Individual Details

Johann Adam Knerr

(23 Sep 1783 - 2 May 1878)

Adam arrived in Maryland in 1830. In 1831 he was in Columbus, Ohio and spent some time at Zanesville, Ohio. Adam and wife Louisa came to Iowa in 1844 and purchased land in Lockridge Township, Jefferson County, Iowa near Germanville. He had property valued at $800. This property in 1860 had dwindled to $600. He was a farmer and the 1856 census shows his occupation as a weaver. The 1880 census for his son Valentine, shows his occupation changed from a farmer to carpet weaving.

Events

Birth23 Sep 1783Kleinsteinhausen, Germany
Marriage1 Dec 1814Gross-steinhausen, Germany - Louisa A. Knerr
Immigration1830Maryland, USA
Death2 May 1878the home of one of his sons, Walnut Township, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Alt nameAdam Knerr Sr.
BurialUnion Free Cemetery, Germanville, Jefferson, Iowa, USA

Families

SpouseLouisa A. Knerr (1788 - 1860)
ChildGeorg Jacob Knerr (1809 - 1863)
ChildValentine Knerr (1811 - 1887)
ChildJohann Adam Knerr (1814 - 1896)
ChildHeinrich Knerr (1817 - 1878)
ChildFriedrich Knerr (1823 - 1909)
ChildGeorg Wilhelm Knerr (1827 - 1882)
ChildSenara Knerr (1829 - 1927)
FatherUnknown Knerr (?) ( - )
MotherMagdalena Knerr ( - )

Notes

Birth

Adam's father is unknown and it is likely that his mother was never married.

Death

Obituary in Fairfield Ledger, Fairfield, Iowa, May 8, 1878: "Mr. Adam Knerr, who died at his home in Walnut Township last week, was almost a centenarian, having reached his ninety-sixth year[s]. He was of German birth, and came to Iowa in early times. Honest, temperate and thrifty, he was very much respected in the neighborhood in which he had lived so long. Until a short time ago he was hale and hearty, but a fall brought on the disease which caused his death. When Mr. Knerr came to this state, he had six grown-up sons, only one or two of whom now survive."

Endnotes

1. Obituary of Adam Kner. Fairfield Ledger, Jefferson County, Iowa, July 17, 1878.