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Pvt James W. Knapp

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Birth	:	9 Nov 1848 Indiana, USA
Death	:	15 Jul 1916 Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Burial	:	Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.9202995, -122.1149979
Plot	:	Row M 7
Description	:	Everett Daily Herald 7-17-1916 Snohomish, July 17-James W. Knapp, pioneer resident of Snohomish and a veteran of the Civil war, died suddenly at his home here Saturday night. Death is believed to have been caused by heart failure with ribs fractured from a fall from a cherry tree as contributing cause. Knapp was in apparent good health Saturday and attended a moving picture show, returning home at 11 p.m. His daughter, Mrs. C.E. Vanderhyde, with whom he was to have breakfasted, went to look for him when he did not appear at the usual hour and found him in bed, where indications... Read More	Everett Daily Herald 7-17-1916 Snohomish, July 17-James W. Knapp, pioneer resident of Snohomish and a veteran of the Civil war, died suddenly at his home here Saturday night. Death is believed to have been caused by heart failure with ribs fractured from a fall from a cherry tree as contributing cause. Knapp was in apparent good health Saturday and attended a moving picture show, returning home at 11 p.m. His daughter, Mrs. C.E. Vanderhyde, with whom he was to have breakfasted, went to look for him when he did not appear at the usual hour and found him in bed, where indications were that he met a peacful end. Knapp was born in Cordon, Ind., 67 years ago and 40 years later came to Snohomish. He was proprietor of one of the first hotels here, the City Hotel, and was well known to oldtimers and others of the county. He was bailiff for Superior Judges Bell and Denny for several years and for the past few months lived with his family at Alpine, coming to his local home to attend to business matters. At the age of 14 years Knapp joined the Union army under General Sherman as a drummer boy, serving for some time in Tennessee and later was with the army that made the famous march through Georgia to the Atlantic. He was a charter member of Snohomish Morton Post no 10, G.A.R. Surviving Knapp are his wife, two sons, Samuel J. Knapp, house captain at the Monroe State reformatory, and Arthur Knapp; a daughter, Mrs. C.E. Vanderhyde, of this city. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Bakeman & Purdy's chapel and interment will be made in the G.A.R. cemetery. Rev. A.B. Vanzante of the First Presbyterian church, will officiate. SnoCo: "The Karyn Project" Snohomish County 1889 Census J.W. Knapp age 40 real estate b/In Hellen 30 b/NJ S.J. male 11 b/WT (Samuel) Louella 4 b/WT Snohomish GAR Cemetery: Knapp Helena Sept. 9 1924 Knapp James W. G.A.R. Veteran (Co. C. 17th Ind. Inf.) Knapp Samuel James 72 Mar. 15 1952 1880 Vanderhyde Charles E. 59 Nov. 20 1941 Blurial #2796 Vanderhyde Luella 56 Apr. 15 1941 Burial #2751 American Civil War Soldier Name: James Knapp Enlistment Date: 03 March 1864 Side Served: Union State Served: Indiana Unit Numbers: 567 567 567 Service Record: Reenlisted in Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 04 January 1864. Enlisted as a Private on 03 March 1864. Enlisted in Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 03 March 1864. Mustered out Company C, 17th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 08 August 1865 in Macon, GA. State Filed: Washington Widow: Helena Knapp filed Sep 1916 ******** Section 5, Lot 72, Grave 2

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Pvt James W. Knapp's memorial is located at: Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Snohomish, Snohomish County, USA.
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Pvt James W. Knapp death on 15 Jul 1916 in Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
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Latitude: 47.9202995
Longitude: -122.1149979

Family Members:

Spouse

Helena Anna “Lena” Hartwick Knapp

(1858 - 1924)

Children

Samuel James Knapp

(1878 - 1952)

Arthur E Knapp

(1900 - 1966)

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