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Harrison Faye Knapp 1874–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1874

Birth Location: Broken Kettle, South Dakota

Death Date: 11 Jan 1945

Death Location: Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Kincaid Knapp

Mother: Mary Knapp

Spouse(s): Bertha Anderson, Mary Davidson

Children(s): Wallace Knapp, Hazel Knapp, Harrison Knapp, Violet Higgins, Velma Knapp

The story of Harrison Faye Knapp began in 1874 in Broken Kettle, South Dakota. In 1900, Harrison Faye Knapp resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA. Harrison Faye Knapp married Bertha Laws Nee Anderson, Mary Jessie Davidson, and had children including Harrison Faye Knapp, Hazel Knapp, Velma Joy Cornwell Nee Knapp, Violet Rose Knapp Higgins, Wallace Jay Knapp. Harrison Faye Knapp passed away in 1945 in Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Harrison Faye Knapp began in 1874 in Broken Kettle, South Dakota.
  • In 1900, Harrison Faye Knapp resided in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA.
  • Harrison Faye Knapp married Bertha Laws Nee Anderson, Mary Jessie Davidson, and had children including Harrison Faye Knapp, Hazel Knapp, Velma Joy Cornwell Nee Knapp, Violet Rose Knapp Higgins, Wallace Jay Knapp.
  • Harrison Faye Knapp passed away in 1945 in Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Kincaid Knapp
1848–1937
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary Knapp
1845–1874
Birth Location: Iowa
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Spouses(s)

Bertha Anderson
1886–1957
Birth Location: Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas, USA
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Mary Davidson
1886–1936
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Children(s)

Wallace Knapp
1911–1962
Birth Location: Powhatan Township, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
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Hazel Knapp
1895–1953
Birth Location: Plover, Pocahontas, Iowa
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Harrison Knapp
1897–1966
Birth Location: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa
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Violet Higgins
1901–1995
Birth Location: Pocahontas, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
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Velma Knapp
1904–1978
Birth Location: Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
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Harrison Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Harrison Knapp
1874–1945
Birth Place: Broken Kettle, South Dakota
Parents
Kincaid Knapp
1848–1937
Pennsylvania
Mary (Ann) Knapp
1845–1874
Iowa
Grandparents
Alfred (D) Knapp
1812–1888
New York, United States of America
Sarah (E. Knapp née) ??
1815–1857
New York, USA
Stephen (Aldridge) Knapp
1818–1859
Pennsylvania
Huldah Woodruff
1820–1887
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Knapp
1780–1856
Margaret Knapp
1786–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Knapp
1749–1812
Jane Williams
1751–1829
Zacharias Dieter
1769–1819
Anna Thomas
1767–1854

Harrison Knapp's Descendants

1.
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Harrison (Faye) Knapp (20 Oct 1874–11 Jan 1945) m. Bertha (Laws née) Anderson (12 Nov 1886–26 June 1957) m. Mary (Jessie) Davidson (abt 1886–13 July 1936)
  1. 1. Wallace (Jay) Knapp 1911–1962 m. Geraldine Knapp 1921–1997 m. Bernice Williams 1911–1941
    1. 1. Janet (D) Klein 1951–2015 m. Arthur (Klein) Jr. 1947–2021
    2. 2. Merlyn Knapp 1940–2016 m. Crescence (Dawn Knapp née) Mitchell 1941–2020 m. Carol (Jeannie Knapp Nash Surratt née) Painter 1948–2002
    3. 3. Wallace (J "Butch" Knapp) Jr 1942–2018 m. Marlene (J.) Kloepping 1935–2023
    4. 4. Willa (Jean Chorlton née) Knapp 1944–2012
    5. 5. Darlene (Nellie) Knapp 1931–1935
  2. 2. Hazel Knapp 1895–1953
  3. 3. Harrison (Faye) Knapp 1897–1966 m. Sarah (Maude Knapp née) Snook 1901–1970
    1. 1. Carl (Clifton) Knapp 1923–2010 m. Ilene (Lenore Knapp née) Enge 1921–2008
      1. 1. Donald (Carl) Knapp 1946–2022
    2. 2. Glen (Allen) Knapp 1926–1972 m. M (Doris) Knapp 1928–2018
  4. 4. Violet (Rose Knapp) Higgins 1901–1995 m. Richard (DeSart) Higgins 1913–1989 m. James (Christian) Anderson 1897–1933
    1. 1. James (Wallace) Anderson 1922–2016 m. Gladys (Ruth Anderson née Linck) McGibbon 1937–1999 m. Evelyn (Mae Anderson née) Gustafson 1928–1989
    2. 2. Laurine (Jessie Hefty Jergensen née) Anderson 1928–2019 m. Irwin (William) Jergensen 1921–1984 m. Henry (Abner) Hefty 1926–2015
    3. 3. George (Lowell) Anderson 1930–1981
    4. 4. May (Rose Mixdorf née) Anderson 1933–2021 m. Clarence Mixdorf 1928–2016
    5. 5. Fay Anderson 1934– m. Iona (M.) Anderson 1933–2021
  5. 5. Velma (Joy Cornwell née) Knapp 1904–1978 m. Irving (Bernard) Cornwell 1904–1983
    1. 1. Prentice (Jay) Cornwell 1944–1944
    2. 2. Joy (Jessie Palmer née) Cornwall 1946–2023

Harrison Knapp's Timeline

11 Records

1869
20 Oct 1869
Birth of Harrison Faye Knapp in Broken Kettle, South Dakota
Broken Kettle, South Dakota
1874
20 Oct 1874
Birth of Harrison Faye Knapp in Broken Kettle, South Dakota
Broken Kettle, South Dakota
1900
1900
Age 26
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1905
1905
Age 31
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
1910
1910
Age 36
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 46
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 56
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 61
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa
Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa
1939
17 Feb 1939
Age 65
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Humboldt, Iowa, USA
Humboldt, Iowa, USA
1940
1940
Age 66
Harrison Faye Knapp resided here in Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
1945
11 Jan 1945
Age 71
Death of Harrison Faye Knapp in Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1869
    Event Place: Broken Kettle, South Dakota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T625_505; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 215
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1240452
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T624_416; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1374429
    [5] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Iowa State Census
    [8] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa
    [9] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1874
    Event Place: Broken Kettle, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0167; FHL microfilm: 1240452

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Pocahontas, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: Iowa State Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T624_416; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0192; FHL microfilm: 1374429

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa; Roll: T625_505; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 215

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Humboldt, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Humboldt Republican; Publication Date: 17 Feb 1939; Publication Place: Humboldt, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Powhatan, Powhatan, Pocahontas, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Harrison Knapp 11 Jan 1945

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kolfe Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Microfilm Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1945
    Event Place: Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records
    [3] Iowa, Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plover, Pocahontas County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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