Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
Leo Diederich and Mary Ternes Relatives--Details (revised) - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Peter Knipper
Birth22 May 1879, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio3,5,6,4,8
Death4 May 1943, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
OccupationBlacksmith--1900,1910, 1918; auto assembler--1920,1925; blacksmith, blacksmith shop--1930; apartment janitor--1940
FatherJohn A. Knipper (1854-1934)
MotherGertrude Laux (1860-1937)
Spouses
Birth1879, Lorain County, Ohio?
Death1904, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio?
BurialSt. Mary Cemetery, Avon, Lorain County, Ohio
FatherLorenz Weitz (1834->1900)
MotherElizabeth (Lizzie) Fleury (~1855-<1895)
MarriageLorain County, Ohio?
ChildrenErnestine L. (Ernie) (1902-1997)
Birthabt 1891, Ohio, United States of America5
Death11 Apr 1968, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio?
BurialSt. Joseph Cemetery, Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio
Marriageabt 1906, Ohio, United States of America
Divorce1918, Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
ChildrenEdward P. (1911-2004)
Birthabt 1891, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio6
OccupationClerk--1918
FatherNicolas Snyder (-<1920)
MotherFrances Rowacker (~1866-)
Marriage18 Nov 1918, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Divorce15 Mar 1924, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Birthabt 1889, Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio4,8
DeathCleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio?
FatherWilliam Vogt (-<1940)
MotherMinnie Gnuschke (~1867-)
Marriage20 Jun 1925, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Notes for Joseph Peter Knipper
Source: MyHeritage.comnewspaperarchive.com: Chronicle Telegram; and Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; and U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; and Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007.
In 1900 Joseph lived with his parents and siblings in Avon, Lorain County, Ohio.
In 1910 Joseph lived in Avon with his wife Bertha and his daughter Ernestine from his first marriage. In 1920 Joseph lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio with his wife Florence, his mother-in-law Frances Snyder, his brother-in law Henry Snyder and his wife Tillie. In 1930 Joseph lived in Avon with his wife Flossie. In 1935 they lived in Avon Lake, Lorain County.
In October 1938 Joseph and his wife moved from Avon Lake to Cleveland. In 1940 Joseph and Flossie lived in Cleveland with Flossie’s mother Minnie Myers in the home she had occupied in 1935. When he registered for the draft in 1942 he worked at Ohio Wesleyan College in Cleveland and lived at the college.
Notes for Lena (Spouse 1)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962; and www.findagrave.com.
In 1900 a Lena “Witz” was enumerated in the census for Avon, Lorain County, Ohio. She was working as a servant for the family of Reuben Wilford and Emma Born and living with their family. She was born in February of 1880 in Ohio. Her father was from Germany and her mother was from Ohio. The births and christenings index gave January 10, 1880 as her birth date and Dover, Cuyahoga County, Ohio as her birth place.
Notes for Eldora Bertha (Bertha) (Spouse 2)
Source: Ancestry.com—Harlan Family Tree.
Her parents were from Ohio.
Apparently she married Joseph Knipper when she was 15 years old.
Notes for Florence (Spouse 3)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and Snyder Family Tree.
Notes for Flossie M. (Spouse 4)
Source: Ancestry.com—Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973; and U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 (for 1948).
The record of her marriage to Joseph Knipper stated that she was born in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
In 1948 Flossie lived in Bedford, Cuyahoga County. She was reported to be the widow of Joseph Knipper.
Last Modified 25 May 2016Created 24 Sep 2019 using Reunion for Macintosh