Lydia (Ackerman) Knapp (1805 - 1881)

Born 3 May 1805 in Galway, Saratoga, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Coulson — married 6 Jun 1846 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Aug 1881 at age 76 in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

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Biography

Birth and Family

Lydia Ackerman was born on 3 May 1805, in Galway, Saratoga, New York, United States. She was the daughter of Henry Ackerman and Mary Magdalena Muffly.

Marriage

Lydia was married three times. She had a total of nine children with two of her husbands. Lydia's first marriage was to (#1) Silas Knapp. Together, Lydia and Silas had seven children.

Lydia's second marriage was to George Coulson, resulting in two children.

Lydia's third and final marriage was to James Rollins, no children.

Children

Children born to Lady Lydia Ackerman and Mr. Silas Knapp:

1. Silas Knapp, 1797–1845;

2. Albert Knapp, 1825–1864.

3. Melvina Knapp, 1827–1828;

4. Marinda Melvina (Knapp) Glazier, b. 1830; d. 1916.

5. Helen Delora Melvina Mendenhall, 1833–1910;

6. William Knapp, 1840–1916;

7. Emma Amelia (Knapp) Elmer, 1843–1926.

Lydia's second marriage was to George Coulson. Children born to Lydia and George:

1. Eliza Sarinda Coulson, 1848–1903;

2. George Coulson, 1850–1851.

Siblings

1. Lewis Ackerman, b. 1807; d. 1900.

2. Celinda Ackerman, b. 1809; d. 1903.

3. Eliza Ann Ackerman, b. 1815; d. 1870.

4. Seymour Ackerman, b. 1818; d. 1840.

5. James Ackerman, b. 1820; d. 1883.

6. Emily M Ackerman, b. 1823; d. 1886.

7. Chrvice Ackerman, b. 1827.

Death and Burial

Lydia passed away on 08 Aug 1881, in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States. She was laid to rest in the Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah Territory, United States.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #12169454
• "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZG6-SHT : 3 March 2021), Lydia Akerman in entry for Marinda Melvina Glazier, 31 May 1916; citing Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, certificate 193, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm.
• United States 1870 Census. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (Original index: United States Census, 1870. FamilySearch, 2014(https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1588/rd/28023/224/537179375)

• United States 1880 Census. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (Original index: United States Census, 1880. FamilySearch, 2014(https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1589/rd/29867/796/635121679)
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-BC2D : 8 August 2020), Lydia Ackerman Coulson, ; Burial, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States of America, Provo City Cemetery; citing record ID 12169454, Find a Grave, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12169454).