Christian Friedrich Knapp (abt. 1795)

Born about 8 Aug 1795 in Holzmaden, Kirchheim, Württemberg, Germany

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Bremer) Knapp — married 19 Oct 1826 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in USA

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Biography

This is the profile for Christian F. Knapp, the father of John Knapp.

Middle Name

The fact that Christian's middle name was Friedrich is established by his marriage record, which gives his full name as Christian Friedrich Knapp.^[1]

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Christian's parentage and date and place of birth are uncertain. According to the profile for son John Knapp in the 1887 Portrait and Biographical Album of Benton County, Iowa, Christian was born in Stuttgart, Germany.^[2] Christian's German origins are further supported by the 1880 US Census entry for son John Knapp, which states that John's father was born in Germany.^[3]

Based on the entry for 1830 US Census, which indicated that Christian was aged 30-40,^[4] and the 1840 US Census, which indicates that Christian was aged 40-50,^[5] Christian was born sometime in 1790-1800.

Christian may have been the Christian Knapp, son of Jacob Knapp and Anna Barbara (Haller) Knapp of Holzmaden-Jesingen, Wuerttemberg, Germany (about 40 miles souttheast of Stuttgart), who was born (or baptized) on August 8, 1795.^[6]

Immigration; Residency in Philadelphia

According to the profile for son John Knapp in the Portrait and Biographical Album of Benton County, Iowa, Christian emigrated from Germany to America in 1807 and settled in Philadelphia.^[2]

Marriage

Christian married Maria Bremer in Philadelphia on October 19, 1826.^[1][2]

US Censuses

Christian and Maria settled in Spring Garden, Pennsylvania. The 1830 US Census for Spring Garden includes a household headed by Christian F. Knapp, containing one male under 5 (son John?), one male 30-40 (Christian), one female under 5, and two females 20-30 (wife Maria and an unidentified other woman).^[4]

The 1840 US Census for Spring Garden, Pennsylvania includes a household headed by Christian F. Knapp, containing one male under 5, one male 5-10, one male 10-15 (son John?), one male 20-30 (unknown), one male 40-50 (Christian), one female under 5, one female 5-10, one female 10-15 and one female 30-40 (wife Maria).^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Pennsylvania, Church Marriages, 1682-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WF-12QH : accessed 10 May 2020), Christian Friedrich Knapp and Maria Bremer, 19 Oct 1826; citing Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, various churches and archives, Pennsylvania; FHL microfilm 1,312,259.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Portrait and Biographical Album of Benton County, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1887. pp. 276-277. Link to pages at google.books.com.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKP-4XR : 19 August 2017), John Knap, Cedar, Benton, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 139D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,326.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH57-1PH : 26 August 2017), Cristr F Knapp, Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing 305, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 158; FHL microfilm 20,632.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTB-BS9 : 8 September 2017), Christian F Knapp, Spring Garden Ward 1, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 355, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 487; FHL microfilm 20,555.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Hepsisau, Holzmaden, Jesingen u. Tlingen Familienbuch, Familienregister, Index u. Seelenregister 1741-1942, Ancestry.com. Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985 (database on-line). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Link to image at ancestry.com. See image attached to this profile.

See also:

• The Harold (Hal) Hileman Family Home Page:Information about John Knapp