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Howard Roscoe Knapp 1900–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1900

Birth Location: Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 Feb 1985

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA

Father: Canare Knapp

Mother: Sarah Ferguson

Spouse(s): Elsie Jennings

Children(s): David Knapp

Howard Roscoe Knapp was born in 1900 in Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States, the child of Canare Cornelius Knapp And Sarah Sally Lucresa Ferguson. Howard Roscoe Knapp married Elsie Lee Jennings, and had children including David Shirley Knapp, Private Knapp. Howard Roscoe Knapp passed away in 1985 in Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Howard Roscoe Knapp was born in 1900 in Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States, the child of Canare Cornelius Knapp And Sarah Sally Lucresa Ferguson.
  • Howard Roscoe Knapp married Elsie Lee Jennings, and had children including David Shirley Knapp, Private Knapp.
  • Howard Roscoe Knapp passed away in 1985 in Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA.

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Howard Knapp's Ancestors

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Howard Knapp
1900–1985
Birth Place: Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Canare (Cornelius) Knapp
1859–1908
North Carolina, USA
Sarah ("Sally" Lucresa) Ferguson
1869–1904
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Miles (Van) Knapp
1828–1862
North Carolina
Sarah Rice
1825–
Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knapp
1775–1842
Letta Fox
1796–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Howard Knapp's Descendants

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Howard (Roscoe) Knapp (9 Jan 1900–3 Feb 1985) m. Elsie (Lee) Jennings (1 Jul 1906–30 Mar 1987)
  1. 1. David (Shirley) Knapp 1928–2021

Howard Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1900
9 Jan 1900
Birth of Howard Roscoe Knapp in Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States
Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States
1985
3 Feb 1985
Age 85
Death of Howard Roscoe Knapp in Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1900
    Event Place: Hickory, Burke, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton (Ind. City), Virginia, USA

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