#5336 John Knepper ( Johann Knepper • Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊ • Clemens Knepper◊ • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )
John was born 13 Oct 1795 in Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He was baptised 25 Dec 1795 in Berlin Evangelical Church, Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died 30 Dec 1857. He was buried in Knepper Cemetery.
In 1850, John was a farmer in Brothers Valley Twp.. His real estate was valued at $3,000. John was the first Abolitionist in Brothers Valley Twp.
∞ John married #5389 Elizabeth or Susan "Betsy" Stahl.
Betsy was born 23 Jul 1798 in Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. She died 19 Jan 1868. She was buried in Knepper Cemetery.
In 1860, Elizabeth was a widow in Brothers Valley and lived with another family whose name is illegible.
[Wig] gives her name as Elizabeth and [Blackburn/Welfley] gives it as Susan. Note also that these two sources switch her daughters, Elizabeth and Susan, in terms of their spouses.
Children of this relationship:
| #5390 | F | i | Sara "Sally" Knepper | (5 Dec 1818–) |
| #5391 | M | ii | Lewis J. Knepper | (29 Nov 1819–6 Apr 1888) |
| #5392 | M | iii | Solomon Knepper | (10 Dec 1820–17 Feb 1854) |
| #5393 | M | iv | Peter Knepper | (18 Dec 1821–28 Nov 1845) |
| #5394 | F | v | Anna Maria "Polly" Knepper | (2 Feb 1823–1891) |
| #5395 | F | vi | Rachael Knepper | (3 Sep 1824–14 Aug 1839) |
| #5396 | M | vii | David Knepper | (1 Mar 1826–3 Sep 1899) |
| #5397 | F | viii | Annie Elizabeth "Betsey" Knepper | (13 Jul 1827–1905) |
| #5398 | F | ix | Susannah Knepper | (24 Sep 1830–) |
| #5399 | M | x | John J. Knepper | (26 Nov 1833–6 Oct 1916) |
| #5400 | F | xi | Rebecca Knepper | (12 May 1836–16 Jul 1870) |
| #5401 | M | xii | Benjamin Knepper | (29 Aug 1839–29 Sep 1839) |
| #5402 | M | xiii | James Knepper | (28 Feb 1842–12 Sep 1845) |
Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997).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◊