#2775 John Knepper ( John Jacob "Jacob" Knepper • Hans Peter Knepper • Hans Peter Knepper • Hans Peter Knepper◊ • Tilmann Knepper◊ )
John was born 4 Jan 1799 in Virginia. He died 1 Jun 1840. He was buried in Knepper Cemetery, Blanchard Twp., Hancock Co., Ohio.
He went to Fairfield Co., Ohio with his parents in 1805. In 1834, they moved to Blanchard Tp, Hancock Co., Ohio where John purchased 320 acres from the U.S. governmant. John was a farmer and miller.
∞ John married #2784 Elizabeth Fogelsong.
Marriage notes |
They married 30 Mar 1823 in Fairfield Co., Ohio. |
Other names for Elizabeth: Elizabeth Vogelsong.
Elizabeth was born 10 Oct 1802 in Maryland. She died 10 Mar 1883. She was buried in Benton Ridge Cemetery, Hancock Co., Ohio.
She is the daughter of Christian & Susan (Arnold) Fogelsong. Elizabeth later married Peter Wise and divorced in 1848. The surname is variously spelled Fogelsong and Vogelsong, probably due to the pronunciation of a "V" in German.
Children of this relationship:
| #3511 | U | i | «Unknown» Knepper | (–Infant) |
| #2785 | M | ii | Nathaniel Knepper | (24 Apr 1828–10 Feb 1902) |
| #2786 | M | iii | John Frederick Knepper | (31 Dec 1829–20 May 1865) |
| #2787 | M | iv | Christian Gideon Knepper | (6 Dec 1832–7 May 1853) |
| #2788 | F | v | Delilah Knepper | |
| #2789 | F | vi | Susannah Knepper | (1837–23 Jul 1902) |
| #2790 | M | vii | Bartholomew Knepper | (24 Jan 1838–6 Dec 1839) |
| #2791 | M | viii | Jacob Green Knepper | (14 Jun 1839–10 Apr 1930) |
| #3512 | U | ix | «Unknown» Knepper | (–Infant) |
Clifford T. Wig & Dorothy H. Wig, The Knepper Family Tree, (unpublished, Apr 1997). Ref. as [Wig].
Line Generation: 6
Relationship: Third Cousins Five Times Removed through Hans Peter Knepper◊