#5547 William Knepper ( Peter Knepper • John William "William" Knepper • Johann Gottfried "Gottfried" Knepper◊ • Clemens Knepper◊ • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )

William was born 1840 in Ohio. He died 1890. He was buried in Long's Run Presbyterian Cemetery, St. Clair Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio.

William served three years and six months in the Civil War. He entered 17 Sep 1861 as a private with the 3rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and transferred to 24th Reg., Ohio Volunteer Infantry on 8 Jun 1864. He was taken prisoner three times. In 1870, he was a blacksmith in Wellsville, Yellow Creek Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio. He had $400 in personal property.

∞ William married #5561 Ellen Glass.

Ellen was born 1840 in Ohio.

Children of this relationship:

"The Knepper Family", transcribed by Cheryll Reed, Apr 2003, Antietam Ancestors, volume II, no. 4 (Fall 1982).

Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997).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