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Peter G Knapp 1837–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1837

Birth Location: Posey County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 30 Dec 1917

Death Location: Saint Wendel, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Johann Knapp

Mother: Maria Schmitt

Spouse(s): Mary Knapp, Kathrine Fisher

Children(s): John Knapp, Louisa Knapp, Gorge Knapp, Eulia Knapp, Lorina Knapp, Anna Knapp, Elizabeth KNAPP, Michael KNAPP

Peter G Knapp was born in 1837 in Posey County, Indiana, USA, the child of Johann Philip Adam Knapp And Maria Eva Schmidt Schmitt. In 1850, Peter G Knapp resided in Robinson, Posey, Indiana, USA. Peter G Knapp married Kathrine Fisher, Mary Knapp, and had children including Anna Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, Eulia Knapp, Gorge Knapp, John M Knapp, Lorina Knapp, Louisa Knapp, Michael Knapp. Peter G Knapp passed away in 1917 in Saint Wendel, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter G Knapp was born in 1837 in Posey County, Indiana, USA, the child of Johann Philip Adam Knapp And Maria Eva Schmidt Schmitt.
  • In 1850, Peter G Knapp resided in Robinson, Posey, Indiana, USA.
  • Peter G Knapp married Kathrine Fisher, Mary Knapp, and had children including Anna Knapp, Elizabeth Knapp, Eulia Knapp, Gorge Knapp, John M Knapp, Lorina Knapp, Louisa Knapp, Michael Knapp.
  • Peter G Knapp passed away in 1917 in Saint Wendel, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Knapp's Ancestors

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Peter Knapp
1837–1917
Birth Place: Posey County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Johann Philip Adam Knapp
1792–1846
Weiher, Mörlenbach, Bergstraβe, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Maria (Eva Schmidt) Schmitt
1807–1895
Ober-Mumbach, Mörlenbach, Hesse, Germany
Grandparents
Johann (Adam) Knapp
1752–1808
Weiher, Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
Anna (Barbara) Schmitt
1759–1825
Oberabsteinach, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
Johann (Philipp) Schmidt
1751–1829
Karlsruhe, Stadt Karlsruhe, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Gertrude Bürner
1779–
Nieder-Liebersbach, Mörlenbach, Hesse, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Johann Knapp
1727–1776
Eva Zirfas
1720–1784
Johann Schmitt
1736–1791
Anna Becker
1744–1812
Johann Schmidt
1716–1783
Anna Kaemmer
1723–1784
Johannes Bürner
1743–1798
Anna Falter
1727–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Knapp
1683–1744
Margaretha Falters
1694–1727
Christian Zirfas
1690–1743
Anna Zirfas
1692–1764
Johann Schmitt
1690–1741
Maria Kohl
1708–1781
Johann Becker
1709–1793
Maria Lucas
1708–1767
Johann Schmidt
1686–1754
Kunigunde Hassler
1693–1742
Hanß Krammerere
1702–1765
Anna (Kammerer)
1702–1769
Anton Falter
1702–1762
Margarete Lang
1702–1736

Peter Knapp's Descendants

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Peter (G) Knapp (17 Mar 1837–30 Dec 1917) m. Mary Knapp (16 April 1836–29 September 1920) m. Kathrine Fisher (Jun 1866–)
  1. 1. John (M) Knapp 1862–1925 m. Anna (Catherine "Katie") Betz 1860–1938
    1. 1. Louise Knapp 1887–1959 m. Anthony (L) Koester 1887–1989
      1. 1. Anthony (L Koester) Jr 1925–1989 m. Lorita Paul 1927–2015
        1. 1. Paul (Wayne) Koester 1948–2014
      2. 2. Edward (J) Koester 1913–2002
      3. 3. Urban (J) Koester 1911–1993
      4. 4. Ludwina (M) Eisenhauer 1916–2000 m. Theodore (George) Eisenhauer 1913–1967
      5. 5. Ralph (Edward) Koester 1927–2011
      6. 6. Oscar (F) Koester 1915–2002
      7. 7. Clinton (G) Koester 1923–2013
      8. 8. Eloise (Margaret) Conen 1920–2009
      9. 9. Erma (Linda "Sally") Barrett 1918–2019
      10. 10. Leon (Bernhard) Koester 1929–2020
    2. 2. Maria (Appolonia) Knapp 1895–1986
    3. 3. Laurina (Louise) Knapp 1893–1971 m. Edward (Joseph) Schmitt 1894–1971
      1. 1. Dorothy (Louise) Schmitt 1928–2017 m. Clarence (Benjamin) Seib 1923–2019
    4. 4. Cecelia Knapp 1890–1968 m. Francis (Anton "Frank") Paul 1882–1966
      1. 1. Raymond (George) Paul 1914–1995
      2. 2. Arthur (Joseph) Paul 1918–1980
      3. 3. Otillia (Cornelia "Girl") Paul 1920–2006
      4. 4. Francis (Bernard) Paul 1924–1986
      5. 5. Lawrence (Edward) Paul 1933–1999
      6. 6. George Paul 1911–1911
      7. 7. Oscar Paul 1912–1912
      8. 8. Lawrence Paul 1916–1917
      9. 9. Lona Paul 1922–1922
      10. 10. Mary Paul 1930–1930
    5. 5. Leona Knapp 1896–
    6. 6. George Knapp 1890–
    7. 7. Eulia Knapp 1891–
    8. 8. Lonie ((Annie's twin)) Knapp 1895–
    9. 9. Anna ("Annie") Knapp 1895–1921
  2. 2. Louisa Knapp 1887–
  3. 3. Gorge Knapp 1889–
  4. 4. Eulia Knapp 1891–
  5. 5. Lorina Knapp 1893–
  6. 6. Anna Knapp 1895–
  7. 7. Elizabeth KNAPP 1853–
  8. 8. Michael KNAPP 1854–

Peter Knapp's Timeline

3 Records

1837
17 Mar 1837
Birth of Peter G Knapp in Posey County, Indiana, USA
Posey County, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 13
Peter G Knapp resided here in Robinson, Posey, Indiana, USA
Robinson, Posey, Indiana, USA
1917
30 Dec 1917
Age 80
Death of Peter G Knapp in Solbender, Posey, Indiana, USA
Solbender, Posey, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1837
    Event Place: Posey County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Robinson, Posey, Indiana; Roll: 166; Page: 313b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1917; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Robinson, Posey, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Robinson, Posey, Indiana; Roll: 166; Page: 313b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1917
    Event Place: Solbender, Posey, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1917; Roll: 16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Wendel, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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