Logan County, Tazewell County and Mason County, Illinois Genealogy

Georg Heinrich Albert Knaak¹

b. 15 July 1888

Father: Henry Knaak¹ b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell¹ b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Birth*: 15 July 1888¹
Baptism: 19 August 1888; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 9 May 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 80.

Hannah Knaak¹

Name-Married: Hannah Crawford¹
Marriage*: Principal=Chester William Crawford¹

Last Edited: 31 Oct 2018

Family: Chester William Crawford

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 68.

Henry Knaak^1,2

b. 27 February 1853, d. 25 July 1932

Father: Friedrich Knaak² b. c 1814
Mother: Charlotte Groth² b. c 1815

Name-Baptism: Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Knaak²
Name-Variation: Johann Carl Heinrich Knaak³
Birth*: 27 February 1853; Germany²
Marriage*: between 1873 and 1874; Germany; Principal=Albertine H. Zell^1,4
Immigration*: 29 October 1879; Departed Hamburg, Germany 15 October 1879 aboard the "Herder" arriving at New York City 29 October 1879^4,5,6
Occupation*: 1880; Farmhand⁷
Residence*: 1880; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Naturalization*: 1884⁸
Occupation: between 1900 and 1910; Farmer^4,9
Residence: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴
Residence: 1910; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁹
Residence: 1920; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁸
Residence: 1930; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois¹⁰
Death*: 25 July 1932; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois²
Burial*: 27 July 1932; Green Hill Cemetery, Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 9 Sep 2016

Family: Albertine H. Zell b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Fred William Knaak⁷ b. 30 Jan 1874
Albert August Knaak+¹¹ b. 2 Aug 1875, d. 4 Nov 1949
Otto Robert Julius Knaak⁷ b. 9 Jul 1877
Ernst Friedrich Ferdinand Knaak+⁷ b. 19 Sep 1879
Robert Carl Knaak+⁴ b. 22 Jun 1884, d. 1961
Richard Albert Knaak+¹ b. 7 Feb 1887, d. 23 Oct 1988
Georg Heinrich Albert Knaak¹² b. 15 Jul 1888
Anna Emilie Sophie Knaak⁴ b. 20 May 1889
Henry Knaak+¹³ b. 11 Oct 1891, d. 13 Jan 1948
Bertha Albertine Auguste Knaak⁴ b. 5 Jul 1894
William Knaak⁴ b. 16 Jan 1897, d. 16 May 1957

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 75.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Knaak.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 161.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S112] Ancestry.com. "New York Passenger Lists: 1820-1957". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S144] Staatsarchiv Hamburg. "Hamburg (Germany) Passenger Lists: 1850 - 1934". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2008.
[S6] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1880". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S69] Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, compilers, Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Vol. I (Pekin, Illinois: Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 149.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 80.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Albertine Zell Knaak.

Henry Knaak¹

b. 11 October 1891, d. 13 January 1948

Father: Henry Knaak¹ b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell¹ b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Name-Baptism: Heinrich Carl Franz Knaak²
Birth*: 11 October 1891; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^3,4,5
Baptism: 29 November 1891; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Confirmation*: 24 March 1907; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1910; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁷
Marriage*: 28 March 1913; Principal=Meta Bertha Frieda Juhl⁸
Residence: 1942; Spring Lake Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois⁴
Death*: 13 January 1948; Tazewell Co., Illinois⁵
Burial*: Green Valley Cemetery, Sand Prairie Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois⁵

Last Edited: 5 Oct 2016

Family: Meta Bertha Frieda Juhl b. 28 Sep 1896, d. 9 Mar 1945

Citations

[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Albertine Zell Knaak.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 90.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 177.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Henry F. K. Knaak.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 306.

Ida Knaak¹

b. 9 December 1875, d. 16 December 1940

Name-Married: Ida Bree¹
Marriage*: Principal=Charles "Carl" Bree Sr.¹
Birth*: 9 December 1875²
Death*: 16 December 1940²
Burial*: Hartsburg Union Cemetery, Orvil Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 4 May 2016

Family: Charles "Carl" Bree Sr. b. 16 Apr 1868, d. 12 Dec 1940

Emma Anna Helen Bree+³ b. 27 Oct 1893, d. 25 Aug 1983
Wilhelm Bree⁴ b. 3 May 1895, d. 30 May 1895
Anna A. Bree+³ b. 4 Apr 1896, d. 1 Jan 1976
Charles E. Bree+³ b. 1 Nov 1897, d. May 1970
Friedrich Albert "Frank" "Fred" Bree³ b. 15 Sep 1899, d. 17 Jan 1969
Richard Friedrich Heinrich Bree¹ b. 27 Jun 1901, d. 27 Sep 1901
Friederike "Emilie" Bree¹ b. 27 Jun 1901, d. 27 Sep 1901
Alma Johanna Albine Bree⁵ b. 22 Jul 1902, d. 26 Oct 1912
Mabel Freda (Mabel Friederike Emilie) Bree+³ b. 27 Feb 1904, d. 31 Jan 1991
Frank R. (Franz Reinhard) Bree+⁶ b. 15 Dec 1905, d. 6 Aug 1969
Clarence August Bree+³ b. 15 Mar 1908, d. 2 Aug 2000
Roy Harold Bree+³ b. 24 Feb 1910, d. 8 Feb 1991
Walter H. Bree³ b. 26 Sep 1911, d. 15 Oct 1979
Irene Mildred Bree³ b. 8 Apr 1913, d. 16 May 1987
Inez Marie Bree³ b. 8 Apr 1913, d. 23 Oct 1982

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 126.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Ida Knaak Bree.
[S67] E. J. Buxton, San Jose Centennial Book (San Jose, Illinois: San Jose Women's Club, 1953), p. 89.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Wilhelm Bree.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Alma Bree.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.

Ida Emilie Wilhelmine Knaak¹

b. 9 March 1905, d. 1995

Father: Johann Julius Wilhelm Knaak¹ b. c 1881
Mother: Anna Katherina Helene Rubenking¹ b. c 1880

Marriage*: Principal=Clarence Dewey Pollock²
Birth*: 9 March 1905; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 30 April 1905; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Confirmation*: 11 July 1920; Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois³
Death*: 1995⁴
Burial*: Old Union Cemetery, West Lincoln Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 8 Aug 2018

Family: Clarence Dewey Pollock b. 1 Feb 1899, d. 1985

Robert William Pollock+² b. 14 Sep 1923, d. 28 Apr 2014
Clarence Wilbert Pollock Jr.⁵ b. 25 Oct 1924, d. 8 May 2003
Walther Edward Pollock⁶ b. 2 Jan 1926

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 52.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 74.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 229.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Ida A. Pollock.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 75.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 77.

Irene Albertina Knaak^1,2

b. 23 November 1910, d. 31 May 1993

Father: Albert August Knaak³ b. 2 Aug 1875, d. 4 Nov 1949
Mother: Elizabeth Heitzman³ b. 16 Mar 1876, d. 21 Nov 1966

Name-Married: Irene Weiss¹
Birth*: 23 November 1910; Illinois^1,2
Baptism: 26 February 1911; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³
Marriage*: 23 June 1927; Principal=William Valentine Weiss⁴
Residence: 1930; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Residence: 1940; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Death*: 31 May 1993; Riverside Co., California¹

Last Edited: 10 Oct 2016

Family: William Valentine Weiss b. 9 Dec 1901, d. 16 May 1987

Citations

[S45] Ancestry.com. "State Death Collections". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah, California: 1940-1997.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 51.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 316.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.

Johann Heinrich Friedrich Knaak¹

b. 30 July 1906, d. 16 April 1907

Father: Johann Julius Wilhelm Knaak¹ b. c 1881
Mother: Anna Katherina Helene Rubenking¹ b. c 1880

Birth*: 30 July 1906; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 16 September 1906; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 16 April 1907; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois²
Burial*: 18 April 1907; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 1 Mar 2017

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln p. 55.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 348.

Johann Julius Wilhelm Knaak¹

b. circa 1881

Father: Fritz Knaak¹
Mother: Friedericke Radichel¹

Birth*: circa 1881; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Marriage*: 24 October 1901; Lincoln, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Anna Katherina Helene Rubenking¹

Last Edited: 10 Dec 2016

Family: Anna Katherina Helene Rubenking b. c 1880

Johanne Helene Albertine Knaak² b. 28 Aug 1903
Ida Emilie Wilhelmine Knaak+³ b. 9 Mar 1905, d. 1995
Johann Heinrich Friedrich Knaak⁴ b. 30 Jul 1906, d. 16 Apr 1907
Edna Helena Elizabeth Knaak⁵ b. 20 Jun 1915, d. 22 Apr 1922

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 312.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 49.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 52.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln p. 55.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 65.

Johanne Helene Albertine Knaak¹

b. 28 August 1903

Father: Johann Julius Wilhelm Knaak¹ b. c 1881
Mother: Anna Katherina Helene Rubenking¹ b. c 1880

Birth*: 28 August 1903; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹
Baptism: 11 October 1903; Burtonview, Logan Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 23 Oct 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 49.

Margaret Knaak¹

Marriage*: Principal=Ivan Marson¹
Name-Married: Margaret Marson¹

Last Edited: 21 Nov 2016

Family: Ivan Marson

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Immanuel, Lincoln, p. 80.

Nelson Henry Knaak^1,2,3

b. 26 February 1921, d. 22 December 1991

Father: Oscar (Oskar Friedrich Ernst) Knaak¹ b. 11 Feb 1900, d. 15 Nov 1974
Mother: Dora Marie Rohlfs¹ b. 17 May 1900, d. 13 Jan 1980

Birth*: 26 February 1921²
Baptism: 22 May 1921³
Death*: 22 December 1991²
Burial*: Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California²

Last Edited: 19 Sep 2016

Citations

[S49] Emden Historical Book Committee, Emden Centennial: 1871-1971 (Emden, Illinois: Emden Historical Book Committee, 1971), p. 232.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Nelson H. Knaak.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 70.

Oscar (Oskar Friedrich Ernst) Knaak^1,2,3

b. 11 February 1900, d. 15 November 1974

Father: Albert August Knaak¹ b. 2 Aug 1875, d. 4 Nov 1949
Mother: Elizabeth Heitzman¹ b. 16 Mar 1876, d. 21 Nov 1966

Birth*: 11 February 1900; Illinois^1,2,4,5,3
Baptism: 1 April 1900; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence*: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Residence: 1910; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Marriage*: Principal=Dora Marie Rohlfs⁷
Residence: 1971; Oak View, California⁷
Death*: 15 November 1974; Oak View, Ventura Co., California^4,5
Burial*: Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California⁵

Last Edited: 19 Sep 2016

Family: Dora Marie Rohlfs b. 17 May 1900, d. 13 Jan 1980

Nelson Henry Knaak⁷ b. 26 Feb 1921, d. 22 Dec 1991
Vivian Mary Knaak⁷ b. 18 Nov 1922, d. 18 Jul 1951

Citations

[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S17] United States Selective Service System. "World War I Draft Registration Cards: 1917-1918". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, Church Records - St. Peter's Lutheran, Emden, Illinois: 1880-1960.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S49] Emden Historical Book Committee, Emden Centennial: 1871-1971 (Emden, Illinois: Emden Historical Book Committee, 1971), p. 232.

Otto Robert Julius Knaak^1,2

b. 9 July 1877

Father: Henry Knaak¹ b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell¹ b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Birth*: 9 July 1877; Wolchow, Pomerania, Germany^1,2
Immigration*: 29 October 1879; Departed Hamburg, Germany 15 October 1879 aboard the "Herder" arriving at New York City 29 October 1879^3,4
Residence*: 1880; Sheridan Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Confirmation*: 7 April 1895; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 8 Sep 2016

Citations

[S6] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1880". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 166.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S112] Ancestry.com. "New York Passenger Lists: 1820-1957". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.

Richard Albert Knaak^1,2

b. 7 February 1887, d. 23 October 1988

Father: Henry Knaak³ b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell³ b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Name-Baptism: Richard Albert Joachim Knaak³
Birth*: 7 February 1887; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois^2,3,4
Baptism: 27 March 1887; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois⁵
Confirmation*: 23 March 1902; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois⁶
Marriage*: 3 February 1922; Emden, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Katie M. Fink⁷
Occupation*: 1930; Farmer¹
Residence*: 1930; Malone Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Residence: 1942; Green Valley, Tazewell Co., Illinois²
Death*: 23 October 1988⁴
Burial*: Green Valley Cemetery, Sand Prairie Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 7 Oct 2016

Family: Katie M. Fink b. 18 Jan 1898, d. 26 Dec 1979

Citations

[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 75.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Richard Knaak.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 171.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 314.

Robert Carl Knaak^1,2

b. 22 June 1884, d. 1961

Father: Henry Knaak¹ b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell¹ b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Marriage*: Principal=Margaret Amanda Wiemer²
Birth*: 22 June 1884; Logan Co., Illinois^1,2
Residence*: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Residence: 1942; Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois²
Death*: 1961³
Burial*: Green Hill Cemetery, Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 11 Oct 2016

Family: Margaret Amanda Wiemer b. 12 May 1892, d. 16 Oct 1947

? Knaak⁴ b. 1 May 1917, d. 2 May 1917

Citations

[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S18] Ancestry.com. "World War II Draft Registration Cards: 1942". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Robert C. Knaak.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Knaak.

Vivian Mary Knaak^1,2,3

b. 18 November 1922, d. 18 July 1951

Father: Oscar (Oskar Friedrich Ernst) Knaak¹ b. 11 Feb 1900, d. 15 Nov 1974
Mother: Dora Marie Rohlfs¹ b. 17 May 1900, d. 13 Jan 1980

Name-Married: Vivian Parrish¹
Birth*: 18 November 1922²
Baptism: 15 April 1923³
Death*: 18 July 1951^1,2
Burial*: Oak Hill Cemetery, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California²

Last Edited: 19 Sep 2016

Citations

[S49] Emden Historical Book Committee, Emden Centennial: 1871-1971 (Emden, Illinois: Emden Historical Book Committee, 1971), p. 232.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Vivian M. Knaak Parrish.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 72.

Walter Robert Richard Knaak¹

b. 4 July 1915, d. November 1975

Father: Albert August Knaak² b. 2 Aug 1875, d. 4 Nov 1949
Mother: Elizabeth Heitzman² b. 16 Mar 1876, d. 21 Nov 1966

Birth*: 4 July 1915; Illinois^2,3
Baptism: 15 August 1915¹
Residence*: 1920; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1930; Delavan Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois⁴
Death*: November 1975³

Last Edited: 15 Sep 2016

Citations

[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, Vol. 2, p. 61.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S23] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Death Index ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011.
[S3] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1930". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2002.

William Knaak¹

b. 16 January 1897, d. 16 May 1957

Father: Henry Knaak² b. 27 Feb 1853, d. 25 Jul 1932
Mother: Albertine H. Zell² b. 8 Oct 1853, d. 10 Jan 1946

Name-Baptism: Wilhelm Reinhard Emil Knaak³
Marriage*: Principal=Marie Wilhelmine Henrieke Wagenknecht⁴
Birth*: 16 January 1897; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois^2,3,5
Baptism: 11 March 1897; St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Emden, Logan Co., Illinois³
Residence*: 1900; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²
Residence: 1910; Prairie Creek Twp., Logan Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 16 May 1957⁵
Burial*: Oak Knoll Memorial Park Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 9 Sep 2016

Family: Marie Wilhelmine Henrieke Wagenknecht b. 3 Jul 1895, d. 1971

Citations

[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S145] Ancestry.com. "Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records: 1875-1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015, St. Peter's, Emden, p. 110.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, William E. Knaak.
[S149] Social Security Administration. "Social Security Applications & Claims ". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2015.

Chester Knackmuhs¹

b. 14 May 1936, d. 15 May 1936

Birth*: 14 May 1936; Illinois¹
Death*: 15 May 1936; Malone Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 16 May 1936; Green Valley Cemetery, Sand Prairie Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2017

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Howard Knackmuhs.

Lillian Fay Knackmuhs¹

b. 14 January 1936, d. 18 June 1936

Birth*: 14 January 1936; Malone Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Death*: 18 June 1936; Malone Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 20 June 1936; Green Valley Cemetery, Sand Prairie Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 15 Jul 2017

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Lillian Fay Knackmuhs.

Christina Knapp¹

Name-Married: Christina Berchtold¹
Marriage*: 18 October 1883; Tazewell Co., Illinois; Principal=Jacob Berchtold¹

Last Edited: 31 Oct 2015

Family: Jacob Berchtold b. 28 Apr 1858, d. 5 Jan 1929

Citations

[S35] Illinois State Archives. "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index: 1763-1900". Database. Illinois Secretary of State.

Colby Harry Knapp^1,2

b. 30 March 1871, d. 5 July 1945

Birth*: 30 March 1871²
Marriage*: 21 November 1900; Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Daisy Morris^1,3
Death*: 5 July 1945²
Burial*: Old Union Cemetery, West Lincoln Twp., Logan Co., Illinois²

Last Edited: 26 Nov 2016

Family: Daisy Morris b. 31 Jul 1875, d. 5 Aug 1922

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Daisy Morris Knapp.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Colby Harry Knapp.
[S72] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Marriages: 1851-1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.

Daniel Knapp¹

Father: Thomas S. Knapp¹ b. 24 Jan 1843
Mother: Sadie L. Worthington¹ b. 7 Dec 1843

Death*: Died Age 3 Years¹

Last Edited: 11 Mar 2017

Citations

[S67] E. J. Buxton, San Jose Centennial Book (San Jose, Illinois: San Jose Women's Club, 1953), p. 157.

Emma Knapp¹

b. 7 March 1904, d. February 1986

Marriage*: Principal=William H. Lay¹
Name-Married: Emma Lay¹
Birth*: 7 March 1904; Illinois^2,3
Residence*: 1940; Hopedale Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois²
Death*: February 1986³
Burial*: Glendale Memorial Cemetery, Elm Grove Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois³

Last Edited: 13 Feb 2019

Family: William H. Lay b. 8 Dec 1902, d. 16 Aug 1968

Virginia Lay¹ b. bt 1927 - 1928
Dorothy Lay¹ b. 9 Sep 1935, d. 3 Mar 2015

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Dorothy Graber - 5 Mqrch 2015.
[S74] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1940". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2012.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Emma Knapp Lay.

Katie Knapp¹

Name-Married: Katie Fuessley¹
Residence*: near Delavan, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Marriage*: 9 March 1882; Zion Methodist Church, Emden and Hartsburg, Logan Co., Illinois; Principal=Henry Fuessley^1,2

Last Edited: 9 Aug 2016

Family: Henry Fuessley

Citations

[S137] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Methodist Church Vital Records: 1824-2009". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2014, Zion, Emden & Hartsburg, p. 198-199.
[S35] Illinois State Archives. "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index: 1763-1900". Database. Illinois Secretary of State.

Katie Knapp¹

Father: Thomas S. Knapp¹ b. 24 Jan 1843
Mother: Sadie L. Worthington¹ b. 7 Dec 1843

Death*: Died Age 1 Year¹

Last Edited: 11 Mar 2017

Citations

[S67] E. J. Buxton, San Jose Centennial Book (San Jose, Illinois: San Jose Women's Club, 1953), p. 157.

Martha J. Knapp^1,2

b. 13 August 1835, d. 11 September 1900

Name-Married: Martha Baxter¹
Birth*: 13 August 1835; New York^2,3
Marriage*: Principal=Seymour J. Baxter¹
Residence*: 1880; East Fishkill Twp., Dutchess Co., New York⁴
Death*: 11 September 1900²

Last Edited: 14 May 2013

Family: Seymour J. Baxter b. 27 Jun 1827, d. 3 Apr 1897

Elmore George "Elmer" Baxter+² b. 1862, d. 14 May 1915
David H. Baxter² b. 9 Jul 1867, d. 12 May 1894
Sarah Jennie Baxter+¹ b. 1870, d. 7 May 1914
Josephine Matilda Baxter+⁴ b. 6 Nov 1871, d. 29 Oct 1935

Citations

[S69] Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, compilers, Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Vol. I (Pekin, Illinois: Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 74.
[S69] Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, compilers, Tazewell County, Illinois Cemeteries, Vol. I (Pekin, Illinois: Tazewell Co. Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 83.
[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Mattie Josephine Alexander.
[S6] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1880". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.

Mary Friedericke Knapp¹

b. 8 November 1875, d. 31 March 1937

Name-Married: Mary Friedericke Schmid¹
Birth*: 8 November 1875; Württemberg, Germany¹
Marriage*: 29 September 1898; Hopedale, Tazewell Co., Illinois; Principal=John C. Schmid^1,2
Death*: 31 March 1937; Dillon Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois¹
Burial*: 3 April 1937; Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery, Tremont, Tazewell Co., Illinois¹

Last Edited: 28 Oct 2017

Family: John C. Schmid

Citations

[S10] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index: 1916 - 1947". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2011, Mary Fredericke Schmid.
[S72] Ancestry.com. "Illinois Marriages: 1851-1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2005.

Minnie P. Knapp^1,2

b. 7 June 1879, d. 24 November 1966

Name-Married: Minnie Schmidgall¹
Birth*: 7 June 1879; Germany^3,4
Immigration*: 1883; From Germany to America³
Marriage*: 30 December 1897; Tazewell Co., Illinois; Principal=Fred Henry Schmidgall^1,5
Residence*: 1900; Mackinaw Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois³
Residence: 1910; Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois⁶
Residence: 1920; Deer Creek Twp., Tazewell Co., Illinois²
Death*: 24 November 1966⁴
Burial*: Morton Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery, Morton, Tazewell Co., Illinois⁴

Last Edited: 26 Sep 2015

Family: Fred Henry Schmidgall b. 28 Sep 1871, d. 29 Sep 1938

Carl Henry Schmidgall Sr.+¹ b. 29 Sep 1898, d. 30 Nov 1987
Clara A. Schmidgall⁶ b. 13 Feb 1902, d. 28 Nov 1984
Minnie M. Schmidgall⁶ b. 3 Sep 1903, d. 29 Oct 1983

Citations

[S14] News Article, The Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, Obituary of Carl Schmidgall - 2 December 1987.
[S4] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1920". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2010.
[S7] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1900". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2004.
[S19] "Find A Grave". Database. FindAGrave.com, Minnie Knapp Schmidgall.
[S35] Illinois State Archives. "Illinois Statewide Marriage Index: 1763-1900". Database. Illinois Secretary of State.
[S5] Ancestry.com. "United States Federal Census: 1910". Database. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Provo, Utah: 2006.