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Descendants of Michael Knapp

Generation No. 2

2. CHARLES W.² KNAPP (MICHAEL¹) was born 1859 in Ashland County, Ohio, and died Aft. 1930 in Shelby, Richland County, Ohio. He married EDITH.

Notes for CHARLES W. KNAPP:
1910 Census, Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio
Knapp, Charles W, Age: 63 Year: 1920, Birthplace: Ohio Roll: T625_1430
Race: White Page: 5A Line 21, Dwell 104, State: Ohio ED: 221, Image: 0391

Notes for EDITH:
From Richland County, Shelby, Ohio

Child of CHARLES KNAPP and EDITH is:

BESSIE³ KNAPP, b. 1882, Ashland County, Ohio; m. HARRY E. PATRIE, 1910; b. 1883, Ohio.

Notes for HARRY E. PATRIE:
1930 United States Federal Census, Sharon Township, Richland County, Ohio, ED 36,
69 West Main Street, Shelby, Ohio\\
Roll: T626_1864, Image: 0404, Pg. 1A, Line 32, Dwell/Fam 7/12
Patrie, Harry E. 47, Ohio, Head; (married at age 27)
Besse, 48, Ohio, wife; (married at 28)
Knapp, Charles, Age: 70, Birthplace: Ohio, Race: White, Relationship: Father-in-law

3. GEORGE MICHAEL² KNAPP (MICHAEL¹) was born April 06, 1860 in Nankin, Ashland County, Ohio, and died November 03, 1924 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio. He married ANN SARAH "SADIE" DOWNS June 29, 1881 in Lutheran Parsonage, 601 Cottage Street, Ashland, Ohio, daughter of GEORGE DOWNS and SARAH HAYES. She was born April 15, 1860 in Angel Place, Black Friar's Court, Dog's Island, London, England, and died October 22, 1942 in Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.

Notes for GEORGE MICHAEL KNAPP:
Information from Certificate of Death File number 63719, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio:

George Michael Knapp residence at the time of his death was 719 West Main Street, Ashland, Ohio. The length of his residence in Ashland, Ohio was 55 years. George's occupation or trade was Wood Craftsman, for F.E. Myers and Borthers.

About Residence:

Source: Historic Ashland County, A collection of local accounts about people, places and events from 1812-1987 by Betty Plank, Page 185.

This house at 719 W. Main St., is vacant now, and a "For Sale" sign hangs from a post in the front yard.
But turn he calendar back nearly 100 years to 1891 when George Michael Knapp, a cooper of Germany ancestry, and his wife, the former Ann Sara Downs, whose family came from England, purchased the home for $800 from the Markle family.
No one knows exactly when the house was built. An 1874 map shows the Markle family living at this location. Some believe the house was built about the time of the Civil War. The original wavy window panes, plank flooring, and especially the way the back yard slopes down tho the creek that flows beside the cemetery are reminiscent of the Thomas A. Edison birthplace in Milan, which was built in 1845.
Margery Webster, a granddaughter, has fond memories of the original kitchen located in the basement which was at ground level in the rear of the home. The window looked out on the well with its cedar bucket and the inviting back yard.
She said the tranquil scene was sometimes interrupted by flocks of crows which nested in the pine trees. Young boys shot them and turned their bounty in to a local law enforcement agency which gave them a penny for each dead bird. Another reminder of the past is the rusting Myers pump which can still be found behind the house.
Two major changes in the house came along with progress. One end of the upstairs hall was sectioned off to put in a bathroom. Plumbing was brought in at the corner since the tripl-thick brick walls were hard to penetrate. Another structural change occurred when central heating was installed. The steps and porch entrance were moved to the side to allow space for the new furnace.
The Knapp family included four daughters and a son. One of the daughters, Lucy McDowell; was widowed when her son was only 4 years old. A talented musician, she played both the piano and the organ and supported heer son by playing at one time or another at each of the local picture theaters: The Princess, the Palace, the Rex, or the Opera House.
It was her task to select the appropriate music to express fear, joy, love, hate or whatever emotion the actors were trying to portray. After "talkies" replaced the silent films, she went to work at the Home Co. She died about five years ago, and the house was sold and became a rental property.
Her son Rex, who now lives in Cincinnati, has his grandfather's cooper tools. Other grandchildren include Mrs. Webster and Ruth Stahl of Ashland, Pauline Gossett, George, and Emory Marble and Sara Jane Lovell, all of Florida.

More About GEORGE MICHAEL KNAPP:
Burial: Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.
Occupation: Coppersmith
Residence: 1895, 163 West Main Street, Ashland, Ohio in 1895 Directory

Notes for ANN SARAH "SADIE" DOWNS:
Ann Sarah "Sadie" Downs birthplace, Angel Place, Black Friar's Court, Dog's Island, London, England was a small estuary extending into the Thames River and no longer exists.

1930 U.S. Census, Ashland County, Ohio
651 West Main Street\\
Line 21, Dwell/Fam 513/623
Knapp, Sarah A. head, 70, England
McDowell, Lucy R., daughter, 38, Ohio, (married at 20 yrs. age, <1910>)
McDowell, Rex D., grandson, 15, Ohio, <1915>

Age: 70 Year: 1930
Birthplace: England Roll: T626_1749
Race: White Page: 22A

State: Ohio ED: 16

County: Ashland Image: 0244

Township: Ashland
Relationship: Head

More About ANN SARAH "SADIE" DOWNS:
Burial: Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Ohio.

Marriage Notes for GEORGE KNAPP and ANN DOWNS:
Marriage performed by Reverend C.S. Specker

Children of GEORGE KNAPP and ANN DOWNS are:

FLOYD LEWIS³ KNAPP, b. May 02, 1882, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. July 08, 1957, Ohio; m. MAUDE CASSIDY, 1905, Ohio; b. 1881, Ohio; d. 1970.

Notes for FLOYD LEWIS KNAPP:
Ohio 1910 Census Miracode Index
Floyd Knapp, Age: 28 State: OH, Color: W Enumeration District: 0011, Birth Place: Ohio Visit: 0471
County: Ashland, Ashland, Relation: Head of Household
Other Residents: Relation Name Color Age Birth Place, Wife Maud 29 Ohio

1930 Census, Copley Township, Summit County, Ohio, ED 231
Roll: T626_1881, Image: 0605, Pg. 8A, Line 18, Dwell/Fam 172/184
Knapp, Floyd, Age: 47, Birthplace: Ohio, Race: White, Relationship: Head, married at age 23
Maud, 48 <1881>, wife, married at age 24, <1905>

Notes for MAUDE CASSIDY:
No children.

8.	ii.	MAGDALENA KNAPP, b. September 15, 1884, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. April 25, 1982, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.
9.	iii.	BERTHA OPAL KNAPP, b. June 30, 1887, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. August 02, 1971.
10.	iv.	LUCY RACHEL KNAPP, b. October 28, 1890, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio; d. February 03, 1979, Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio.
11.	v.	LELIA RHEA KNAPP, b. October 14, 1898, Ashland County, Ohio; d. Reagan County, Texas.

4. CATHARINE "KATE" M.² KNAPP (MICHAEL¹) was born 1862 in Ashland County, Ohio. She married DAVID R. EWING 1885 in Stark County, Alliance, Ohio. He was born Abt. 1858.

Notes for DAVID R. EWING:
1990 Census, Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio, Race Street
David Ewing, Roll: T625_1347 Image: 0278 Page: 5B

1920, January, U.S. Census, Precince A, Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio, ED 12
Roll: T625_1347, Image: 0278, Page: 5B,
Line 75 ,Dwell/Fam 138/143
202 Race Street, Ashland, Ohio
Ewing, David, Head, 62, <1858>
Ewing, Catherine, wife, 57, <1862>
Ewing, Clara, daughter, 21 <1899>
Falla, Gertrude, daughter, 31 <1889> (daughter in law by 1930 Census)
Mary? Smith Clementine, grand daughter, 11 <1909>
Knapp, Magdalena, mother-in-law, 76

1930 United States Federal Census, Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio, ED 18
Roll: T626_1749, Image: 0316, Pg. 15A,
1036 Arch Street, Ashland, Ohio\\
Ewing, David R, Age: 73, Birthplace: Ohio, Race: White,5A, Relationship: Head (married at 29)
Ewing, Cathrine M, Age: 67, wife (married at 23 yrs, <1885>)
Relationship changes since 1920 Census\\
Ewing, Gertrude, Age: 41 <1889>, Relationship: Daughter-in-law, (married at 24 yrs age, <1913>)
Ewing, Clementine, Age: 21<1909>, Daughter

More About DAVID R. EWING:
Residence: 1930, 1036 Arch Street, Ashland, Ohio

Children of CATHARINE KNAPP and DAVID EWING are:

RALPH³ EWING, b. Abt. 1886, Ashland County, Ohio; m. MARIA, Abt. 1903; b. Abt. 1885, Ohio.

Notes for RALPH EWING:
1930 United States Federal Census, Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio, ED 20,
Roll: T626_1749, Image: 0425, Page: 25A, Line 29, Dwell/Fam 642/704, East Main Street\\
Ewing, Ralph, Age: 44, Birthplace: Ohio, Race: White, Relationship: Head, married at age 27
Maria, 45, wife, married at age 24

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Ohio Deaths, 1958-69
EWING, MARY G
Death Date: 29 March 1962 Age: 75 <birthyear: 1887>
Place of Death: Ashland, Ashland County Residence: , Ashland County
Gender: Female Race: White
Marital Status: Married Certificate: 32924
Volume: 16890

	ii.		GERTRUDE EWING, b. 1889.
	iii.		BESS EWING.

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