#5399 John J. Knepper ( John Knepper • Johann Knepper • Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊ • Clemens Knepper◊ • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )

John was born 26 Nov 1833 in Brothersvalley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He died 6 Oct 1916. He was buried in Knepper Burial Ground, Knepper Farm.

In 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900, John was a farmer in Brothers Valley Twp., Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. In 1860, his wife was Mary and, in 1870, Annie. In 1870, his real estate was valued at $1,500 and personal at $700. In 1910, they were in Somerset Co.

∞ John married first #5472 Mary Musser.

Mary was born 21 Aug 1832. She died 22 Jul 1861. She was buried in Knepper Burial Ground, Knepper Farm.

Children of this relationship:

#6450	F	i	Rebecca Knepper	(2 Mar 1856–5 Feb 1858)
#6453	M	ii	Obadiah Knepper	(Abt 1858–10 Oct 1910)
#6451	M	iii	Oliver Knepper	(28 Dec 1858–17 Feb 1860)
#6452	M	iv	Othiel Knepper	(–Infant)
#6464	M	v	Milton M. Knepper	(Mar 1861–)

∞ John married second #5473 Annie Bittner.

Marriage notes

They married Bef 1870.

Annie was buried in Knepper Burial Ground, Knepper Farm.

In 1920, Annie was in the Somerset County Home.

Children of this relationship:

#6471	M	i	Elmer E. Knepper	(Apr 1866–)
#6472	F	ii	Sarah "Sallie" Knepper	(Abt 1869–)
#6473	M	iii	Irvine Knepper	(May 1874–)

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1860 U.S. Census, Brothersvalley, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania, Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009., Roll: M653_1183; Page: 81; Image: 87; Family History Library Film: 805183.

Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997).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

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Line Generation: 7

Relationship: Second Cousins Four Times Removed through Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊