5. Paul Adkins (22 May 1902 – 22 Jun 1902)
      6. 6. Jerome Adkins (Aug 1894 – )
      7. 7. Robert Adkins (Jul 1899 – )
    2. 2. Maude Knapp (14 DEC 1877 – 03 JUN 1948)
    3. 3. Maude Knapp (14 Dec 1877 – ABT 1971)
    4. 4. Maude Knapp (abt 1878 – )
    5. 5. Burt Knapp (22 Feb 1879 – 22 Jun 1879)
    6. 6. Frank Knapp (22 Jan 1882 – 10 Aug 1887)
    7. 7. Harvey ((Harry)) Knapp (28 Jan 1883 – 28 Aug 1883)
    8. 8. Cora Knapp (26 JAN 1885 – 28 APR 1886)
    9. 9. Ethel Knapp (29 JUN 1890 – 15 JUL 1890)
    10. 10. Carl (Willmot) Knapp (13 July 1893 – 28 May 1983)
    11. 11. Jerome Adkins (Aug 1894 – )
    12. 12. Allen (Nathan) Knapp (14 JAN 1896 – 14 Jun 1985)
    13. 13. Esther Adkins (Oct 1896 – )
    14. 14. Robert Adkins (Jul 1899 – 7 Oct 1902)
  2. 2. Burton (W Burt) Knapp (1 Jul 1855 – )
  3. 3. Ruth (Adelle) Knapp (13 Apr 1859 – 1900)
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth Eliza) Knapp (06 Nov 1864 – UNKNOWN)
  5. 5. Minnie Knapp (10 Feb 1868 – UNKNOWN)
  6. 6. Jenny (A.) Knapp (20 MAR 1869 – )
  7. 7. Jennie Knapp (10 Nov 1869 – 1930)
  8. 8. Emma Knapp (20 Jun 1873 – UNKNOWN)
  9. 9. Frank (K) Knapp (03 Jul 1874 – 05 Sep 1949)
  10. 10. Harriett (M Hattie) Knapp (19 Nov 1876 – Aug 1963)

David Knapp's Timeline

5 Records

1820
13 May 1820
Birth of David Gordon Knapp in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 30
David Gordon Knapp resided here in Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
David Gordon Knapp resided here in Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
David Gordon Knapp resided here in Salem, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
Salem, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
1899
25 Jan 1899
Age 79
Death of David Gordon Knapp in Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1820
    Event Place: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salem, Washtenaw, Michigan; Image: 165235
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1080; Page: 245; Image: 250; Family History Library Film: 805080
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_757; Page: 384A; Image: 519

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Wells, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_757; Page: 384A; Image: 519

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1080; Page: 245; Image: 250; Family History Library Film: 805080

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Salem, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Salem, Washtenaw, Michigan; Image: 165235

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1899
    Event Place: Gillett, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
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