Individual Details

Henry KNICKERBOCKER {K-501}

(1820 - Jul 1870)

Events

Knick Lineage18201. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. John / 4. Harmen / 5. John / 6. Peter / 7. Henry (this person)
Knick Generation Number18207
Birth1820NY or PA
Residence1840"H Knickerbocker". 1 male 15-19 (b 1821-1825). 1 female 20-29 (b 1811-1820). No children. Living next to Peter Knickerbocker. There is man named Chester Prouty in Eulalia, Potter County (pg 3). Later records show Chester named one son Elijah. - Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
Residence1850Henry age 29. Census page 2. Wife Mary is 1 year older (30). Multiple kids under 10. Perfect fit with the 1840 "H Knickerbocker". Mary 30, Chester 9, Elizah K 7, Henry P 5, Mary E 4, Sarah E 1. Henry's birth shown as PA. - West Branch, Potter, Pennsylvania
Knick Census Project: 18501850PA, Potter, West Branch. HOH = Henry Knickerbocker.
Extra information1858Charles Knickerbocker buried in Ayers Hill had wives Louisa and Samantha. (See "Charles not henry Knickerbocker" in this tree.) Not one single record for our "Henry" ever shows a middle initial or middle name. (Knic.com was wrong.) - Ayers Hill, Potter County, PA
Residence1860Henry 40, birthplace NY. Mary 40, Chester 19, Kellock 16, Henry 15, Esther 13, Elinor 12, Sena 9, Delight 6. Census pages out of order. Older family on pg 183. Youngest, Hiram and Hannah, on pg 184. - Wharton, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States
Extra information1860Henry's census entry is attached here. A different person named Charles was also in the census. For some reason many Ancestry trees confuse the two men. (Charles, son of Solomon, was later buried on his farm, the "Old Knickerbocker Farm", in Ayer's Hill
Residence9 Jun 1870Cellick Knickerbocke 26, Cornelia Knickerbocke 19, Chester Knickerbocke 3, James Whitsel 23 Lena Ann Whitsel 20, Henry Knickerbocke 50 Mary Knickerbocke 51. Henry born PA. (Where are Henry's 2 youngest kids?) - Lodomillo, Clayton, Iowa, United States
DeathJul 1870See Kellock's records. On June 9 Henry was living with son Kellock, wife Mary, etc. The Elk township census was not until July 29. It captured that Kellock had moved. Kellock's mother Mary is there, but Henry disappears forever. - Clayton County, Iowa

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