John Rowley Knapp Sr. and Lydia Bradfield Lybarger

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Husband John Rowley Knapp Sr. [1316] ¹

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      Born: 27 Jul 1787 - , Canaan, Columbia, NY ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10}
 Christened:
      Died: 8 Mar 1864 - , , Marion, OH ^{1 3 4 5 7 8 10}
     Buried: Mar 1864 - Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, OH ⁵

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Father: William Knapp [1304] (1759-1815)
Mother: Olive Annabel Rowley [2435] (Abt 1765-1834)

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    Married: 24 Jun 1849 ^{1 3 4}

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Other
Spouse: Melinda Wilson [1623] (1790-1848) - 1810 - , , , VT ^{1 2 4 10 11}

More records for this person:
Military, War of 1812, private in NY MIlitia, Captn Russel Nobles Co.
Biography ^{1 4 12 13}
Other references ¹⁴

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Wife Lydia Bradfield Lybarger [1624]

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      Born: 21 May 1807 - , , , PA ^{4 5 15 16}
 Christened:
      Died: 26 Jan 1896 - , , Marion, OH ^{4 16 17}
     Buried: Jan 1896 - Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, OH ⁵

More records for this person:
Obituary ¹⁸
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Children

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1 M James Andrew Knapp [1738]

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      Born: Jan 1853 - , of Marion, Marion, OH ^{4 5 19}
 Christened:
      Died: 1930 ⁵
     Buried: 7 Aug 1930 - Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion, OH ⁵
Spouse: Rosetta Tavernner [1938] (1853-1903) Marr: 1876 ^{2 4 19}

1 B242. Biographical Review of the Leading Citizens of Livingston and Wyoming Counties New York, (Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston MA 1895).

2 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373.

3 B043. The Nicholas Knapp Genealogy, by Knapp, Alfred Averill, M.D. (Edwards Brothers, Inc.: Ann Arbor MI, 1953).

4 B170. The National Society of the DAR Records, V. 1-152, by the DAR; some of the records transcribed on the internet and available at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/.

5 CM054. Marion Cemetery (OH): Find-A-Grave, with Pictures and Memorials (cemetery records) published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Knapp&GSiman=1&GScid=1983550&.

6 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

7 M165. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), (church records) by Rokes, Albert, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1932), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

8 M166. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), (church records) by Bauerle, Jacob W, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1931), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

9 M167. Baptisms for the Dead (Knapps), by Allen, (church records) by Allen, Elijah, compiler, (Latter Day Saints: 1928), film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

10 Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application, 1921 - Charles Edwin Bartram (papers) Volume 173; SAR Membership Number 34594, year 1921. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; scanned images published online by ancestry.com.

11 B044. History of Wyoming County, New York, by Beers, F. W, compiler, (F. W. Beers: NY, 1880).

12 B042. History of the Town of Warsaw, New York, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, by Young, Andrew White (Press of Sage: Buffalo NY, 1869); a scanned copy is available on the internet at http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/History_of_the_Town_of_Warsaw_New_York_from_Its_First_Settlement_to_the_1000365114/373, p. 289-290.

13 B168. War of 1812 Pensioners, by White, Virgil D, Transcriber (National History Publishing Co.: Waynesboro TN, 1992.)

14 B044. History of Wyoming County, New York, by Beers, F. W, compiler, (F. W. Beers: NY, 1880), p. 293.

15 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.

16 N117. The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) (newspaper), as transcribed and published on the internet, for this individual at http://www.findagrave.com/.

17 CM054. Marion Cemetery (OH): Find-A-Grave, with Pictures and Memorials (cemetery records) published on the internet at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSln=Knapp&GSiman=1&GScid=1983550&, says d. Jan 25 1896.

18 N117. The Weekly Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) (newspaper), as transcribed and published on the internet, for this individual at http://www.findagrave.com/, 1896 Jan. 29, page 1. "Mrs. Lydia Knapp, sister of Mr. Calvin Anderson of No. 1?? West Wayne street died at her home in Marion, Oh, last Sunday. The funeral occurred Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will leave tomorrow to attend the funeral. Mrs. Knapp's age was ninety one years and she was well known in this city."

19 C90. United States Federal Census, year 1900.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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