Category Archives: Family History

How Powder Mill Road got its name

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ann

I always haunt the local history section of both the Kent and Ravenna libraries, looking for new books about Portage County history. Since I am not a Portage County native, much of what I learn is new information – to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Local History, Portage County | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

John W. Palm (1881 – 1925): Part 1

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Ann

Remember when I started this series of blog posts I said that only two members of the St. Joseph band had no apparent connections to the KNAPP-KLINE clan? I lied. Not intentionally, of course. But while researching the coronet player … Continue reading →

Posted in Draft Registration Cards, Family History, Genealogy How To's, Knapp, Local History, Photos, Portage County, St. Joseph Band | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cletus J. MAY (1888-1945)

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ann

Cletus John MAY, the serious-looking young man with the base drum,  was born 10 July 1888 in Portage County, Ohio. He was the son of John L. MAY and Mary J. PAULUS. Cletus’s mother, Mary J. PAULUS, was the daughter … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Genealogy How To's, Knapp, May, Paulus, Photos, Sisters of Notre Dame, St. Joseph Band | Tagged , , , , , | 10 Comments

The poll continues…

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Ann

Just in case you haven’t checked the results of the poll lately that asks the question: Does our TRARES ancestor look an awful lot like my husband, Mark? Here are the results: NO: 1 VOTE – So far, only one … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Photos, Polls, Trares | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Henry H. KNAPP (1883 – 1923)

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ann

Henry H. KNAPP was born 30 Sept 1883 in Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio. He was the son of John KNAPP and Elizabeth SCHROEDER – and the great-grandson of our immigrant ancestor, Franz Adam KNAPP. You can click this link … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Knapp, Local History, Schroeder, St. Joseph Band, St. Joseph Randolph | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Lewis Joseph KNAPP (1862-1933)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ann

Lewis Joseph KNAPP was born on 19 Dec 1862 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio. He was the son of John Adam KNAPP and Agnes TRARES. You can see how he is related by clicking on this link to the Knapp family … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Kline/Cline/Klein, Knapp, Local History, May, Photos, Portage County, St. Joseph Band, St. Joseph Randolph, Trares | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

St. Joseph Band

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Ann

Pictured at left is a photo of the St. Joseph Band, taken in the early 1900’s. You can click on the photo to see an enlarged version – which I recommend if you wish to read the annotations listing the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Horning, Kline/Cline/Klein, Knapp, Local History, May, Photos, Portage County, Wise | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Joseph Kline

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Ann

Ravenna Record-Courier, 1962 JOSEPH KLINE Joseph Kline, 64, of 410 King St., Ravenna, died at Robinson Memorial Hospital at 4:55 p.m. Monday after a long illness. Born in Rootstown, June 14, 1897, he had lived in Portage County his entire … Continue reading →

Posted in Draft Registration Cards, Family History, Kline/Cline/Klein, Obituaries | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Peter J. Trares – 1st photo of a Trares ancestor!

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Ann

I ran across a family tree on ancestry.com the other day that featured the first photo of a TRARES that I have run across during my research. I showed it to Mark and he saw the same thing I did … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Genealogy How To's, Germany, Hessen, Knapp, Photos, Polls, Portage County, Trares, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

Genealogy is a lot like fishing…

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Ann

Sometimes, I do Google searches on the list of family surnames when I have a spare moment – and don’t have a specific research goal in mind. It’s kind of like fishing – you get a bite, but you don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Genealogy How To's, Local History, Maps, Photos, Portage County | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment