Tag Archives: Edwardsville Illinois

Trares brothers die within hours of each other

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Knapp Notes

While researching the background of Henry Trares in my previous post, I learned of an odd coincidence concerning the deaths of two of Henry’s sons, Florian and Roman Trares. Roman J. Trares was born 30 March 1893 in Edwardsville, Madison, … Continue reading →

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Henry Trares

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Knapp Notes

Henry Trares was born 20 April 1855 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio. He was the son of John Lewis Trares and Nancy Mary Ann Knapp. Nancy was the daughter of John Adam Knapp and Elizabeth Andes. John Adam was the brother … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Knapp Notes

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 →

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Edwardsville, Illinois? St. Louis, Missouri? Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Knapp Notes

Some of you may have noticed that I haven’t been posting quite as often lately. I did take some time off after the 2010 Knapp Family Reunion. It was great fun – but I had some other things I needed … Continue reading →

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