Individual Details
Gottlieb Knapp
(31 Oct 1876 - 15 Feb 1950)
Events
| Birth | 31 Oct 1876 | Betzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |||
| Marriage | 27 Sep 1900 | Betzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany - Christina Sauer | |||
| Emigration | 1905 | United States | |||
| Death | 15 Feb 1950 | Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States |  | ||
| Burial | Aft 15 Feb 1950 | Hillcrest Cemetery, Harrington, Lincoln County, Washington, United States | |||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||
| Geb_ID | III/143 - Betzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
| Fam_ID | IV/335 - Betzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Families
| Spouse | Christina Sauer (1876 - 1947) |
| Child | Hedwig "Hedie" Knapp (1902 - 1967) |
| Child | Karl Knapp (1904 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Johann Georg Knapp (1861 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Christoph Knapp (1863 - 1959) |
Notes
Death
His father was Christopher Knapp and his mother, Magdalene (Walker) Knapp. They were living in Betzingen, Germany when Gottlieb was born. This was a small farming community.Gottlieb served two years in the German army and then worked as a mail carrier for two years.
He married Christina Sauer 27 September 1900 in Germany.
He joined the Evangelical Church about 1903 in Germany.
They left Germany and came to the United States in 1905 bringing their two children, Karl and his sister, Hedwig. They had a farm near Harrington, Lincoln County, WA.
He was a charter member of the Liberty Grange in Lincoln County, WA.
He passed away in a Spokane Hospital.
They had 6 children:
Hedwig Knapp Green
Pauline Knapp Longmore
Karl Knapp
George E. Knapp
Alice Knapp LePere
and
Margery Knapp Armstrong