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Jeanette Knapp Stoddard

Birth	:	18 Feb 1895 Ames, Story County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	13 Aug 1956 Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery, Fort Simpson, Fort Simpson Region, Canada
Coordinate	:	61.8638835, -121.3627174
Description	:	Jeannette Knapp Stoddard was born and raised on the Iowa State Campus with a strong campus heritage. Her grandfather, Seaman A. Knapp, had been the second President and had lived in the Farm House. Her father, Herman Knapp, was Treasurer, serving in many capacities including Acting President. Both her father and her mother, Mary McDonald Knapp, graduated from Iowa State. The Knapp house was across from the Knoll, where the women's dorms were built. Her aunt Margaret McDonald Stanton (for whom the Carillon was built), her uncle, Edwin Stanton, and cousins lived on campus too. Jeannette grew up as one... Read More	Jeannette Knapp Stoddard was born and raised on the Iowa State Campus with a strong campus heritage. Her grandfather, Seaman A. Knapp, had been the second President and had lived in the Farm House. Her father, Herman Knapp, was Treasurer, serving in many capacities including Acting President. Both her father and her mother, Mary McDonald Knapp, graduated from Iowa State. The Knapp house was across from the Knoll, where the women's dorms were built. Her aunt Margaret McDonald Stanton (for whom the Carillon was built), her uncle, Edwin Stanton, and cousins lived on campus too. Jeannette grew up as one of the "Campus Kids", the children of administrators and faculty living on the campus which was isolated from the city of Ames by a mile of open fields. Jeannette graduated from Iowa State where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Alpha Iota musical honorary, and Mortar Board. She taught school in Tipton, Iowa, then returned to Iowa State to in the Chemistry Department. In 1918 she married Alexis Erling Stoddard, a Civil Engineer graduate from Iowa State and a veteran of World War I. They lived briefly in Springfield, Illinois, but returned to Ames. They lived with her parents at 427 Ash Avenue, taking care of the Knapps in their later years. I was born in 1934. In 1943 the Stoddards built the house at 312 Ash Avenue. Jeannette died in 1956. She is buried in the College Cemetery. Jeannette Knapp Stoddard was well loved and well respected in the community. Tall, dignified, stately, she has always thoughtful of others. She was always encouraging; to her nothing was impossible. She enjoyed people greatly. She had a huge number of friends with many backgrounds. She was always interested in people. She knew how to draw out the best in people. She was always concerned about people and all her life she did things for others. She was always putting aside whatever she was doing to listen, to comfort, to help someone who came to her. She cooked endlessly for others. Flowers from the garden went as well. Kindness and thoughtfulness were her trademarks. Her home was constantly open for family and friends who were returning to the campus to visit and/or who lived in the community and needed a place to gather. She loved groups of people and went to endless efforts to make gatherings enjoyable. She had a beautiful soprano voice and she had had some voice training. She gave freely of her music. she sang as soloist for the Methodist Church and later for the Presbyterian Church. She believed firmly that people should develop their interests and abilities and she encouraged this in others. Jeannette had a strong belief in women. Carrie Chapman Catt was a personal friend of the family, a very real presence in the household. Mrs. Catt stayed in the Knapp home when visiting campus. Mrs. Catt's influence encouraged Jeannette to develop her independence as a woman. she graduated from college and went out to work. She learned to drive her own horse and then her car and drove a great deal. She was proud of her vote. She made Carrie Chapman Catt a very real presence for the younger women in the family so that we all felt we knew her personally. Jeannette believed in the potential that women have and she encouraged women to extend themselves. She strongly believed in education, especially for women. These ideas and interests and convictions of Jeannette Knapp Stoddard -- strong interest in people, strong belief in women, strong belief in education, strong belief that people should develop their interests and abilities, and that nothing was impossible -- were constant themes and influences she gave to lives around her. They are the guideposts she gave to my life.

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Where is Jeanette Knapp Stoddard's memorial?
Jeanette Knapp Stoddard's memorial is located at: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery, Fort Simpson, Fort Simpson Region, Canada.
When did Jeanette Knapp Stoddard death?
Jeanette Knapp Stoddard death on 13 Aug 1956 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Jeanette Knapp Stoddard's memorial?
Latitude: 61.8638835
Longitude: -121.3627174

Family Members:

Parent

Herman Knapp

(1863 - 1935)

Mary Woodruff McDonald Knapp

(1860 - 1941)

Spouse

Alexis Erling Stoddard

(1892 - 1958)

Siblings

Seaman Arthur Knapp

(1888 - 1975)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
Fort Simpson, Fort Simpson Region, Canada
Coordinate: 61.8638835, -121.3627174

2. Old Cemetery
Fort Providence, Fort Simpson Region, Canada
Coordinate: 61.4174954, -117.6042170

3. Hay River Cemetery
Hay River, Fort Smith Region, Canada
Coordinate: 60.8279000, -115.7765000

4. Fort Nelson Cemetery
Fort Nelson, Northern Rockies Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 58.8172900, -122.7827300

5. Lakeview Cemetery
Yellowknife, Yellowknife Region, Canada
Coordinate: 62.4630000, -114.4057400

6. Back Bay Cemetery
Yellowknife, Yellowknife Region, Canada
Coordinate: 62.4696000, -114.3644000

7. Fort Resolution Cemetery
Fort Resolution, Fort Smith Region, Canada
Coordinate: 61.1735287, -113.6819249

8. High Level Cemetery
High Level, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.5513700, -117.1174100

9. Watson Lake Cemetery
Watson Lake, Yukon Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 60.0472000, -128.6497090

10. Saint Luke's Cemetery
Fort Vermilion, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.4953918, -116.2347488

11. Batt Cemetery
Rocky Lane, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.4859900, -116.2250100

12. Rocky Lane Cemetery
Rocky Lane, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.4859700, -116.2249600

13. Cornerstone Evangelical Church Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.2826000, -116.2096000

14. Keg River Community Cemetery
Keg River, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 57.7995440, -117.8590220

15. La Crete Old Colony Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.1805310, -116.4322930

16. Blumenort Sommerfeld Mennonite Church Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.2150000, -116.2730000

17. Blue Hills Sommerfelder Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.0215180, -116.8212080

18. Neuanlage Old Colony Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.0227650, -116.7097400

19. Living Hope Evangelical Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.1367000, -116.3281000

20. Sommerfeld Mennonite Church Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.1144000, -116.3471000

21. La Crete Bergthaler Mennonite Church Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.1014400, -116.3496000

22. Rosenfeld Old Colony Cemetery
La Crete, Slave Lake Census Division, Canada
Coordinate: 58.0429800, -116.3215200

23. McDame Post Cemetery
Good Hope Lake, Stikine Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 59.1865870, -129.2296680

24. Cassiar Cemetery
Cassiar, Stikine Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 59.2889000, -129.8422600