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GENERAL INFORMATION
George W. Knappenberger
[photo graciously provided by George Wanamaker
- son of Harriet Nan Knappenberger Wanamaker]
George W. Knappenberger was born 3 August 1827 in Manordale,
Westmoreland County, PA and died 4 September 1897 in Good Hope, McDonough
County,
Illinois. He married Marjorie "Lavina" LENHART, daughter of Abraham
Lenhart and Sarah Byerly, on 17 March 1850 in Westmoreland County, PA.
Lavina was born 20 December 1828 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 1 January 1907 in Good
Hope, McDonough County, Illinois. This couple is buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Macomb,
McDonough County, Illinois. When George first arrived in McDonough
County, Illinois around 1856, he was a carpenter by trade and then bought a farm ¾ miles southeast of Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois.
His obituary stated "...For a number of years he followed the
trade of carpenter and built a number of the commodious farm houses in the
north part of the county, which were erected along in the last of the
50's. He then purchased the land upon which he made one of the most
productive farms in the county. He was industrious, honest and
economical, without being stingy, and amassed a competency for his old
age." This couple had nine children.
CHILDREN
HENRY KNAPPENBERGER, MD (1851-1918)
Dr. Henry Knappenberger
[photo graciously provided by George Wanamaker and Jim
Tate]
Henry Knappenberger, MD was born 6 February 1851 in
Harrison City, Westmoreland County, PA and died 1 July 1918 in Macomb,
McDonough County, Illinois. Henry taught school for awhile and then
went into medicine and was a doctor of internal medicine after graduating
from Rush Medical College in 1881 and attending post graduate course in
medicine in New York City. Henry was associated with the
Marietta Phelps Hospital of Macomb. Henry married Anna Elizabeth SMITH,
daughter of William F. Smith and Mary B. Farrar, on 7 September 1881 in
McDonough County, Illinois. Anna was born 26 June 1859 in Pepperell,
MA. She died 28 September 1941 in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.
This couple is buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Macomb,
Illinois.
Henry's obituary reads in part, "In his death
Macomb loses one of her oldest and best physicians, and a highly respected
and esteemed resident and citizen. Dr. Knappenberger was a man of
strict honesty and firm business principles and had won the confidence and
respect of thousands of his clients and others during the years of his
practice in Macomb." Henry and Anna had three sons.
1. T. Gaillard Knappenberger, MD was born 3 February 1883 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 14 September 1954 in Champaign,
Illinois.
He married Grace GALLION who was born about 1884 in Illinois.
Grace died February 1951 in
Champaign, Illinois. According to the 1920 census, Grace's parents
were born in Virginia. This couple is buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery in
Champaign, Illinois. They had one son.
a. T. Gaillard Knappenberger, Jr. was born 18 June 1911 in
Cook County, Illinois and died 19 August 1988 in Champaign, Illinois and is
buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery. T. Gaillard, Jr. was an
attorney. He married Jill PITTS on 3 January 1953 in
Illinois. Jill Pitts Knappenberger served our nation during
World War II with the American Red Cross in Europe.
2. George Emmett Knappenberger, MD was born 17 July 1884 in
Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois and died 25 October 1954 in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois. He
married Agnes Nan KETTRON on 27 January 1911 in Aetna, Indiana.
Agnes was born 1888 in Illinois and died 10 July 1962 in
McDonough County, Illinois. Agnes' parents were born in Scotland
according to the 1920 census. They had a daughter:
a. Kathryn Knappenberger was born 3 November 1911 in McDonough County,
Illinois and died 6 March 2003 in Sedona, Arizona. She married Carl
M. FLIESSBACH who was born about 1902 in Illinois.
3. Harry Farrar Knappenberger was born February 1891 in
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois and died 15 August 1955 in
McDonough County, Illinois.
Harry married Faye Elizabeth SMITH, daughter of J.C. Smith, on 10 May 1917
in McDonough County, Illinois. Harry was an alderman for abut 20
years in the Macomb Third Ward. He was in the frozen food and locker
business for 16 years. They had two daughters: a.
Marcia
Luan Knappenberger born 1918 who married Edward Everett TATE. b.
Harriet Nan Knappenberger born 1919 who first married George Byron
Wannamaker III and later married Stanley Fisher.
FRANCIS JEREMIAH "FRANK" KNAPPENBERGER (1853-1903)
**NOTE: A biography
entitled "Frank and Belle Knappenberger" written by Jay
Knappenberger is available on-line at http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH1&CISOPTR=14227
Francis J. known as "Frank" was born 10 August
1853 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 19 January 1903 in Penalosa, Kingman
County, Kansas. Frank married Mary Belle HAINLINE known as
"Belle", daughter of
Solomon D. Hainline and Margaret Brauhaman, on 8 October 1878 in McDonough
County, Illinois. Belle was born 18 February 1859 in McDonough
County,
Illinois and died 24 February 1951 in Kingman County, Kansas.
This couple is buried in Lerado Cemetery, Reno County, Kansas. They
had nine children.
1. Bertha B. Knappenberger was born 22 July 1879 in
Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois and died 27 May 1962 in Kingman
County, Kansas. Bertha married Henry Edgar HASKINS, MD known as
"Harry", son of Dr. Milton "Henry" and Mamie L. Haskins, on 20 September 1903 in Penalosa,
Kansas. Harry was born 18 September 1878 in McPherson County, Kansas and
died 1 February 1957 in Kingman County, Kansas. This couple is
buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery in Kingman County, Kansas. Bertha and
Harry had a daughter.
a. Mary Eleanor Haskins was born 6 August 1910 in Kingman County, Kansas and died
13 May
1979 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. She married Clarence William SCHUMACHER
29 January 1939 in Kingman Kansas. Clarence (known as "Schu") was born
12 May 1910 in Larned, Kansas and died 9 May 1996 in Tucson, Pima County,
Arizona. They had two daughters.
2. Marna Knappenberger was born 21 June 1881 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 7 May 1886 in McDonough
County, Illinois. Her grave marker reads that she was the daughter
of F.J. & Bell and died at the age of 4 years, 10 months and 16 days old.
3. Jessie Dale Knappenberger was born 1 July 1883 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 27 August 1978 in Del Norte, Rio
Grande County, Colorado. Jessie married James Parker RUSSELL
(known as Park) on
14 November 1905 in Kingman County, Kansas. Park was born 23 Nov
1880 in
Pennsylvania and died
in Colorado - where he and Jessie moved in 1919. Park was in the
banking business. They had one
daughter named Thora "Louise" Russell who was born 27 August 1908 in
Penalosa, Kansas and died 14 June 2007 in Del Norte, Colorado. This
family is buried in the Del Norte Cemetery.
4. Jacob "Ross" Knappenberger was born 9 September 1886 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 25 August 1965 in Olathe, Kansas. Ross married Clara
"Winetta" HEATON, daughter of Joseph and Clara Heaton, on 11 October 1911 in Coats, Kansas.
Winetta was born 3 March 1890 in Kansas and died 29 April 1936 in Kingman
County, Kansas. This couple is buried in Lerado Cemetery, Reno
County, Kansas. Jacob Ross was the twin of Roy C.
Knappenberger and Clara was the sister of Mamie Fay Heaton who married Roy
[see below]. Ross and Winetta had three children.
a. Joseph Frank Knappenberger, DVM was born 23 August 1912 in Penalosa,
Kansas and died 29 January 1992 in Lenexa, Kansas. Dr. Knappenberger
was a veterinarian and former president of Haver-Lockhart
Laboratories. He married Opal Clara SCHLICKAU, daughter of Albert
Schlickau and Florence Wittorf, on 26 December 1935 in Akron, Ohio.
Opal was born 10 Oct 1913 in Haven, Kansas and died 13 April 2006 in Kansas.
This couple is buried in Lerado Cemetery, Reno Co., Kansas. They
had four children.
b. Jack Ross Knappenberger, DVM was born 8 February 1916 in Penalosa,
Kingman County, Kansas and died 4 September 1973 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Jack
was
a veterinarian. He served with the US Army Air Corps during World
War II. He became President of Norden Laboratories in 1969 and
Chairman of the Board in 1970. Jack married Elisabeth Kerr CHICKERING,
daughter of Dr. George and Helen Chickering, on 19 July 1941
in Kansas. Elisabeth was born 24 Sept 1918 in Hutchinson,
Kansas and died 16 June 2010 in Rochester, NY. They had 3
children.
c. Klarbel Knappenberger known as "Kay" was born 1926 in Kingman
County, Kansas. Kay married Keith Elery MEADE, son of Earl and Lucy
M. Meade on 1 November 1947 in
Hutchinson, Kansas. Keith was born in 1922 in Kansas.
They have two daughters.
5. Roy Charles Knappenberger was born 9 September 1886 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 21 October 1951 in Wichita, Kansas. Roy
married Mamie "Fay" HEATON, daughter of Joseph Heaton and Clara Heaton, on 17
March 1909 in Coats, Kansas. Faye was born 29 December 1888 in Coats,
Kansas and died 8 April 1974 in Wichita, Kansas. This couple is
buried in Lerado Cemetery, Reno Co., Kansas. Roy and Fay had two children.
a. Margaret "Jeanette" was born 28 February 1910 in Kingman
County, Kansas and died 21 March 1974 in Wichita, Kansas. She was
buried in Lerado Cemetery. She
married Orville Loren SALLEE, son of Samuel Sallee and Ida Belle Waite, on August 1942.
This marriage ended in divorce. Orville was born 20 Nov 1907 in Reno County, Kansas
and died 4 March 1988 in Johnson County, KS.
b. Roy Charles Knappenberger, Jr., MD was born 17 February 1916 in Penalosa,
Kansas. and died 19 October 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He married Cordelia Marie STRAUB,
daughter of George Straub and Caroline Gremminger on 19 Dec 1942 in Benton
County, Oregon. Cordelia was born 1918 in Wisconsin. Dr. Knappenberger served during
World
War II with the US Army Medical Corps in the Pacific.
They had 3 children.
6. George Edwin Knappenberger, Sr, MD known as "Ned" was born 29 March
1888 in McDonough County, Illinois and died 27 December 1948 in La Jolla,
California. George first married Gertrude JOHNSON about 1911 in
Kansas. Gertrude died before 1920 in Missouri. George
and Gertrude had
a daughter. George served with the U.S. Army Medical Corps from
1917-1918 in World War I. In the 1920 census, George is listed as a widower with his
daughter, Anabel, living in
Kansas City, Missouri. George's second marriage was
to Agnes Drusilla
ASKEY, daughter of Charles Francis Askey and Josephine Sellman, on 25 Aug
1921 in Jackson County, Missouri. Agnes was born 16 February 1891 in Ottawa County, Kansas and died 7 June
1990 in Moundridge, Kansas. George and Agnes had a son.
a. Annabelle Vierra Knappenberger was the daughter of George and Gertrude. She
was born 18 February 1913 in Kansas and
died in 1980.
b. George Edwin
Knappenberger, Jr, DVM was the son of George and Agnes. He was born 1 June
1927 in Kansas City, Missouri and died 17 May 1997 in Hutchinson,
Kansas. George married E. Jean STECHER on 14 June 1953 in Haven,
Kansas. They had 3 children.
7. Harry Cable Knappenberger was born 6 November 1890 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 22 January 1970 in Kansas City,
Missouri. Harry first married Ethel Mae WHEELER, daughter of Jay
Wheeler and Emma Moore, on 29 February 1912 in Kingman County, Kansas. Ethel
was born 28 Feb 1892 in Zenda, Kansas and died 2 May 1923 in Kingman County,
Kansas. Harry was buried at Walnut Hill Cemetery. Ethel Mae
was buried at Lerado Cemetery. Harry and Ethel had one son.
a. Harry "Clayton" Knappenberger was the son of Harry and Ethel. He was born
24 April 1923 in Kingman County,
Kansas. He married Maxine Myrtle SCHUPPENER on 10 July 1948 in
Jackson Co., Missouri. Maxine was born
17 Aug 1924 in Stitzer, Wisconsin and died 12 Jan 2005 in Carrollton,
Texas.
After the
death of Ethel, Harry Cable Knappenberger married a second time to Jewel Beatrice
WHEELER [Ethel's sister] on 7
December 1924 in Zenda, Kansas. Jewel was born 6 December 1900 in
Zenda,
Kansas and died 22 May 1983 in Wichita, Kansas. She is buried
in Walnut Hill Cemetery. Harry and
Jewel had one son.
b. Francis "Jay" Knappenberger was the son of Harry and Jewel. He was born 1927 in Kingman County, Kansas.
He married Mary Ann WEAVER, daughter of Hal Gaylord Weaver and Beaulah
Zwanzinger, on 28 May 1949. Mary Ann was born 26 Dec 1925 in
Alma, Kansas and died in Omaha, Nebraska on 4 April
2009. They had two children.
8. Margaret Lorraine Knappenberger was born 2 March 1896 in
Kingman County, Kansas and died 23 July 1986 in Johnson County,
Kansas. She married Ralph Chandler BOUCHER, DDS on 10 October 1916
in Kingman County, Kansas. Ralph was born 28 October 1892 in
Lawrence County, Missouri and died 3 January 1953 in Kansas City,
Missouri. They are buried at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City,
Missouri. They had two children.
a. Frank Chandler Boucher known as "Chan" was born in 1925 and married Wanda Joyce STEHLEY
on 3 September 1949.
b. Marilyn Boucher was born 19 August 1937 in Kansas City,
Missouri and died 24 November 1999 in Overland Park, Kansas. She
married James Curtis DALEY in November 1942. Jim was born 15 October
1925 in Missouri and died 29 September 1998 in Kansas. This couple
is buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
9. Ernest Frank Knappenberger known as "Frank" was born
7 January 1900 in Kingman County, Kansas and died 21 September 1956 in Del
Norte, Rio Grande County, Colorado. Frank married Marguerite COFFMAN
in November 1921 in Colorado. Marguerite was born
6 October 1902 in Denver, Colorado and died December 1986 in Del Norte, Colorado.
This couple is buried in the Del Norte Cemetery. They had
one daughter.
a. Jean Knappenberger was born 14 September 1922 in Colorado and died 12
November 1999 in Lakewood Colorado. She married Wallace Newbold.
JOHN KNAPPENBERGER (1855-?)
John was born about 1855 and died before 1860 as a child in McDonough
County, Illinois. We are unsure whether he was born in Westmoreland
County, PA or McDonough County, Illinois.
ELLA MAY KNAPPENBERGER (1858-1937)
Ella May was born May 1858 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 1937 in Good Hope, McDonough
County, Illinois. Ella married George W. STAPP,
son of J.W. Stapp and Mahala Y. Guy, on 18 January 1882 in McDonough
County, Illinois. George was born June 1854 in Illinois and died
between 1920 and 1930. We
have no records of any children born to this
couple.
CHARLES D. KNAPPENBERGER (1860-1940)
Charles D. was born 17 July 1860 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 12 February 1940 in McDonough
County, Illinois. He married Sarah "Anna" FAUL, daughter
of Philip and Hannah Faul, on 23 February 1887 in Good Hope, McDonough County, Illinois.
Anna was born 27 June 1867 in Ohio and died 24 June 1959 in McDonough
County, Illinois. This couple is buried in Good Hope Cemetery
in McDonough County, Illinois. They had eight children.
1. Carl G. Knappenberger was born December 1887 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 1912 in McDonough
County, Illinois. He is buried in Good Hope Cemetery, McDonough Co.,
Ilinois.
2. Claude Ernest Knappenberger was born 4 October 1889 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 7 October 1989 in Orange County,
California. Claude married Una MUSTAIN who was born 7
July 1891 in Illinois and died 11 October 1974 in Orange County,
California. Claude and Una had a daughter:
a. Naomi Knappenberger was born
1915 and died 18 March 1916 in Blandinsville, McDonough County,
Illinois. Naomi is buried in Glade City Cemetery in McDonough
County, Illinois.
3. Glenn Arthur Knappenberger was born 11 September 1891 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 11 November 1978 in
McDonough County, Illinois. Glenn married
Grace Marie MARSDON, daughter of Frances N. and
Laura E. Marsdon, in December 1915 in Illinois. Grace was born 20 February 1894 in
Illinois and died 11 May 1989 in McDonough County, Illinois. Glenn and Grace had
1 daughter:
a. Martha Jean Knappenberger was born 25 July 1922 and died 29 Oct 2002 in
Illinois. Martha Jean first married Edwin Franklin SHANKS (31
July 1921 in Illinois- 7 October 1999 in California ). This marriage
ended in divorce. They had three children. She married Newton Max SIMPSON
(6 Nov 1924 in Illinois-31 May 2000 Illinois ) in 1967.
4. Fern Knappenberger was born September 1893 in McDonough County,
Illinois and died in 1973. Nothing further is known about her at
this time.
5. Herman Roscoe Knappenberger was born 16 October 1895 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 5 June 1933 in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.
He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery. He married Wilma MAHARRY,
daughter of Josiah David Maharry and Naomi Jane Creel, who was born about 1902 in Illinois. They lived in San
Bernardino County, California in the late 1920s where their son, Kenneth
Eugene, was born 3 August 1929. In the 1930 census, this
family was living again in Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois with
Herman's parents. They moved to Tucson, Arizona about 1931
most likely due to Herman's tuberculosis. They had one
son:
a. Kenneth Eugene Knappenberger was born 3 August 1929 in San
Bernardino County, CA and died 12 Sept 2002 in Springfield, Lane County,
Oregon. He married Eva Marie ZELENY, daughter of Charles Zeleny and
Frances Pecha on 21 Jan 1962. Eva was born 11 June 1920 in Nebraska and died 3 March
2007 in Springfield, Lane County, Oregon. They had a son, Kurt
Knappenberger.
6. Ruth Knappenberger was born 1 July 1897 in McDonough County,
Illinois and died 1915 in
McDonough County, Illinois. She was buried in Good Hope
Cemetery.
7. Louis Lee Knappenberger, Sr. was born 11 August 1901 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 12 August 1975 in Orange County,
California. Louis first married Evalene [last name unknown] who was
born about 1907 in Illinois. He later married Margaret FENTON
who was born in Pennsylvania. This marriage ended in
divorce. Louis and Margaret had a son:
a. Louis Lee Knappenberger, Jr.
8. Keith Fred Knappenberger was born 22 December 1904 in
Sciota, McDonough
County, Illinois and died 19 May 1995 in Lewisville, Denton County,
Texas. Keith married Darlyne Elizabeth RUDDELL who was born 17 February
1906 in McDonough County, Illinois and died 23 December 1986 in Montgomery
County, Texas. This couple is buried in Garden Park Cemetery,
Conroe, Texas. Keith and Darlyne had 3 children:
a. Elizabeth Ann Knappenberger who married Lawrence
W. Cowdery , son of Harry M. Cowdery and Ina Wilson. Lawrence was
born 6 April 1924 and died 14 May 1995.
b. Charles Reginald Knappenberger who married Doris
June Cluck, daughter of Belmont C. Cluck and Myrtle Ann Small. Doris
was born 19 May 1933 and died 5 Feb 2009. c. Richard Keith
Knappenberger.
IVA BELLE KNAPPENBERGER (1864-1941)
Iva Belle was born 12 June 1864 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 8 April 1941 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County,
California. She married John Edgar BONWELL, son of Smith Bonwell and
Elizabeth Countryman, on 23 June 1886 in McDonough County,
Illinois. John
Bonwell was born 8 March 1853 in Hillsboro, Highland County, Ohio and died 23 December
1930 in Wyandotte, Kansas. This marriage ended in divorce.
This couple had four children.
1. Nella May Bonwell was born 2 June 1887 in Henderson
County, Illinois and died 23 January 1964 in Cowley County, Kansas.
Nella married John Edward HEARD on 31 December 1912 in Cowley County,
Kansas. John was born 22 March 1879 in Ashtabula County, Ohio and
died 29 May 1950 in Cowley County, Kansas. This couple is buried in
Riverview Cemetery, Arkansas City, Kansas. They had 2 daughters.
a. Mary Arlene Heard was born 25 October 1913 in Cowley County,
Kansas and died 20 December 1961 in Cowley County,
Kansas. She married Dodson O.
GIVENS (2 August 1910 and died 30 November 1996) and married W.M. BOYER.
b. Helen Elizabeth Heard was born 23 October 1918 in Cowley County,
Kansas and died in Columbus, Ohio on 18 June 1996. She married David
Edwin YOUNG on 25 April 1942. David was the son of Edwin Simmons
Young and Edith Christine Link. He was born 14 April 1918 in
Illinois.
2. Cora Ethel Bonwell was born 24 May 1889 in Henderson
County, Illinois and died 12 August 1924 in Deer Lodge County, Montana.
Cora married Roy CANTRELL on 12 September 1910 in Cowley County, Kansas.
Roy died 12 August 1924 in Anaconda, Deer Lodge
County, Montana. This couple died in a house fire. They
were buried in Winfield, Kansas. They had
no children.
3. John Edgar Bonwell II was born 4 May 1892 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 24 December 1963 in Alameda County, California.
John first married Marvelle Elizabeth WHITE, daughter of Lincoln and
Georgiana White, on 8 August 1918 in San
Francisco, California. Marvelle was born 12 October 1898 and died 10
April 1979. This marriage ended in divorce. John and
Marvelle had one daughter:
a. Virginia Bonwell was born 1919 in in Solano County,
California. She first married Earnest Howard Porter in 1943 who died
about 1945 in World War II with the US Air Force. Virginia
married Harold McKinnon about 1948.
John's second marriage was to Gladys
Ellen PATRICK on 29 September 1928 in Jackson County, Oregon. Gladys was
born 7 May 1904 in Tehama County, California and died 27 January 1986 in Alameda
County, California. John and Gladys had a son:
b. John Edgar Bonwell III
4. Elizabeth Winnogene Bonwell was born 29 March 1897 in
McDonough County, Illinois. She first married Robert Howard BARD,
Sr. and had a son: a. Robert Howard Bard, Jr. was born 5 June 1916
in Kansas and died 26 September 1994 in Los Angeles County, California. Elizabeth
then
married R.N. SHEFFLER and later married Jack HECK.
GEORGE BURTON "BERT" KNAPPENBERGER (1865-1932)
George Burton/Berton known as "Bert"
was born 1865 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 21 November 1932 in McDonough
County, Illinois. Bert married Mary
Belle SHOUSE, daughter of Richard L. and Mary J. Shouse, on 26 November 1890 in McDonough
County, Illinois. Mary known as
"Mae" was
born about 1866 in Kentucky and died 27
April 1948 in McDonough
County, Illinois. This couple is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. In the 1930 census, Bert was a merchant.
Bert and Mary had one son.
1. Richard Ray Knappenberger was born March 1892 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died 12 December 1918 in Peoria, Kansas. He married
Betty MITCHELL/PARKER who was born 1893 and died 1972. There
are no records for any children from this marriage. Richard is
buried in Oakwood Cemetery, McDonough County, Illinois.
CLARENCE A. KNAPPENBERGER (1867-1940)
Clarence A. known as "C.A." was born September 1867 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 31 January 1940 in LaHarpe,
Illinois. He first married Carrie BANKS, daughter of William and Caroline
Banks. Carrie was born 1869 most likely in Van Buren County, Iowa and died
1908 in Illinois. This couple is buried in La Harpe
Cemetery. They had two children. Clarence married a
second time to Susannah MAYNARD, daughter of Louis and Jennie K.
Maynard. Susan was born 1878 in Henderson County, Illinois and died
in 1923. In 1930, Clarence is listed as a widow and a druggist
in Dallas City, Illinois living in his sister-in-law's house, Ruth
Maynard.
1. Marjorie Lavinia Knappenberger was born October
1896 and died 1950 in Hancock County, Illinois. Marjorie married Harold Raymond GRACEY,
son of James and Alice Gracey, in April 1917.
Harold was born 23 October 1898 in Hancock Co., Illinois and died February 1986 in Dallas City,
Hancock County, Illinois. They had five children.
a. Virginia Carolyn Gracey was born 10 August 1918 in
Dallas City, IL and died 21 Jan 2009 in Stronghurst, IL. She
married George William KAMINSKI on 4 July 1937. George was born 15 February
1917 in Weaver, Iowa and died 28 March 1994 in Dallas City, Illinois.
They had 3 children.
b. Raemah Kathleen Gracey was born 26 September 1921 and died in
1964. She married Edward C. BRITTON who was born 1918. This
marriage ended in divorce. They had a daughter.
c. Wanda Lee Gracey was born 27 September 1926 in Hancock
Co., Illinois and died 1955.
She married Harry D. STANLEY on 7 November 1949. Harry was born 22
June 1915 and died 2 April 1994. They had 2 children.
d. Marjorie Louise Gracey was born 31 March 1929in
Hancock Co., Illinois and died 24 Dec 2009 in West Burlington, Illinois. She married
Glen Albert McBRIDE on 8 May 1948. Glen was born 19 October 1927 and
died 31 October 1959. Marjorie then married Robert WEESE on 12
Nov 1972.
e. Harold Raymond Gracey, Jr. was born 9 January 1934
in Hancock County, Illinois and died
January 1999 in Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois. Harold
married Shirley Ann LIVINGSTON on 9 December 1954. They had 2
children.
2. Lloyd W. Knappenberger was born 17 June 1900 in Illinois
and died 27 February 1987 in Hancock County, Illinois. He was a long
time pharmacist in Dallas City, Hancock County, Illinois and a veteran of
World War II. Lloyd never
married.
HARVEY CHASE KNAPPENBERGER (1871-1949)
Harvey Chase was born April 1871 in
McDonough County, Illinois and died 1949 in California from a car
accident. Harvey married Olive RHINEHART, daughter of Demos
and Sarah Rhinehart, about 1900 in Illinois. Olive known as
"Olie" was born about
1879 in Sciota Township, McDonough County, Illinois and died 1948 in California. They had three
children.
1. Lolita Knappenberger was born about 1903 in McDonough
County, Illinois and died about 1958 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lolita
married Leonard GRIFFIN, son of Clara Griffin Monger. Leonard was
born 22 November 1903 in LaHarpe, Illinois and died February 1998 in Fort Worth,
Tarrant County, Texas. They had two children: Joanne Griffin and Robert E.
Griffin.
2. Burdette R. Knappenberger was born 19 July 1908 in
Illinois and died January 2003. Burdette married Kathryn TUMEY, daughter of William
Harrison Tumey
and Anna Brown, on 27 January 1936 in Chicago, Illinois. Kathryn was
born 19 March 1910 in Good Hope, McDonough County, Illinois and died 12 November 1994 in McDonough County, Illinois. This
family is buried in Oakwood Cemetery. This couple had two children.
a. Jon Scott Knappenberger was born 20 January 1938 and died 18 September
1955 in McDonough County, Illinois from a car accident.
b. Shirley Kay Knappenberger was born 20 February 1941 in Macomb, Illinois
and died 1 November 1994 in Mundelein, Illinois. Shirley married
Joseph STERLING on 18 July 1964 in Chicago, Illinois.
3. Harvey Dean Knappenberger known as "Dean" was born 13 March
1918 in McDonough County, Illinois and died 10 October 2001 in Arizona. He married Josephine Mae
FORRESTER on 28 December 1939 in Jacksonville, Illinois. They had
two children: Gary Dean Knappenberger and Gail Mercer Knappenberger.
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