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GENERAL INFORMATION
Henry A. Knappenberger was born 7 June 1837 in Westmoreland
County, PA and died 8 November 1914 in Oklahoma. He
married Anna M. SHAW on 29 August 1869 in Andrew County, Missouri. Anna was
born 14 April 1839 in Illinois and died 9 November 1878 in High Prairie, Andrew County,
Missouri at the age of 39. She is buried in Whitesville Cemetery, Andrew
County, Missouri. Henry and Anna had one son who lived to adulthood: George L. Knappenberger.
Henry
then married Martha Elvira
DEAN on 15 February 1880 in Whitesville, Andrew County, Missouri. Martha was born
26 December 1860 in Andrew County, Missouri and died 2 September 1948 in Shawnee,
Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. Henry and Martha and a number of their
children are buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, Oklahoma. Henry and Martha had five children: Frank, Agnes, Alma, Homer, and
Clarence.
CHILDREN
OF HENRY KNAPPENBERGER AND ANNA M. SHAW
GEORGE L. KNAPPENBERGER (1870-1952)
George L. was born in 3 August 1870 in Missouri and died 7 January 1952 in
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. . He was 8 years old
when his mother, Anna, died. The 1910 census for
Washington Twp., Caddo County, OK lists George L. Knappenberger as 37 years of
age, born in Missouri with his wife, Blanch, age 24, (born about 1886 in
Illinois). They had
been married 1 year and had no children. George was listed as a retail
merchant. In 1930 he was living in Platte Twp., Andrew County, Missouri at
the age of 59, single, and born in Missouri. He is listed as a cousin and living
in the household of Raymond Knappenberger. He is listed as a salesman of dry
goods.
George seemingly moved to Arizona about 1934 where his half brother, Frank
Knappenberger, lived. George was a fire insurance salesman.
His death certificate indicates that he was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park
in Phoenix, Arizona.
INFANT KNAPPENBERGER (1872-1872)
An infant was born to Henry and Anna in August 1872 who died shortly thereafter on
21 Aug 1872 in Andrew County, Missouri. This child (gender unknown) was
buried in Whiteville Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri.
INFANT KNAPPENBERGER (?)
Another infant was born to Henry and Anna and is buried in Whitesville
Cemetery, Andrew County, Missouri.
CHILDREN
OF HENRY KNAPPENBERGER AND MARTHA E. DEAN
FRANK KNAPPENBERGER (1881-1968)
Frank was born 6 September 1881 in Andrew
County, Missouri and died December 1968 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona.
Frank was an oil wildcatter, banker, farmer and investor in Earlsboro,
Oklahoma. In the 1920 census for Econtuchka, Seminole County, Oklahoma,
Frank was listed as a vice president of a bank. The family moved to Phoenix,
Arizona in 1929. Frank married Edith
Catherine STAGGS about 1913. She was born 28 July 1890 in Ohio and died December 1970 in Phoenix,
Arizona. They had two children.
1. Henry Moulton Knappenberger known as "Moulton" was born
22 December 1917 in Seminole County, Oklahoma and died 15 February 1966 in Phoenix,
Arizona. Moulton was a cotton rancher. He married Marion
Elizabeth WALLINDER, daughter of Carl Wallinder and Olga Nordahl. Marion
was born 19 October 1919 in Chicago, Illinois and died
11 November 1994 in Phoenix, Arizona. Marion later married Wesley
Bolin who became the Governor of Arizona. Moulton and Marion had two
sons: Bruce and Steven.
2. Martha Belle Knappenberger was born 15 November
1925 in Seminole County,
Oklahoma and died 19 May 1975 in Los Angeles, California. She married
Mr. DEVOL on 28 Dec 1945. This couple had two
daughters: Kathleen and Carolyn.
AGNES KNAPPENBERGER (1884-1970)
Agnes was born 19 June 1884 in Whitesville, Andrew County,
Missouri and died October 17, 1970 in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. She
married Ernest Henry SNELLINGS, son of Elisha Alexander Snellings and Sarah
Ann Johnson, on 1 July 1903 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Ernest Henry
Snellings was born 17 September 1881 in San Saba, Texas and died 25 March 1966 in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
This couple is buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, Oklahoma. They had
four children:
1. Floy Loraine Snellings (son) was born 19 May 1904 in
Oklahoma and died 24 April 1966. He married Della Angeline Thompson and
had a daughter named June Delaine Snellings. He later married Billie
Hicks.
2. Glenda Snellings was born 16 Feb 1910 in
Pottawatomie County, OK and died 9 June 1973 in Oklahoma. She married
John W. Foreacker on 24 July 1969. John (known as Jack) was born 14
Oct 1910 in Shawnee, Oklahoma and died 25 April 2004 in Danville, California.
3. Marceline Snellings (known as Marcia) was born 26 Dec 1911 in
Pottawatomie County, OK and died 11 Dec 2008 in San Angleo, Texas. She married Thomas "Roland" Parrett,
son of William Ottoway and Mary Estella Parrett, on 7 Feb 1938. Thomas
was born 10 Dec 1910 in Monterey, Tennessee and died 10 March 2004 in San
Angelo, Texas. they are buried in Lawnhaven memorial Cemetery in
San Angelo, Texas. They had 3 children: Charles Roland Parrett (7
Aug 1940-2 Feb 1974), Judith Ann Parrett and Thomas Michael Parrett.
4. Ernestine Snellings died in infancy.
HOMER KNAPPENBERGER (1885-1932)
Homer was born 27 September 1885 in Whitesville, Andrew County,
Missouri and died 7 June 1932 in Greenville, Hunt County, Texas. Homer owned two cotton
gins and traded cotton in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. Homer married
Carrie G. BURCH, daughter of Joseph and Delia Burch, in 1907. Carrie was born 13 April 1889
in Indian Territory (later Oklahoma) and died 27 December 1978 in Shawnee,
Oklahoma.
They are buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, Oklahoma. They had three daughters:
1. Mable Knappenberger was born 22 Oct 1908 and died 22 Dec
1910. She is buried in Violet Cemetery in Pottawatomie County,
OK.
2. Arline Knappenberger was born 31 Oct 1909 in Earlsboro, Seminole
County, OK and died 2 March 2006 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK.
Arline married Harry BELL who died 15 Nov 1957 in Oklahoma. They are
buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Shawnee, OK. Arline had no
children.
3. Freeda Laverne Knappenberger was born 20 Feb 1913 in Seminole
County, OK and died 22 Jan 1999 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, OK. She
is buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, OK. She
married Haskell McCLURE, son of Henry C. and Addie McClure.
Haskell was born 20 Dec 1908 in Pottawatomie Co., OK and died 12 Dec 1984 in
Oklahoma. They had four children:
a. Homer Clayton McClure (known a Clay) was born 22 Jan 1938 in
Shawnee, OK and died 29 may 1994 in Oklahoma. He is buried in rest Haven
Memorial Park, Shawnee, OK.
b. Haskell Harley McClure (known as Chub) was born 24 Nov 1939 in
Shawnee, OK and died in Seminole county, OK on 8 Nov 2008. He is buried
in Little Cemetery, Seminole County, OK.
c. Carrie Jean McClure (known as C.J.) who married Cliff Brasier.
d. Verldine McClure (known as Geri) who married a Mr. Huston.
ALMA KNAPPENBERGER (1887-1933)
Alma was born 30 August 1887 in Whitesville, Andrew County, Missouri
and died 16 December 1933 in Lincoln County, Oklahoma at the age of 46. Alma married
Charles Cecil COWDEN, son of Robert Allen Cowden and Elizabeth Olinger.
Charlie was born 31 July 1878 in Polk County, Missouri and died 21
August 1938 in Lincoln Co., Oklahoma. In 1920 and 1930 censuses, this
family was living in the town of Meeker, South Chowtaw Twp., Lincoln County, Oklahoma.
Charles was a manager of a lumberyard. Alma and
Charlie are buried in Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma. They had two
sons and a daughter.
1. George Daniel Cowden was born 18 December 1905 in
Lincoln County, Oklahoma and died 14 Nov 1964 in Harris County, Texas. He married Melba L. [maiden name unknown] about 1927.
Melba was born about 1907 in Oklahoma. In the 1930 census, they had two
children and were living with George's parents. These two children were
Charles D. Cowden and Velda L. Cowden.
2. Allen "Boyd" Cowden was born 11 August 1908
in Lincoln Co., Oklahoma and
died 20 March 1991 in Riverside County, California. Boyd was an Oklahoma State Senator.
He married Charlotte Marie Hampton, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Hampton and
Sylvia Garnett Brown, on 29 July 1939. Charlotte was born 8 Feb 1911 in
Lincoln County, OK and died Oct 1970 in Chandler, OK. They had a son named
Alan "Buddy" Cowden who was born 6 August 1930 in Lincoln Co., OK and died 26 Feb
2002 in Oklahoma.
3. Alma J. Cowden was born about 1921 in
Meeker, Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Nothing further is known of her at
this time.
CLARENCE KNAPPENBERGER (1895-1970)
Clarence (known as "Smoke") was born 12 March 1895 in
Whitesville, Andrew Co, Missouri and died May 1970 in Blaine County, Oklahoma. He
was the postmaster for Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma. Clarence married Oretta
Leone
BILLS, daughter of Abe Bills and Christina Meyer. Oretta was born 6 June
1896 in Waverly, Iowa and died July 1987 in Watonga, Blaine County, Oklahoma.
Clarence served in World War I and was a Captain of the National Guard
in Oklahoma in 1925. In the 1920 census for Watonga, Blaine
County, Oklahoma, Clarence was single and was boarding at Bill's Boarding House
where Oretta was listed as single daughter, age 23. At that
time, Clarence was listed as a pharmacist. Clarence and Oretta had no children. They went on to run the boarding house in Watonga and, after enlarging it,
renamed it The Noble
Hotel which is now registered as a National Historic Building.
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