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William Knapp 1899 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: February 22 1899

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: Mar 7 1978

Death Location: USA

Father: George Knapp

Mother: Rosa Knapp

Spouse(s): Anna Knapp

Children(s): Mary Knapp, Lucille Knapp, Norman Knapp, Wayne Knapp, William Knapp

Early life: William Knapp Sr. arrived in Missouri in 1899, born to George A Knapp and Rosa “Rosie” Haub Knapp. Over time, William Knapp Sr. formed a family with Anna Knapp, which included Mary Ann Knapp, Lucille Knapp, Norman Knapp, Wayne G Knapp and William J. Knapp. William Knapp Sr. concluded life in USA in 1978.

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Parents

George Knapp
1858 – 1927
Birth Location: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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Rosa Knapp
1865 – 1930
Birth Location: Germany
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Spouses(s)

Anna Knapp
1902 – 1987
Birth Location: Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Knapp
1925 – 1973
Birth Location: Illinois
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Lucille Knapp
1927 – 1994
Birth Location: Illinois
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Norman Knapp
1930 – 2007
Birth Location: Illinois
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Wayne Knapp
1932 – 2023
Birth Location: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
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William Knapp
1938 – 2019
Birth Location: Belleville, IL
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: February 22 1899
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, 1950 United States Federal Census, Missouri, Birth Registers, 1847-1910, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940, Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Birth Records [Microfilm], The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 952, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 82-1, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belleville Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_403; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 110, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340290, Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 16, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0244; FHL microfilm: 1240895, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Clair, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_323; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1374336, The News-Democrat; Publication Date: 8 Mar 1978; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.10105188,0.23821667,0.29440162&xid=3355, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Belleville

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 16, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St Louis Ward 16, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0244; FHL microfilm: 1240895

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: St Clair, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: St Clair, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_323; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0158; FHL microfilm: 1374336

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Belleville Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Belleville Ward 1, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_403; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 110

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2340290

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 82-1

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1937
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 82-1

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1946
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1948
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Belleville

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1952
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1955
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1956
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1958
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1959
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The News-Democrat; Publication Date: 8 Mar 1978; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.10105188,0.23821667,0.29440162&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 952

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Albans
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 25/ Jun/ 1925; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.6928245,0.25410923,0.7732385&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: St. Albans , W. VA.
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Baltimore Sun; Publication Date: 25/ Jun/ 1925; Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; ,0.6928245,0.25410923,0.7732385&xid=3356

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 7 1978
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ohio, Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007, The News-Democrat; Publication Date: 8 Mar 1978; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.10105188,0.23821667,0.29440162&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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