Author Archives: Ann

Another new branch discovered on the Knapp family tree!

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ann

This past week, I was contacted through Knapp Notes by a cousin who is a descendant of our immigrant ancestor, Franz Adam KNAPP. If we have the genealogy correct, she is a descendant of Eve KNAPP, daughter of Franz Adam … Continue reading →

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Looking for a few good men…or one woman!

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Ann

The other day most of you should have received a message from Uncle Gary. In case you didn’t see it, the Knapp Clan is seeking a volunteer to take over the helm for planning the next annual family reunion in … Continue reading →

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And the Trares saga continues…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ann

First, let me extend happy new year wishes to all of the members of the Knapp clan for 2012! And a special prayer for Ben Knapp and his family as Ben begins the long road to recovery after suffering a … Continue reading →

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Trares weren’t the only members of Knapp clan to head west…

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Ann

Our immigrant ancestor, Franz Adam KNAPP had a sister, Maria Katharina KNAPP, who was born 23 April 1785. On 28 Nov 1815, she married Johann Adam FABIAN in Furth, Odenwald, Germany. The couple had six children: an unnamed male baby … Continue reading →

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Mark your calendars

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ann

What’s happening on April 2 in 2012? Well, to those of us who are avid genealogists, it’s an important day. That’s when the 1940 U.S. Census becomes available online to the public. For those of you that aren’t genealogists, there … Continue reading →

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Thieves, horse traders and brothel-keepers

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Ann

An interesting item I ran across in Dick Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter is a story about former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn. You may remember the news stories about him being accused of assaulting a hotel maid in New … Continue reading →

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Up, up and away – in Kent, Ohio

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Ann

I just had to share some photos I took with my cell phone last Saturday. Mark and I were in downtown Kent at the Kent Free Library when a balloon lifted off on the other side of the river. We … Continue reading →

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Army uses iPhones to photograph 330,000 Arlington graves

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Ann

I ran across an interesting story running on MSBC today. It seems the U.S. Army has drafted the troops of its historic Old Guard to photograph 219,000 grave markers and 43,000 sets of cremated remains in Arlington National Cemetery in … Continue reading →

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A case of mistaken identity…

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Ann

I received an interesting note from one of our readers recently that confirmed some of my own suspicions. As you know (if you read my last post!), our cousin from St. Louis, Jeff Trares, located a photo of John Sebastian … Continue reading →

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John Sebastian Trares: Photo from a St. Louis area cousin!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Ann

Thanks to the generosity of a St. Louis cousin, we now have a photograph of John Sebastian TRARES and his wife, Cordelia. That’s the best thing about the genealogy community – you meet wonderful people who are always willing to … Continue reading →

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