Individual Details
Archie Knerr
(6 Aug 1900 - 27 Dec 1991)
Events
| Birth | 6 Aug 1900 | on Pacer Coulee near, Denton, Fergus, Montana, USA |  | ||
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | registered for the draft - Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA | |||
| Marriage | 20 Feb 1934 | Ronan, Lake, Montana, USA - Rita Lorraine Cummings |  | ||
| Death | 27 Dec 1991 | Plains, Sanders, Montana, USA | | ||
| Burial | Dec 1991 | Lakeview Cemetery, Polson, Lake, Montana, USA | |||
| Occupation | rancher, a horseman, and a part-time mail carrier. He was also a pickup man for rodeos in his younger days, a school board member for 22 years, and a member of the American Dowser Society, charter member of the Big Sky Dowsers, and the Golden Nugget Dowsers |
Families
| Spouse | Rita Lorraine Cummings (1913 - 2009) |
| Child | Baby Boy Knerr (1934 - 1934) |
| Child | Triplet No. 1 Knerr (1938 - 1938) |
| Child | Triplet No. 2 Knerr (1938 - 1938) |
| Child | Triplet No. 3 Knerr (1938 - 1938) |
| Child | Archie Merle Knerr (1940 - ) |
| Child | Edna May Knerr (1941 - ) |
| Child | David Bruce "Bruce" Knerr (1945 - ) |
| Child | Rita Joyce "Joyce" Knerr (1950 - 2013) |
| Father | Levi Knerr (1857 - 1942) |
| Mother | Lucia Amelia Blauvelt (1861 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Gladys Knerr (1902 - 1922) |
Notes
Birth
In 1911 Archie moved to Polson with his brothers, Levi and Jacob. In 1921, he rode horseback to Camas Prairie, Montana, where he settled.Endnotes
1. Obituary of Rita Knerr, The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, 20 Aug 2009.
2. Obituary of Archie Knerr, The Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, 29 Dec 1991.