#5348 Henry Franklin Knepper ( Simon Knepper • Johann Knepper • Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊ • Clemens Knepper◊ • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )
Henry was born 19 Apr 1839 in Milford Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died 2 Nov 1922. He was buried in Hasband Cemetery, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
They were married at the home of ? Knepper in an Evangelical Lutheran ceremony by Peter Sahm of Friedens.
Henry taught school and then enlisted in Civil War, in Co. E, 133 Rgt Pennsylvania Volunteer Infanty; then as an Orderly Sergeant with Co. K, 5th Pennsylvania Volunteers, Heavy Artillery and later as a Lieutenant. He served three years as Deputy Sheriff under his brother. In 1870, Henry was a grocer in Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. In 1880, he was in Somerset Twp. He was County Treasurer in 1878 and Deputy Treasurer 1900-1902. In 1910, he lived with his son-in-law, John Rudolph.
∞ Henry married #6859 Margaret "Maggie" Spangler.
Marriage notes |
They married 14 Feb 1860. |
Maggie was born 10 Nov 1837. She was buried in Hasband Cemetery, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.
She is the daughter of Perry Spangler.
Children of this relationship:
| #6860 | M | i | Wilson J. Knepper | (26 Nov 1860–) |
| #6862 | M | ii | Norman E. Knepper | (27 Sep 1862–18 Sep 1930) |
| #6861 | F | iii | Elmira Knepper | (22 Jul 1864–14 Oct 1886) |
| #6863 | M | iv | Edward K. Knepper | (4 Jun 1866–) |
| #6864 | F | v | Winnie Grace Knepper | (7 Nov 1878–) |
Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997). Ref. as [Wig].
Line Generation: 7
Relationship: Second Cousins Four Times Removed through Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊