Yuma County, Colorado Photographs

Yuma County Pioneer Photographs:

Charles A. and Martha Knapp, Wray

In 1880 Wright County, Minnesota, Charles Knapp is farming, 36, with Martha 34 , both born in Sweden. Julia E. 13 in Illinois, Charles M. 6, Mary 3, and Hulda 1 were born in Minnesota.

(Mary F. Knapp, 32, born in Wright County, Minnesota to Charles A. Knapp and Martha Sundean, married Orange J. Powell on April 24, 1909 in Montgomery County, Iowa.)

In 1900 Montgomery County, Iowa, Charles is farming, born October 1843, married 27 years to Martha August 1845, both born in Sweden and immigrating in 1870.
Mary Sept 1876 and William February 1880 have no occupation listed.

In 1910 Yuma County, Charles A. Knapp is 68, born in Sweden, living with son "John W." Knapp 29 born in MInnesota.
Charles A. 67 and William J. 24 are also listed in Montgomery County, Iowa in 1910, with Martha Knapp, 56.

December 1911 "Charles Knapp took dinner with the G. W. Sigwing's Xmas day."

January 1912 " Charles Knapp had business in Wray Thursday. Charley says the roads are bad and we all think so too."
"Charles Knapp was under the weather one day this week he thinks the batchelorship is a hard proposition and would appreciate a cook."

February 1912 "M. O. Bland and family and Mrs. Baker visited the Charley Knapp family Sunday.
There was a crowd gathered at the home of Charles Knapp Saturday night and had a dance while Charley was away from home. All had a good time while the writer stood on the outside nnd looked in thinking of old times."

"Chas. Knapp of the sandhills came in Monday after a load of coal."

October 1913 "Messrs. Charles and Frank Burwell, father and son, arrived in Wray Saturday morning from their home in Elliot, Iowa, and will be in this locality indefinitely as they are here for the benefit of the latter's health. While here, they will be the guests of their old friends, the Chas. Knapp family and the Carson families of north of Wray."

In 1914 Chas. Knapp had uncalled-for mail at the Wray post office. So did "Chas. Napp."

In October 1914 Charles was delinquent on taxes on the improvements only in township 2N 44W, so his house must have been in that part of his claim.

Charles proved up 320 acres in section 6, 2N 43W and section 1, 2N 44W in 1916.

September 1917 "Charley Knapp was a passenger to McCook last Saturday evening."

Charles A. Knapp 1843-1920 is buried in Elliott, Montgomery County, Iowa # 64926294, with Marcht #2 157906764 born August 1845 in Sweden.

In 1920 Montgomery County, Martha is widowed, 74, living with daughter Mary F. and Orange J. Powell, 53 and their four kids.

Charles M. Knapp, 25, born in Minnesota to Charles A. Knapp and Martha Murrey, married Mary Ebert, 19, born in Montgomery County, Iowa, in Montgomery County on March 3, 1899.

Charles Maynard Knapp's SSI records says he was born May 5, 1874 in Cokato, Minnnesota to Charles A. Knapp and Martha Sundeen.

Hulda Knapp Jones 1878-1933 is buried in Montgomery County # 64925876, with Daniel Jones 1879-1962.

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