Individual Details

Hiram KNICKERBOCKER {K-559}

(Abt 1823 - 30 Jan 1852)

Events

Knick Lineage	1823	1. HJ / 2. Lourens / 3. Petrus / 4. Hugh / 5. John / 6. Hiram (this person)
Knick Generation Number	1823	6
Birth	Abt 1823	Hiram is best known for being convicted and executed for the murder of Carl Harkner. (See Google.) Hiram's body was taken to Elba for burial (see below). - New York
Residence	1850	Chauncey Hall (who was also later convicted of murder) living with Hiram and his family. - Buffalo Ward 4, Erie, New York, USA
Knick Census Project: 1850	1850	NY, Erie, Buffalo Ward 4. HOH = Hiram Knickerbocker.
Extra information	1852	Daw's cemetery is on Elba-Batavia Town Line Road, near Daw's Corner. Cemetery is on the south side of the road, so it has a Batavia mailing address. This is where John H. Knickerbocker and wife Ann (Lloyd) were buried.
Extra information	1852	"Mr Smiley" of Elba, who escorted the casket, was described as a former state legislator. This was Robinson Smiley. He and brother Orlando lived on north side of Town Line Road. (See father's will.) Orlando was son-in-law of John Knickerbocker.
Extra information	1852	Mr. Daw "of Elba" helped escort the casket "to Elba." Probably Homer Daw, who was a neighbor of Henry Knick. (Henry was son of John H. Knick & Ann Lloyd). Daw family actually lived in Batavia, apparently on south side of Town Line Road.
Burial	1852	Newspaper story: Hiram's last visitors were Misters "Smiley and Daw" of Elba, "friends and neighbors of the Knickerbocker family." They escorted the casket "to Elba" for burial. Almost certainly an unmarked grave in Daw's Cemetery. - Elba, Genesee County, New York, United States of America
Death	30 Jan 1852	Hiram was hung for murder. Widely covered in newspapers, including his escape and recapture, and petitions from "ladies" on his behalf. None of the stories mention his parents or siblings. - Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA

Families

Spouse	Amanda (woHiram) mnu KNICKERBOCKER (1827 - )
Child	Helen KNICKERBOCKER {K-1077} (1844 - )
Child	Alice KNICKERBOCKER {K-1095} (1845 - )

Father	John H. KNICKERBOCKER {K-234} (1793 - 1829)
Mother	Ann LLOYD (1796 - 1847)
Sibling	Samuel KNICKERBOCKER {K-514} (1820 - 1903)
Sibling	Eunice KNICKERBOCKER {K-497} (1820 - 1850)
Sibling	Mary Jane KNICKERBOCKER {K-511} (1820 - 1867)
Sibling	Myron R. KNICKERBOCKER {K-541} (1822 - 1896)
Sibling	Henry KNICKERBOCKER {K-586} (1825 - 1901)

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