#2808 Franklin Jefferson Knepper ( John Frederick KnepperJohn KnepperJohn Jacob "Jacob" KnepperHans Peter KnepperHans Peter KnepperHans Peter KnepperTilmann Knepper )

Franklin was born 13 Dec 1858 in Benton Ridge, Hancock Co., Ohio. He died 4 Jan 1904 from blood poisoning. He was buried in Benton Ridge Cemetery, Blanchard Twp., Hancock Co., Ohio.

He was a mail carrier and had a shoe repair shop.

Franklin married #2978 Arletta C. "Lettie" Reid.

Marriage notes

They married 29 Sep 1887 in Benton Ridge, Hancock Co., Ohio.

 

Lettie was born 5 Feb 1872. She died 13 Jan 1910 in Hancock Co., Ohio. She was buried in Benton Ridge Cemetery, Blanchard Twp., Hancock Co., Ohio.

She is the daughter of Alexander G. & Mary Jane (Gallant) Reid.

Arletta remarried to Charles E. Lamping on 1 Feb 1908 and had a daughter, Mary Etta Lamping b. 18 Mar 1909. In 1910, Charles Lamping lived in Hancock Co., Ohio with no wife and many Knepper step-children and one daughter.

After Frank died Arletta took over his mail route and his shoe repair business.

Children of this relationship:

#3563FiLulu Mary Knepper(12 Jul 1888–16 Feb 1973)
#3564FiiBessie Roberta Knepper(20 Sep 1890–12 Nov 1978)
#3565MiiiGuy Franklin Knepper(4 Jul 1893–17 Mar 1970)
#3566MivClarence Leon Knepper(14 Jan 1895–1 Jul 1974)
#3567MvCharles Knepper(14 Jan 1895–Bef 1900)
#3568FviRuth Irene Knepper(19 Apr 1900–23 Sep 1980)
#3569MviiFreeman Edgar Knepper(29 Aug 1902–6 May 1971)
#3570FviiiCloe Marella Knepper(29 Aug 1904–23 Sep 1982)

Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997). Ref. as [Wig].


Line Generation: 8

Relationship: Fifth Cousins Three Times Removed through Hans Peter Knepper