Individual Details
Elmer Allen Knerr
(8 Sep 1880 - 29 Dec 1952)
Events
| Birth | 8 Sep 1880 | Brighton, Washington, Iowa, USA |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Oct 1902 | the bride's home, Brooks, Fergus, Montana, USA - Philena A. Lindsey | |  | |
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA | | ||
| Death | 29 Dec 1952 | his ranch in New Year Canyon, New Year Canyon, Fergus, Montana, USA, | |||
| Burial | Dec 1952 | Lewistown City Cemetery, Lewistown, Fergus, Montana, USA | |
Families
| Spouse | Philena A. Lindsey (1884 - 1958) |
| Child | Dulce May Knerr (1903 - 1996) |
| Child | Vern Harold Knerr (1904 - 1984) |
| Child | Ira Levi Knerr (1906 - 1921) |
| Child | Theodore Elmer "Ted" Knerr (1907 - 1979) |
| Child | Orville L. "Pete" Knerr (1909 - 1984) |
| Child | Ellery Lindsey "Judge" Knerr (1911 - 2003) |
| Child | Thelma Knerr (1914 - 1995) |
| Child | Ercell Knerr (1916 - 1988) |
| Child | Meredith Clayton Knerr (1924 - 1973) |
| Father | Levi Knerr (1857 - 1942) |
| Mother | Alice Amanda Chamberlain (1862 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Homer Alvin Knerr (1879 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Walter James Knerr (1883 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Raleigh Gilbert Knerr (1886 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Percy Chamberlain Knerr (1890 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Maggie Mae Knerr (1892 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Mary Louise Knerr (1892 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Lum Knerr (1894 - 1966) |
| Sibling | Milo Clayton Knerr (1897 - 1963) |
Notes
Birth
Elmer moved to Montana from Iowa when he was eight years old. He settled first in Denton. In 1906 he moved to Brooks, then in 1934 he moved to New Year Canyon. The old-time Knerr family raised Percheron horses for draft. In about 1940, Elmer Knerr traded Percheron stallions with E.C. Gremaux, who was the father of Bernard Gremaux (husband of Laverne "Bunny" Knerr). E.C. Gremaux also raised Percheron horses.Marriage
Elmer and Lena were married by the Rev. Henry Quickenden of the First United Presbyterian Church.Endnotes
1. Marriage Certificate of Elmer A. Knerr and Philena A. Lindsey.
2. Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950, FamilySearch.org.
3. World War I Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc. 2005).
4. Find A Grave Memorial, http://www.findagrave.com.