#5334 John William "William" Knepper ( Johann Knepper • Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊ • Clemens Knepper◊ • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )
William was born 2 Jan 1792 in Berlin, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He was baptised 11 Mar 1792 in Berlin Evangelical Church, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died 8 Apr 1880. He was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Berlin, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
John was in the War of 1812, serving with 1st Co., 109th Regt. under Captain Peter Lane and the 2nd Co., 2nd Regt. He was issued one musket and one bayonet. He served from 25 Sep 1812 to 24 Nov 1812 and fought in the Battle of Lundy's Lane.
In 1850, William was a carpenter in Berlin. His real estate was valued at $6,000 and personal property at $200.
He had no children.
∞ William married #5381 Phoebe Graffert Crawford.
Marriage notes |
They married 20 Dec 1835 in Berlin Evangelical Church, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. |
Phoebe was born Abt 1807. She died Abt 1863.
Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997). Ref. as [Wig].
Howard E. Blackburn & William H. Welfley, History of Bedford and Somerset Counties, Pennsylvania, (New York/Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Co., 1906), 305-307. Ref. as [Blackburn/Welfley].
Line Generation: 6
Relationship: First Cousins Five Times Removed through Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊