The Ronald P. Kanarr Family History Home Page

The Kanarr name came from a family named Knerr or Knoerr who originally came from Switzerland, migrated to Alsace, then in France (but at other times in Germany), and in 1741 Abraham Knerr and his wife came to Pennsylvania, settling in the part of Northampton County that would become Lehigh County. There the family grew and flourished until in 1807 Andreas Knerr with his wife Mary Salome Musick moved over the mountains to Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. In 1852, Andreas' son, John Knerr, moved with his family to Indiana County, Pennsylvania, where I was born almost 100 years later. My parents moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania when I was about 4 and I grew up and went to school within 6 or 7 miles from where my ancestors Andreas and John Knerr lived. Names I am actively researching associated with my branch of the Kanarr/Knerr family are:
Bender................Ruffner.................Johnson (Bethuel)

Herrett/Herritt.......Kuhn....................Musse/Musick

Stewart...............Haney...................Smith


On the other hand, my mother's family was constantly on the move from mid 1600s Virginia and Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and finally Texas where my Mother was born. My parents met and married in New Mexico where he was stationed (Army Air Corps) and she was working at the Army Base. After World War II was over, they went to Pennsylvania. Names I am actively researching associated with my mother's family are:

McDonald (Finlay).....Eller....................Cole

Biffel................McCarty..................McClure

Allison...............Oxford...................Bounds

Mayes.................Bowers/Byars.............Wolf

Guthrie...............Snow.....................Pruitt

Henckle/Hinkel........Goettge/Gechy


PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE GENEALOGY REPORTS ARE STILL BEING
RESEARCHED AND EDITED, AND THAT SOME OF THE RESEARCH WAS
DONE BY OTHER PEOPLE. THERE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE TYPOS
AND POSSIBLY ERRORS IN SOME OF THE RESEARCH CONLUSIONS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SOURCES AT THE END OF THE REPORTS AND
REMEMBER, IF THERE IS NOT A GOOD SOURCE FOR THE INFORMATION,
IT MAY BE FAULTY INFORMATION. I HAVE MANY SOURCES YET TO
ADD AND MUCH RESEARCH YET TO DO.

Family Tree Maker Reports and Trees

• Genealogy Report: Maternal Ancestors of Ronald Paul Kanarr


• Genealogy Report: Paternal Ancestors of Ronald Paul Kanarr