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Martha Calfernia Knapp 1848–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1848

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 28 Nov 1881

Death Location: Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Father: Ezra Knapp

Mother: Maria Bean

Spouse(s): Lewis Straw

Children(s): Ezra Straw

In 1848, Martha Calfernia Knapp entered the world in Michigan, born to Ezra Knapp And Maria Darling Bean. Martha Calfernia Knapp married Lewis D Straw, and had children including Ezra Lewis Straw. Martha Calfernia Knapp passed away in 1881 in Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Martha Calfernia Knapp entered the world in Michigan, born to Ezra Knapp And Maria Darling Bean.
  • Martha Calfernia Knapp married Lewis D Straw, and had children including Ezra Lewis Straw.
  • Martha Calfernia Knapp passed away in 1881 in Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ezra Knapp
1823–1866
Birth Location: New York
EK
Maria Bean
1825–1901
Birth Location: Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Lewis Straw
1842–1916
Birth Location: Spring Arbor, Jackson Co., Michigan
LS

Children(s)

Ezra Straw
1868–1939
Birth Location: Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA
ES

Martha Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Martha Knapp
1848–1881
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
Ezra Knapp
1823–1866
New York
Maria (Darling) Bean
1825–1901
Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Erskine (Knapf) (Knapp)
1800–
Patient Wildes
1802–
Connecticut, USA
Amasa Darling
1783–1865
CT
Hannah (Harvey) Darling
1791–1882
Rockingham,Bow Twp.,New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
Jedediah II
1756–1803
Sarah Darling*
1759–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jedediah Darling
1730–1776
Mary Lyman
1735–1798
Elisha Steele
1728–1773
Sarah Chapman*
1735–1812

Martha Knapp's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Calfernia) Knapp (abt 1848–28 Nov 1881) m. Lewis (D) Straw (18 Feb 1842–4 February 1916)
  1. 1. Ezra (Lewis) Straw 1868–1939 m. Arminda (Whitman) Straw 1879–1957
    1. 1. Nellie (Mae) Straw 1902–1971 m. Joseph (Richard) Rutledge 1897–1990
      1. 1. Gladys (Marie Rutledge) Wilkes 1921–1990 m. Henry (Herman) Wilkes 1913–1998
        1. 1. Shirley ((Shirlee) Jean Wilkes) Hunter 1944–2024
        2. 2. Margery (Jane) Wilkes 1941–2012
        3. 3. Stanley (Jack) Wilkes 1949–2013
      2. 2. Donald Rutledge 1939–2016
      3. 3. James (Richard) Rutledge 1926–2011
      4. 4. Mildred (Jean) Rutledge 1934–2002
    2. 2. Harvey (Willard) Straw 1900–1920
    3. 3. Lester (Lavern) Straw 1909–1966
    4. 4. Calfermy (Elizabeth "Fernie") Straw 1911–1982

Martha Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1848
abt 1848
Birth of Martha Calfernia Knapp in Michigan
Michigan
1881
28 Nov 1881
Age 33
Death of Martha Calfernia Knapp in Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1848
    Event Place: Michigan

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Concord, Jackson, Michigan, USA
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