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Personal data Matilda A. Knapp 

  • She was born on August 28, 1839 in Lawrenceville, Tioga Co., PA.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (May 9, 1855) below 16 years (15).

  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Shirley Madeline Sullivan, Ron Baker, Sterling Robert Fuller, Victor Ruddell, Phillip LeRoy Thomas, J. Knapp, et al.; Rita Zipfel
  • She died on February 6, 1892 in Bryan, Williams Co., OH, she was 52 years old.
  • She is buried after February 5, 1892 in Bryan, Williams Co., OH Brown Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on March 20, 2024.

Household of Matilda A. Knapp

She is married to Jacob S. Switzer.

They got married on May 9, 1855 at Monclova Twp., Lucas Co., OH, she was 15 years old.

Jacob S. Switzer oo Matildary E. Knapp

Marriage source: Morton W.P., D.C. for Mary Elizabeth Alwood, (Toledo OH, W.P.M, 3 Jun 1929)

'... Mary Elizabeth Alwood ... Father Jacob Switzer fath. birthplace Sandusky Co. Maiden name of mother Mary E. Switzer moth. birthplace Swanton ...'

Child(ren):

  1. Mary Elizabeth Switzer  1861-1929 


Notes about Matilda A. Knapp

Matilda A. Knapp

Sources: Author: Morton W. P.; Title: Death Cert. for Mary Elizabeth Alwood, (Publication site: Toledo OH, Publisher: WPM; Publication date: iii June MCMXXIX)

"... Mary Elizabeth Alwood ...

Father Jacob Switzer fath. birthplace Sandusky Co. Maiden name of mother Mary E. Switzer moth. birthplace Swanton ..."

Title: 14 Jun 1900 Angola Town, Pleasant Twp., Steuben Co., OH census, T-163-404, sheet 81A-14, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

"12, 311, 371, Alwood, Christiphr, Head, ... 13, Mary E, wife, white, fem, b. Aug 1860, ae 39, married 21 yrs. 7 children born, 7 children living, b. OH, fath b. Ger, moth b. NY, can read/write, can speak Eng"

Author: Sullivan, Shirley Madeline; Baker, Ron; Fuller, Sterling Rober; Ruddell, Victor; Thomas, Phillip LeRoy; Knapp, J.; et al.; Title: "Matilda E. Knapp," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxv June MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KC8D-66R

"... Matilda E. Knapp Last Changed: January 4, 2019 J. Knapp Sex Female Last Changed: November 22, 2012 ...

Birth 1839 Lawrenceville, Tioga, Pennsylvania, ... Last Changed: January 4, 2019

Death 6 February 1892 Bryan, Williams, Ohio, ... Last Changed: January 4, 2019 J. Knapp

Burial 1892 Bryan, Williams, Ohio, ... Reason: Find A Grave Index Last Changed: January 4, 2019 J. Knapp

Residence 1850 Lindley, Steuben, New York, ...
Residence 1860 Monclova, Lucas, Ohio, ...
Residence 1870 Ohio, ...
Residence Bryan, OH

Spouses & Children

Jacob Switzer Male 1832-1929
Matilda E. Knapp Female 1839-1892
Marriage 9 May 1855 Monclova Township, Lucas, Ohio, ...

Children (6)

[1] Emma Jane Switzer Female 1858-1903
[2] Mary Elizabeth Switzer Female 1861-1929 [<-oo Christopher Alwood]
[3] Anna Bernice Switzer Female 1862-1943
[4] Caroline A. Switzer Female 1869-1950
[5] Eleanor Rosalie Switzer Female 1874-1958
[6] Bertha Elvira Switzer Female 1876-Deceased

Parents & Siblings

Abraham Knapp Male 1804-1880
Sarah Hunter Female 1811-1878
Marriage 1833 New York, ...

Children (7)

[1] Albert Knapp Male 1834-Deceased
[2] Thomas Knapp Male 1837-Deceased
[3] Matilda E. Knapp Female 1839-1892 [<-Christopher Alwood's m-i-l]
[4] William Knapp Male 1841-Deceased
[5] Emily Knapp Female 1844-Deceased
[6] Caroline A. Knapp Female 1847-1921
[7] Benjamin Franklin Knapp Male 1855-1914"

Author: Zipfel, Rita; Title: "Matilda A. Switzer," (Publication site: Bryan OH, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: xiv Apr MMXVI)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161036821/matilda_a_switzer

"Photo [Matilda's stone] added by Rita Zipfel

Matilda A. Switzer Birth 28 Aug 1839 Death 6 Feb 1892 (aged 52) Burial Brown Cemetery Bryan, Williams County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID 161036821

Spouses

[photo-stone shared with Laura Switzer] Jacob Switzer 1832-1925 (m. 1855) [possibly Jacob's burial site]
[photo-stone shared with Martha E. Switzer] Jacob Switzer 1832-1929 (m. 1855)
[photo-Jacob's military-style grave marker] J Switzer

Children

[photo-mausoleum corridor] Caroline "Carrie" Switzer Merrill 1869-1950

Created by: Rita Zipfel Added: Apr 14, 2016 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 161036821"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Matilda A. Knapp

Matilda A. Knapp
1839-1892

1855

Jacob S. Switzer
1832-1929

Mary Elizabeth Switzer
1861-1929

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Birthday August 28, 1839

  • The temperature on August 28, 1839 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1839: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 19 » The British East India Company captures Aden.
    • April 19 » The Treaty of London establishes Belgium as a kingdom and guarantees its neutrality.
    • July 3 » The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.
    • August 19 » The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".
    • September 5 » The United Kingdom declares war on the Qing dynasty of China.
    • November 27 » In Boston, Massachusetts, the American Statistical Association is founded.

Day of marriage May 9, 1855

  • The temperature on May 9, 1855 was about 11.6 °C. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The atmospheric humidity was 41%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 28 » A locomotive on the Panama Canal Railway runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
    • February 11 » Kassa Hailu is crowned Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia.
    • March 30 » Origins of the American Civil War: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invade Kansas and force election of a pro-slavery legislature.
    • June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
    • June 4 » Major Henry C. Wayne departs New York aboard the USSSupply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
    • September 9 » Crimean War: The Siege of Sevastopol comes to an end when Russian forces abandon the city.

Day of death February 6, 1892

  • The temperature on February 6, 1892 was about 4.9 °C. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 95%. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1892: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
    • May 28 » In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.
    • July 6 » Three thousand eight hundred striking steelworkers engage in a day-long battle with Pinkerton agents during the Homestead Strike, leaving ten dead and dozens wounded.
    • August 4 » The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
    • October 12 » The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools.
    • November 12 » Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
    • December 9 » English football club Newcastle United is founded.


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