MOSES KNAPPENBERGER FAMILY
OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Johan Michael
(1709-1751)
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Conrad
(1748-1818)
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John
(1774-1863)
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Henry
(1798-1854)
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Moses
(1826-1898)
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Elizabeth Hanna (1850-1877) > 3 Children
Margaret Elisabeth (1852-1869)
Mary Caroline (1854-1926) > 1 Child
George Washington (1856-1942) > 5 Children
Sara Emma A. (1857-1885)
Henry John (1860-1918) > 3 Children
Darwin Taylor (1863-1934) > 1 Child
William (1865-1891)
James Gregg (1867-1876)
Jane Annie C. (1871-1894)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Moses Knappenberger was born 7 January 1826 in Salem Township, Westmoreland County, PA and died 7 April 1898 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. A biography on Westmoreland County states the following about Moses: “He received his education in the local schools of that region, and upon reaching manhood engaged in the tanning business, which he followed for his entire life, most of which was spent in the town of Grapeville, Pennsylvania. He was a staunch member of the Democratic party and a Lutheran in religion. He was always actively interested in the affairs of the community and held a number of important public offices on the church board.” Moses is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA.
Prior to his marriage, it is believed that Moses had a child with Catherina Anna KISTLER, daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Kistler. Catherina was born 15 January 1824 in Westmoreland County, PA. This couple never married. Catherina later married Andrew Kepple.
Moses married Magdalene CRUSHORE known as “Martha”, daughter of Johann George Crushore and Anna Elizabeth Margaret Baugham, about 1851 in Westmoreland County, PA. Martha was born 12 October 1829 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 15 January 1909 in Westmoreland County, PA. She is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA. Moses’ biography noted the following, “To Mr. and Mrs. Knappenberger, thirteen children were born, four of whom died in infancy.”
Moses Knappenberger; his wife, Magdalene
“Martha” [Crushmore] Knappenberger; and
daughter, Sara “Sadie” [Knappenberger] Allshouse,
Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA
[photo graciously provided by Jim Walthour]
CHILD OF MOSES KNAPPENBERGER AND CATHERINA KISTLER
ELIZABETH HANNA(H) KNAPPENBERGER (1850-1877)
Elizabeth Hanna(h) was born 6 January 1850 in Westmoreland County, PA and christened in the Denmark Manor Church. Her mother was listed as Catherina Anna Kistler by her maiden name which usually meant that she was unmarried. Elizabeth Hannah’s name was derived from her grandmother’s names [Elizabeth Kistler and Hannah Knappenberger]. She died 12 May 1877 in Westmoreland County, PA.
Elizabeth married Samuel KEMERER, son of Adam Kemerer, Jr. and Lydia Anna Smith, on 20 April 1871 in Westmoreland County, PA. He was born 16 October 1847 in Westmoreland County, PA and died there on 27 April 1915. This couple had three children.
1. Henry Cyrus Eberhart Kemerer known as “Cyrus” was born 30 December 1871 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 18 February 1923 in Westmoreland County, PA. Cyrus married Sadie Luella KEPPLE, daughter of Levi G. Kepple and Mary J. Heddinger, on 21 October 1896. Sadie was born 11 February 1877 and died in 1960 in Westmoreland County, PA. This couple is buried in Denmark Manor Church Cemetery. They had five children.
a. Francis Clark Kemerer was born 27 November 1897 in Westmoreland County, PA She may have married Harry Moore..
b. Clifford Miles Kemerer was born 13 September 1899 in Westmoreland County and died February 1968 in Jeannette, PA. He married Myra Elizabeth [maiden name unknown] who was born 6 August 1899 in PA and died January 1974 in Manatee County Florida. They and had a daughter named Betty J. Kemerer who was born about 1925.
c. Laurence Otto Kemerer known as Otto was born 15 April1905 in Westmoreland County, PA and died March 1973 in Westmoreland County, PA. He married Ruth Genevieve SMAIL, daughter of elmer Jones Smail and Anna Holmes Baker in 1927. Ruth was born 11 August 1907 and died February 1982 in Jeannette, PA. They had a daughter named Helen Kemerer born about 1927.
d. Beulah E. Kemerer was born about 1909 in Westmoreland County, PA She may have never married. She was single in the 1940 census living with her mother.
e. Luther “Eugene” Kemerer was born 27 October 1913 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 13 June 1978. He married Elva MAGILL, daughter of Alex and Elizabeth Magill. Elva was born 2 December 1913 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 21 December 2005 in Westmoreland County, PA. They had 3 children: Donald Eugene Kemerer (1937-1996), Luella M. Kemerer, and Patricia Kemerer.
2. Wilbert “Fulton” Kemerer was born 6 October 1874 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 18 December 1957 in Westmoreland County, PA. His first wife was Mary Florence GREBBS, daughter of Christian and Barbara Grebbs, who was born 7 October 1869 in Pennsylvania and died 8 March 1929 in Westmoreland County, PA. The 1910 census indicates no children at that time with his first wife, Mary. Also living in the household was his father, Samuel, at the age of 62 and a widower. However, in the 1920 census, Wilber and Mary had a daughter.
a. Lillian Louisa Prohaska was born13 January 1907 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA and died 1992 in Wisconsin. She was adopted by this couple. Lillian married Arthur Ray Klingensmith on 15 June 1924. Arthur was born 1 May 1901 in Allegheny County, PA and died 19 November 1986 in Westmoreland County, PA.
3. Emma Sibilla Kemerer was born 23 March 1877 in Westmoreland County, PA and died in 1891 in Westmoreland County, PA at the age of 14. Emma’s mother, Elizabeth, died just 2 months after her birth.
CHILDREN OF MOSES KNAPPENBERGER AND MAGDALENE CRUSHORE
MARGARET ELISABETH KNAPPENBERGER (1852-1869)
Margaret Elisabeth was born 3 March 1852 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA and died 24 October 1869 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA. She is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA.
MARY CAROLINE KNAPPENBERGER (1854-1926)
Mary Carolina was born 6 June 1854 in West Newton, Westmoreland County, PA and died 2 February 1926 in Allegheny County, PA. She married William H. HEAPS, son of John B. Heaps and Martha Heaps, on 4 February 1886. William was born 19 March 1841 in Maryland and died 30 July 1910 in Allegheny County, PA. He is buried in Homewood Cemetery, Allegheny County, PA. William served with the Union Army in the Civil War with Company B, 10th Maryland Infantry. In the 1910 census this family was living in Wilkinsburg, Allegheny County, PA.
1. Martha G. Heaps was born March 1887 in Allegheny County, PA and died sometime after the 1940 census. She married Warren Clair BEERS, son of George Thomas Beers and Hannah Elizabeth Eakins, about 1911 in Allegheny County, PA. Warren was born 30 September 1889 in Coalport, Cambria County, PA and died 20 November 1939 in Bedford,Bedford County, PA. They had three children.
a. George W. Beers was born about 1912 in Allegheny County, PA.
b. Marion C. Beers, a daughter, was born about 1914 and Allegheny County, PA
She married a William HAMILTON who was born about 1909 inPA.c. Clair Richard Beers was born about 1925 in Allegheny County, PA.
GEORGE WASHINGTON KNAPPENBERGER (1856-1942)
George Washington was born 2 February 1856 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA and died 25 February 1942 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. George married Anna Eaby SENSENICH, daughter of Jacob Sensenich and Mary Sensenich, on 4 April 1889 in Irwin, Westmoreland County, PA. Anna was born 9 November 1858 in Chester County, PA and died 29 June 1943 in Jeannette, PA. This couple is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery. George was engaged in the water well business in Jeannette, PA. They had five children.
George Washington Knappenberger
Anna Eaby [Sensenich] Knappenberger
Anna Eaby [Sensenich] Knappenberger
[photos graciously provided by Sherry Zealley]
George Washington Knappenberger,
Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA
[photo graciously provided by Jim Walthour]
1. Chester William Knappenberger was born 18 March 1890 in Grapeville, Westmoreland County, PA and died 27 April 1936 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. Chester served in the medical corp during World War I as did his younger brother, Moses. He married Jennie Maude LEHR, daughter of Amandus Lehr and Alice Trach, in 1920 in Warren, Ohio. Jennie was born 12 June 1895 in Wilkes Barre, PA and died May 1979 in California. They had two children.
Maud Sensenich Griffith,
Chester William Knappenberger,
Moses Thamar Knappenberger,
Ruth Knappenberger
[photo graciously provided by Sherry Zealley]
Chester William Knappenberger
[photo graciously provided
by Richard A. Newhouse]
a. Ruby “Alice” Ann Knappenberger was born 11 November 1920 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio and died 25 September 1988 in Springfield, Oregon. She married three times to the following men: John VAN WYE (14 November 1920-25 November 2000), James Peter VIOLI (7 December 1925-16 April 1988), Joseph Frederick GREGORY (20 October 1930-November 1990).
b. George William Knappenberger was born 22 June 1923 in Warren, Ohio and died 14 January 2006 in Warren, Ohio. He married Marion Leone HARTER, daughter of Phra Aston Harter and Ruby Watkins, on 20 September 1944. Marion was born 23 August 1924 in Warren, Ohio and died 27 January 2000 in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio. They are buried in Oakwood Cemetery. George served in World War II.
2. Moses Thamar Knappenberger, MD was born 13 March 1892 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died August 1972 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Moses was a Captain during World War I in the Medical Corp. He married Jane Reese THOMAS in 1925 in Niles, Ohio. Jane was born about 1900 and died 16 January 1961 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Moses married a second time to Margaret I. FRASER, daughter of William and Jessie Fraser, who was born 27 October 1911 in Allegheny County, PA and died 24 February 2007 in Ashland County, Ohio. Margaret had been married previously to a Mr. Prack. Moses and Jane had two children.
a. George Thomas “Tom” Knappenberger was born in 1927. He married Dianne Van Huffel, daughter of Howard Van Huffel and Anne Lockwood. Dianne was born 19 November 1934 in Warren, Ohio and died 18 October 2005 in Louisville, KY. They had 4 children. He then married Dorothy M. BORGSCHULTE who was born 8 August 1929 and died 23 February 2009 in Louisville, KY.
b. Samuel T. Knappenberger, M.D. was born about 1929. He married Margaret RHODES and had 3 children.
3. Ruth Knappenberger was born 9 November 1893 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 13 July 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She married Frank Samuel RUFF, Jr., son of Frank Samuel Ruff, Sr. and Isabella Hild, on 24 March 1915 in Jeannette, PA. Frank was born 17 March 1893 in Braddock, PA and died 23 February 1955 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA. They had three children. In the 1930 census, Frank and Ruth with their family are living in Jeannette, PA. Also living in the household in the 1930 census was a Charles Knappenberger, listed as age 13, and a cousin. We believe this is a child of William Daniel Knappenberger who died in 1928 [see below].
Ruth Knappenberger Ruff
[photos graciously provided
by Sherry Zealley]
a. Chester George Ruff was born 4 August 1916 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died 3 December 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He married Hilda SARRIA on 14 February 1948 in Honolulu. Hilda was born in 1920 in Nicaragua. They had 5 children.
Chester George Ruff
[photo graciously provided
by Sherry Zealley]b. Robert Franklin Ruff, MD was born on 23 August 1917 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died 19 November 1963 in Los Angeles, California. He first married Wanda KIRK on 14 December 1947 but this marriage ended in divorce. He married Doris PETSKA on 14 September 1956 in Honolulu, Hawaii. They had 3 children.
Robert Franklin Ruff
[photo graciously provided
by Sherry Zealley]c. Isabell Jene Ruff was born 17 February 1919 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died 26 June 1997 in Sandy, Utah. She married Gerald Joseph ROCK on 7 November 1942 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA. Gerald was born 27 June 1909 in Denver, Colorado and died 12 April 1989 in Hemet, California. They had a daughter and a son.
Isabell Jene Ruff Rock
Four Generations: Isabella Hild Ruff,
Frank Samuel Ruff Jr, Isabell Jene Ruff Rock,
Sherry Zealley
Three Generations:
Isabell Jene Ruff Rock,
Sherry Zealley and daughter
[photos graciously provided
by Sherry Zealley]
4. Martha Olive Knappenberger known as “Olive” was born 27 December 1896 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 30 October 1983 in Marion, Marion County, Ohio. She married John W. LORD, son of William F. Lord and Nancy Jane Garver, in 1917 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. John was born 13 September 1890 in New Florence, Westmoreland County, PA and died 31 December 1937. They are buried in Brush Creek, Adamsburg, Westmoreland County, PA. They had two children.
Martha Olive Knappenberger
[photo graciously provided
by Sherry Zealley]
a. Jane S. Lord known as “Jennie” was born about 1918 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. She married a Mr. DAVIS.
b. John Knappenberger Lord was born 4 November 1922 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died 24 June 2008 most likely in Washington state. He married Lillian Jane RUGH, daughter of Frank Arthur Rugh and Hazel Gibson Witt, on 5 September 1942. Lillian was born 30 April 1924. They had two children.
5. John Franklin Knappenberger was born 17 June 1900 in Westmoreland County, PA and died there on 9 June 1941. He married Lorna G. KOCH, daughter of Karl R. and Wilhelmina Koch, in 1923. This marriage ended in divorce. Lorna was born 23 February 1900 in Export, Westmoreland County, PA. John took over his father’s well drilling business in Jeannette, PA. John F. Knappenberger is buried at Brush Creek Cemetery with his parents. They had a daughter.
John Franklin Knappenberger,
Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA
[photo graciously provided by Jim Walthour]
a. Olive L. Knappenberger was born 17 January 1924 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 11 November 2008 in PA. In the 1940 census, Olive Knappenberger is listed as 16 years of age, a boarder living with Caro (?) Caroline Knappenberger, age 63, single and a milliner. We do not know at this time the family connection; Olive’s parents were divorced by this date. Olive married Ernest S. HOLZWORTH, son of William C. and Irene Holzworth, on 14 November 1947. Ernest was born 4 October 1918 in Lancaster, PA and died 8 June 2003 in Allegheny County, PA. They had 4 sons.
SARA EMMA A. KNAPPENBERGER (1857-1885)
Sara Emma A. known as “Sadie” was born 10 December 1857 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA and died 29 July 1885 in Westmoreland County, PA. She was buried in Brush Creek Cemetery with her parents. She married Daniel A. ALLSHOUSE, son of Francis Allshouse and Jane A. Marchand, on 25 December 1884 in Westmoreland County, PA. Daniel was born 23 June 1863 in Westmoreland County, PA and died at the age of 72 on 5 December 1935 in Westmoreland County, PA. There were no children born to this union. After Sara’s death, Daniel married Susan E. Gongaware on 3 February 1890 with whom he had a daughter named Catherine A. Allshouse (born about 1896 in Westmoreland County, PA who married David E. Maxwell). Daniel is also buried in Brush Creek Cemetery.
HENRY JOHN KNAPPENBERGER (1860-1918)
Henry John was born 12 September 1860 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 14 January 1918 in Altoona, Blair County, PA. He married Emma Esther ALLSHOUSE on 23 March 1882 in Westmoreland County, PA. Emma was the daughter of Francis Allshouse and Jane Marchand and was the sister of Daniel who married Sadie Knappenberger [see above]. Emma was born 22 May 1861 in Radebaugh Station, Westmoreland County, PA and died 19 May 1945 in Westmoreland County, PA. They are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, PA. They had three children.
1. Sarah Cordilla Knappenberger was born 29 December 1882 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 24 September 1911 in Blair County, PA. She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, PA.
2. William Daniel Grover Knappenberger was born 21 October 1884 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 21 November 1928 in Westmoreland County, PA. He moved to Phoenix, Arizona for respiratory problems. In the 1923 business directory for Phoenix, Arizona, William D. Knappenberger is listed as president of Zip Tire Service, Inc. William was married to Ruth Elizabeth MARATTA, daughter of Harry B. and Sarah Maratta. Ruth was born June 1889 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died sometime after 1940. They had 3 children.
a. Ruth Knappenberger was born 10 June 1914 in Juniata, Blair County, PA and died 31 December 1914 in Blair County, PA. She is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, PA.
b. Charles Dean Knappenberger was born 26 June 1916 in Blair County, Pennsylvania and died 24 August 1992 in Virginia Beach, VA. He is listed in the 1930 census as 13 years of age and living in the household of Ruth Knappenberger Ruff and her husband, Frank Ruff [see above]. Charles’ father had died in 1928. In the 1940 census, Charles D. Knappenberger is 23 and single living in Lakewood, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with his remarried mother, Ruth Saylor, and his younger brother, William J. Knappenberger. Charles D. Knappenberger served with the US Navy during World War II as a Chief Electricians Mate on the USS Holt and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. In 1950, he married Lorraine HATFIELD, daughter of James Hatfield and Lela Hughes, who was born 14 May 1920 in Ducktown, TN and died 15 August 1991 in Virginia Beach, VA. Their obituaries do not indicate any children. They are buried in Princess Anne Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, VA.
c. William Junior Knappenberger was born 22 April 1922 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. His birth certificate indicates his given name was “Billie Junior” however his social security application gives his name as “William Junior Knappenberger” while his grave marker is written as “Bill J. Knappenberger”. In 1940 at the age of 17, he was living in Lakewood, Ohio, with his mother, Ruth Saylor and stepfather, Russell Elmer Saylor as well as his older brother, Charles D. Knappenberger. Bill died 6 May 1998 in Loma Linda, California and is buried in Riverside National Cemetery in Loma Linda, California. His marker indicates he was a member of the US Navy SF 3 during World War II. If you know anything further about Bill (Junior) Knappenberger, we would appreciate hearing from you at jsappleton@windstream.net.
3. James Harvey Knappenberger (Sr.) was born 5 January 1894 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and died 21 March 1925 in Westmoreland County, PA. James is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Altoona, Blair County, PA. He married Ruth Priscilla MURRAY, daughter of William W. and Carrie Murray, on 30 November 1918. Ruth was born April 1894 in Blair County, PA. [Ruth had been married previously and had a daughter named Pauline. In 1925, this daughter’s name was Pauline Corbin. In 1983, Pauline’s name was Pauline Gonzales, and she lived in Altoona, PA.] In the 1920 census, the James Harvey Knappenberger (Sr.) family lived in Phoenix, Arizona. In the 1923 Phoenix Directory, James H. Knappenberger is listed as a bottler. James and Ruth had one son together.
a. James Harvey Knappenberger, Jr. was adopted by his grandaunt Cordillia known as “Dillie” or “Tillie” Allshouse Klingensmith and her husband Harvey David Klingensmith of Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. Cordillia was the sister of Emma Allshouse Knappenberger who was James’ grandmother. Cordillia and Harvey Klingensmith were childless and, upon the death of James Harvey Knappenberger Sr. in 1925, they adopted this son and changed his last name to Klingensmith. Therefore, there is a Klingensmith family of Jeannette, PA that is actually a branch of the Knappenberger family.
James Harvey Klingensmith (born Knappenberger) was born 29 August 1920 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona and died 9 October 1983 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA. He served as a medic during World War II. James married Edna “Jane” THOMPSON, daughter of Annie Scott, on 30 September 1938. Jane was born 4 April 1922 and died 28 July 1989. James and Jane are buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA.
His obituary read: “James H. Klingensmith, 63, of 807 Evans St., Jeannette, died Sunday, October 9, 1983 in Jeannette District Memorial Hospital. Born August 29, 1920 in Phoenix, Ariz., he was a son of the late James H. and Ruth Murray Knappenberger. Before his retirement, he was an employee of Westinghouse Corp., East Pittsburgh, and a member of the Clerk’s Association of Westinghouse. He was also a member of the Grace United Church of Christ, Jeannette, and the 3 M’s Bible Class of the church. He was an organizer and past treasurer of the Westmoreland Stroke Club. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his adopted parents, Harvey and Cordilla Klingensmith.”
DARWIN TAYLOR KNAPPENBERGER (1863-1934)
Darwin Taylor known as “D.T.” was born 27 November 1863 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 1934 in Orange County, Florida. He married Elizabeth Rugh MAXWELL known as “Lizzie”, daughter of David A. Maxwell and Susanna Margaret Rugh, who was born September 1865 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and died in 1950 in Orange County, Florida. A biography on Darwin states: “Darwin T. Knappenberger, one of the most successful merchants of Jeannette, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, is a native of this country, as was his father before him, but is descended from good old German stock of the type which has played so important a part in the development of the western part of the State…” In the 1930 census, Darwin and Elizabeth were living in Orlando, Orange County, Florida. Darwin and Lizzie had one daughter.
D.T. owned a farm [pictured below] about half way between Hunker and old Madison in Westmoreland County, PA. Local tradition states that British General Edward Braddock, of the French & Indian War, encamped on this farm. During the French and Indian War, the French had taken control of what is now Pittsburgh building a Fort called Ft. Duquesne at the confluence of the two rivers that make up the Ohio River. This land was claimed by the British and in fact the colony of Virginia had earlier sent a young Lieutenant Colonel named George Washington in 1754 to try and gain the land back. He was unsuccessful. In June of 1755, General Edward Braddock was sent by the British to Virginia to take command. He marched against Fort Duquesne with 1,400 Redcoats and a smaller number of colonials, only to be ambushed and decisively defeated by a much smaller force of French and Indians. Braddock died during the battle and only 500 of his men led by Colonel Washington made their way back to Virginia.
Postcard Which Reads, “Oak Tree
And Spring On The Knappenberger
Farm Near Madison, PA – 1908”
1. Zedith R. Knappenberger was born 2 February 1889 in Jeannette, Westmoreland County, PA and died 24 May 1970 in Orange County, Florida. She married William Frederick WENDT, son of August and Elizabeth Wendt, on 22 November 1911 in Westmoreland County, PA. William was born 6 April 1889 in Port Byron, Rock Island County, Illinois and died November 1974 in Orange County, FL. In 1920 this family was living in Jeannette, PA, but in 1930 they were living in East Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois. They had two children.
a. Kathleen D. Wendt was born about 1913 in Westmoreland County, PA
b. Darwin Taylor Wendt was born 1 May 1915 and died 23 May 2005 in Greensboro, Guildford County, NC. He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Martinsville, VA. He married Ann BOOKER and they had 2 children.
WILLIAM KNAPPENBERGER (1865-1891)
William [baptized as Wilhelm] was born 29 November 1865 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA. He died 3 December 1891 in Westmoreland County, PA at the age of 26 and unmarried. He is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA.
JAMES GREGG KNAPPENBERGER (1867-1876)
James Gregg was born 27 May 1867 in Westmoreland County, PA and died 21 April 1876 in Westmoreland County, PA at 8 years and 11 months of age. He is buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, Westmoreland County, PA.
JANE ANNIE C. KNAPPENBERGER (1871-1894)
Jane Annie C. [or Janie C.] was born 10 February 1871 in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, PA. She died 21 May 1894 in Westmoreland County, PA. Known as “Jennie”, she married Robert Byerly NALEY, son of Levi Paul Naley and Anna Catherine Kistler, on 16 June 1893 in Westmoreland County, PA. Robert was born 30 October 1863 in Penn Township, Westmoreland County,PA and died 28 September 1933 in Allegheny County, PA. He is buried in Union Cemetery. Jennie died just one year after her marriage. There are no records of any children born to this couple Robert remarried to Sadie Jane COULTER.
SPECIAL THANKS
Marc Steiner, great-grandson of James Harvey (Knappenberger) Klingensmith, who provided us information on the Henry J. Knappenberger and Emma Esther Allshouse family!
Additional information and photos are welcome for this family. Please contact us at jsappleton@windstream.net Thank you.