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George W Knappenberger

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George W Knappenberger

Birth
Manor, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
4 Sep 1897 (aged 70)
Sciota Township, McDonough County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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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." George and Lavina had nine children, including, John who 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.
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." George and Lavina had nine children, including, John who 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.

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