I posted the 30th wedding annniversary announcement of Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Knapp, residing in Riverside, California in the 1890 to 1910 time period in Treasure Chest Thursday - A 30th Wedding Anniversary. Then yesterday, I posted the Sawtelle Veterans Home record for Hiram A. Knapp, which summarized his military service, his domestic situation, his residence at the Home, and his death date.
From those, and other sources, I've been able to piece together quite a bit of information about Hiram Abiathur Knapp and his family, including (I had some of this in my genealogy database already!):
Hiram Abiathur Knapp was born on 2 February 1841, probably in Addison County, Vermont, the son of Nathaniel and Betsey (Dartt) Knapp. The Nathaniel Knapp family was not found in the 1850 U.S. Census in Vermont, but was found in the 1860 U.S. Census in Richfield township, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Hiram married Almira Louisa Carringer on 21 March 1862, probably in Adams County, Wisconsin. Irene was born 11 January 1843 in Essex County, New York, the daughter of William Carringer and Irene Churchill. In the 1860 U.S. census, the William Carringer family resided in Chester township, Adams County, Wisconsin.
Hiram and Irene (Churchill) Knapp had four children - Ida Louisa Knapp (1863-????), Edith Irene Knapp (1868-????); William Nathaniel Knapp (1875-????); Elwin H.S. Knapp (1883-????).
Hiram A. Knapp enlisted in Company I of the First Minnesota Infantry on 6 April 1865 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and was mustered out on 14 July 1865 at Fort Snelling. He filed for an Invalid Pension on 1 August 1904 and again on 14 March 1907. His Application Number is 1,332,012 and his Certificate Number is 1,095,467 (Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942; original information on National Archives Publication M289, Roll 251, image of card accessed on http://www.footnote.com/).
The Hiram Knapp family was not found in the 1870 United States Census records.
In the 1880 US Census, this family resided in Owatonna township, Steele County, Minnesota (1880 US Census for Minnesota, population schedule, Steele County, Enumeration District 245, Page 70B, Lines 14-18, National Archives Microfilm Series T9, Roll 635). The household included:
* Hiram A. Knapp - white, male, age 39, married, a stone mason, born VT, parents born VT/VT
* A. Louisa Knapp - white, female, age 37, wife, married, keeping house, born PA, parents born PA/VT
* Ida L. Knapp - white, female, age 17, daughter, single, at school, born WI, parents born VT/PA
* Ede J. Knapp - white, female, age 12, daughter, single, at school, born MN, parents born Vt/PA
* Willie M. Knapp - white, male, age 5, son, single, at school, born MN, parents born VT/PA
In the 1900 US census this family resided at 154 North Park Avenue in Riverside Precinct 5, Riverside County, California. The household included (1900 US Census for California, population schedule, Riverside County, Enumeration District 209, Page 12B, Dwelling #230, Family #241, National Archives Microfilm Series T623, Roll 96):
* Hyram A. Knapp - head, white, male, born Feb 1841, age 59, married, born VT, parents born VT/VT, a bricklayer, owns home with mortgage
* Almira L. Knapp - wife, white, female, born Jan 1843, age 57, married, for 28 years, 4 children born, 4 living, born PA, parents born PA/VT
* Ellwin H.S. Knapp - son, white, male, born Feb 1883, age 17, single, born MN, parents born VT/PA, a student
In the 1910 US census this family resided at 1364 Creek Side Riverside Ward 2, Riverside County, California. The household included (1910 US Census for California, population schedule, Riverside County, Enumeration District 75, Page 9A, Dwelling #211, Family #227, National Archives Microfilm Series T624, Roll 91):
* Hyram A. Knapp - head, white, male, age 69, widowed, born VT, parents born NY/VT, has own income
* Elwin H. Knapp - son, white, male, age 28, single, born MN, parents born VT/PA, a bookkeeper
In the 1920 US census this family resided at 144 North Lime, in Riverside Ward 1, Riverside County, California. The household included (1920 US Census for California, population schedule, Riverside County, Enumeration District 114, Page 9B, Dwelling #15, Family #16, National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 125):
* Elwin H.S. Knapp - head, male, white, age 36, married, born MN, parents born VT/MN, a manager
* C. Pearl Knapp - wife, female, white, age 29, married, born MI, parents born MI/MI
* Beverly E. Knapp - son, male, white, age 1-11/12, single, born CA, parents born MN/MI
* Hiram A. Knapp - father, white, male, age 79, widowed, born VT, parents born VT/VT
Hiram Knapp is also listed as residing in the Ida Labert household iat 961 Santa Monica Blvd in Los Angeles Assembly district 62, Los Angeles County, California. The household included (1920 US Census for California, population schedule, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Assembly District 62, Enumeration District 141, Page 11A, Dwelling #35, Family #36, National Archives Microfilm Series T625, Roll 105):
* Ida K. Lambert -- head, female, white, age 60, married, born New York, parents born VT/PA
* Emerson E. Lambert -- son, male, white, age 21, single, born California, parents born WI/NY, a teller, works in a bank
* Hiram Knapp -- father, male, white, age 80, widowed, born Vermont, parents born VT/VT.
Information in the California Death Index (1905-1929) and the Sawtelle Veterans Home record indicate that Hiram A. Knapp died 1 August 1927 in Los Angeles, California.
All of this information provides the answers to my two questions in my post about the 30th wedding anniversary:
1) When was this anniversary celebration held? According to the data, it was held in March, 1892 - 30 years after the marriage of Hiram A. Knapp and Almira Louisa Carringer.
2) How is Henry Austin Carringer related to Hiram A. Knapp?
Here is the line back for Almira Louisa (Carringer):
* Almira Louisa Carringer (1843-????)
* William Carringer (1816-1900) and Irene Churchill (1813-1899)
* Jacob Carringer (1785-1865) and Elizabeth --?-- (1785-1868)
* Martin Carringer (1758-1835) and Mary Hoax (1768-1850).
The line for Henry Austin Carringer (my great-grandfather) is:
* Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946)
* David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902) and Rebecca Spangler (1831-1901)
* Henry Carringer (1800-1881) and Sarah Feather (1804-1848).
* Martin Carringer (1758-1835 and Mary Hoax (1768-1850).
Therefore, Henry Austin Carringer and Almira Louisa (Carringer) Knapp were second cousins - the Most Recent Common Ancestors being their great-grandparents, Martin Carringer and Mary Hoax. Hiram A. Knapp was the husband of Austin Carringer's second cousin.
I have some names and dates for some of the people in the next two generations of descendants of Hiram and Almira Knapp. Perhaps this information will be helpful to them if they do a search for Hiram Abiathur Knapp or Almira Louisa Carringer.
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