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William J. Knapp 1938 – 2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1938

Birth Location: Belleville, IL

Death Date: 16 Oct 2019

Death Location: O'Fallon, IL

Father: William Knapp

Mother: Anna Knapp

Spouse(s): Irma Wetland

Children(s):

William J. Knapp Jr. was born in 1938 in Belleville, IL, the child of William Knapp and Anna Knapp. In 1935, William J. Knapp Jr. established residence. In 1940, William J. Knapp Jr. resided in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA. William J. Knapp Jr. married Irma E Wetland. William J. Knapp Jr. passed away in 2019 in O'Fallon, IL.

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Reliability Score

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Reliability Score:
B
Criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criteria (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • William J. Knapp Jr. was born in 1938 in Belleville, IL, the child of William Knapp and Anna Knapp.
  • In 1935, William J. Knapp Jr. established residence.
  • In 1940, William J. Knapp Jr. resided in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA.
  • William J. Knapp Jr. married Irma E Wetland.
  • William J. Knapp Jr. passed away in 2019 in O'Fallon, IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knapp
1899 – 1978
Birth Location: Missouri
WK
Anna Knapp
1902 – 1987
Birth Location: Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
AK

Spouses(s)

Irma Wetland
Birth Location: –
IW

Children(s)

William Knapp's Ancestors

Self
William Knapp
1938 – 2019
Birth Place: Belleville, IL
Parents
William Knapp
1899 – 1978
Missouri
Anna Knapp
1902 – 1987
Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
George (A) Knapp
1858 – 1927
St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Rosa (“Rosie” Haub) Knapp
1865 – 1930
Germany
Henry (M.) Schrader
1855 – 1931
Illinois, United States
Magdalena Schrader
1858 – 1932
Hildesheim, Region Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Knapp
Golfreg Haub
Fredrick Schrader
1826 – 1897
Julia Rissmeyer
1828 – 1911
Peter (Runge)
1817 – 1863
Gertrud Ludge
1836 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schràder
1807 –
Johanne KUNST
1811 – 1885
Bernard
Coraline
Jacob Range
Elisabeth Range

William Knapp's Timeline

6 Records

1935
1935
William J. Knapp Jr. resided here
None
1938
15 Jul 1938
Birth of William J. Knapp Jr. in Belleville, IL
Belleville, IL
1940
1940
Age 2
William J. Knapp Jr. resided here in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 12
William J. Knapp Jr. resided here in Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
2019
16 Oct 2019
Age 81
Death of William J. Knapp Jr. in O'Fallon, IL
O'Fallon, IL
2019
21 Oct 2019
Age 81
Burial of William J. Knapp Jr. in Belleville, IL
Belleville, IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1938
    Event Place: Belleville, IL
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00878; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 82-1
    [2] Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.66706395,0.65080804,0.9829637&xid=335
    [3] Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 17/ Apr/ 1964; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.33920565,0.9776712,0.40216833&xid=3398
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, 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, St Clair

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Belleville, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, 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, St Clair

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 17/ Apr/ 1964; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.33920565,0.9776712,0.40216833&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belleville, IL
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.66706395,0.65080804,0.9829637&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Oct 2019
    Event Place: O'Fallon, IL
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.66706395,0.65080804,0.9829637&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Oct 2019
    Event Place: Belleville, IL
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Belleville News-Democrat; Publication Date: 20 Oct 2019; Publication Place: Belleville, Illinois, USA; ,0.66706395,0.65080804,0.9829637&xid=335
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