Alternate Spellings of Given Name: James, Jonas, Jonathan.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Knapenberger, Knappenberger.
Born: Jonathan Knappenberger on 1 April 1827, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. AKA: "Jonas." Baptized at the Lutheran Church in Alburtis, Lehigh County on 20 March 1827. Son of J. Heinrich Knappenberger and Elizabeth (Hess) Knappenberger. Both parents died in 1833.
Married: 17 May 1850, Allentown, Lehigh County. Spouse: Sarah Ann (Diefenderfer) Knappenberger (born sometime around 1832 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; died 16 April 1907).
1850: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and his younger sister, Sara Ann Carolina (born in Pennsylvania sometime around 1830), in Lehigh County.
1860: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and 4 daughters in Allentown (Ward 3), Lehigh County.
Children:
1. Ellen Jane Knappenberger (born in Allentown, Lehigh County on 21 October 1850).
2. Mary M. (Knappenberger) Hartman. Born in Allentown on 12 May 1854. Married L.M. HARTMAN (born sometime around 1848, the son of Sam Hartman.) 1880: living in Philadelphia with two daughters: Sally (born sometime around 1874) and Daisy (born sometime around 1876), and Mary's widowed mother, Sarah, and Mary's two single sisters, Lotta and Annie.
3. Anna Maria ("Annie") Knappenberger (born in Allentown on 30 August 1856).
4. Charlotte F. ("Lotte") Knappenberger known as "Lotte" (born in Allentown on 13 November 1859; died in Philadelphia on 1 October 1890).
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Mustered in as a Private with Company G, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 18 September 1861.
Killed in action at Frampton's Plantation, Beaufort during the Battle of Pocotalgio, South Carolina on 22 October 1862. (Listed in the death ledger as "James Knappenberger" by assistant regimental surgeon, Jacob Scheetz, MD.)
Note: The entry directly below Knappenberger's for a fellow member of G company, John H. Kuhns (shown in Bates and other histories as "Kunte" or "Kuntz") was also made by Scheetz, and indicates the Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz also died at Frampton's Plantation during the Battle of Pootaligo. A Find a Grave memorial for Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz indicates that he was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery. So, it's possible that Jacob/Jonas Knappenberger was interred at Beaufort as well or that his remains are still on the grounds of Frampton's Plantation, as is the case with so many of the men from the 47th who died there.)
Sources:
1. Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunters, 1861-5".
2. Death Ledger (Knappenberger, James), U.S. Army (Office of the Quartermaster General) and U.S. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. The Knappenberger Family in the United States of America: http://www.knappenberger.net/usa.htm
4. Lehigh County orphans' court documents (filed by the soldier's widow on 30 August 1863).
5. U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880).
6. U.S. Civil War Pension Index (Knappenberger, Jonas; Application No.: 11451, Certificate No.: 1695; filed on 28 January 1863 by his widow, Sarah Ann Knappenberger).
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Knapenberger, Knappenberger.
Born: Jonathan Knappenberger on 1 April 1827, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. AKA: "Jonas." Baptized at the Lutheran Church in Alburtis, Lehigh County on 20 March 1827. Son of J. Heinrich Knappenberger and Elizabeth (Hess) Knappenberger. Both parents died in 1833.
Married: 17 May 1850, Allentown, Lehigh County. Spouse: Sarah Ann (Diefenderfer) Knappenberger (born sometime around 1832 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; died 16 April 1907).
1850: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and his younger sister, Sara Ann Carolina (born in Pennsylvania sometime around 1830), in Lehigh County.
1860: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and 4 daughters in Allentown (Ward 3), Lehigh County.
Children:
1. Ellen Jane Knappenberger (born in Allentown, Lehigh County on 21 October 1850).
2. Mary M. (Knappenberger) Hartman. Born in Allentown on 12 May 1854. Married L.M. HARTMAN (born sometime around 1848, the son of Sam Hartman.) 1880: living in Philadelphia with two daughters: Sally (born sometime around 1874) and Daisy (born sometime around 1876), and Mary's widowed mother, Sarah, and Mary's two single sisters, Lotta and Annie.
3. Anna Maria ("Annie") Knappenberger (born in Allentown on 30 August 1856).
4. Charlotte F. ("Lotte") Knappenberger known as "Lotte" (born in Allentown on 13 November 1859; died in Philadelphia on 1 October 1890).
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Mustered in as a Private with Company G, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 18 September 1861.
Killed in action at Frampton's Plantation, Beaufort during the Battle of Pocotalgio, South Carolina on 22 October 1862. (Listed in the death ledger as "James Knappenberger" by assistant regimental surgeon, Jacob Scheetz, MD.)
Note: The entry directly below Knappenberger's for a fellow member of G company, John H. Kuhns (shown in Bates and other histories as "Kunte" or "Kuntz") was also made by Scheetz, and indicates the Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz also died at Frampton's Plantation during the Battle of Pootaligo. A Find a Grave memorial for Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz indicates that he was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery. So, it's possible that Jacob/Jonas Knappenberger was interred at Beaufort as well or that his remains are still on the grounds of Frampton's Plantation, as is the case with so many of the men from the 47th who died there.)
Sources:
1. Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunters, 1861-5".
2. Death Ledger (Knappenberger, James), U.S. Army (Office of the Quartermaster General) and U.S. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. The Knappenberger Family in the United States of America: http://www.knappenberger.net/usa.htm
4. Lehigh County orphans' court documents (filed by the soldier's widow on 30 August 1863).
5. U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880).
6. U.S. Civil War Pension Index (Knappenberger, Jonas; Application No.: 11451, Certificate No.: 1695; filed on 28 January 1863 by his widow, Sarah Ann Knappenberger).
Alternate Spellings of Given Name: James, Jonas, Jonathan.
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Knapenberger, Knappenberger.
Born: Jonathan Knappenberger on 1 April 1827, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. AKA: "Jonas." Baptized at the Lutheran Church in Alburtis, Lehigh County on 20 March 1827. Son of J. Heinrich Knappenberger and Elizabeth (Hess) Knappenberger. Both parents died in 1833.
Married: 17 May 1850, Allentown, Lehigh County. Spouse: Sarah Ann (Diefenderfer) Knappenberger (born sometime around 1832 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; died 16 April 1907).
1850: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and his younger sister, Sara Ann Carolina (born in Pennsylvania sometime around 1830), in Lehigh County.
1860: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and 4 daughters in Allentown (Ward 3), Lehigh County.
Children:
1. Ellen Jane Knappenberger (born in Allentown, Lehigh County on 21 October 1850).
2. Mary M. (Knappenberger) Hartman. Born in Allentown on 12 May 1854. Married L.M. HARTMAN (born sometime around 1848, the son of Sam Hartman.) 1880: living in Philadelphia with two daughters: Sally (born sometime around 1874) and Daisy (born sometime around 1876), and Mary's widowed mother, Sarah, and Mary's two single sisters, Lotta and Annie.
3. Anna Maria ("Annie") Knappenberger (born in Allentown on 30 August 1856).
4. Charlotte F. ("Lotte") Knappenberger known as "Lotte" (born in Allentown on 13 November 1859; died in Philadelphia on 1 October 1890).
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Mustered in as a Private with Company G, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 18 September 1861.
Killed in action at Frampton's Plantation, Beaufort during the Battle of Pocotalgio, South Carolina on 22 October 1862. (Listed in the death ledger as "James Knappenberger" by assistant regimental surgeon, Jacob Scheetz, MD.)
Note: The entry directly below Knappenberger's for a fellow member of G company, John H. Kuhns (shown in Bates and other histories as "Kunte" or "Kuntz") was also made by Scheetz, and indicates the Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz also died at Frampton's Plantation during the Battle of Pootaligo. A Find a Grave memorial for Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz indicates that he was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery. So, it's possible that Jacob/Jonas Knappenberger was interred at Beaufort as well or that his remains are still on the grounds of Frampton's Plantation, as is the case with so many of the men from the 47th who died there.)
Sources:
1. Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunters, 1861-5".
2. Death Ledger (Knappenberger, James), U.S. Army (Office of the Quartermaster General) and U.S. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. The Knappenberger Family in the United States of America: http://www.knappenberger.net/usa.htm
4. Lehigh County orphans' court documents (filed by the soldier's widow on 30 August 1863).
5. U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880).
6. U.S. Civil War Pension Index (Knappenberger, Jonas; Application No.: 11451, Certificate No.: 1695; filed on 28 January 1863 by his widow, Sarah Ann Knappenberger).
Alternate Spellings of Surname: Knapenberger, Knappenberger.
Born: Jonathan Knappenberger on 1 April 1827, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. AKA: "Jonas." Baptized at the Lutheran Church in Alburtis, Lehigh County on 20 March 1827. Son of J. Heinrich Knappenberger and Elizabeth (Hess) Knappenberger. Both parents died in 1833.
Married: 17 May 1850, Allentown, Lehigh County. Spouse: Sarah Ann (Diefenderfer) Knappenberger (born sometime around 1832 in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County; died 16 April 1907).
1850: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and his younger sister, Sara Ann Carolina (born in Pennsylvania sometime around 1830), in Lehigh County.
1860: Working as a tailor. Living with his wife and 4 daughters in Allentown (Ward 3), Lehigh County.
Children:
1. Ellen Jane Knappenberger (born in Allentown, Lehigh County on 21 October 1850).
2. Mary M. (Knappenberger) Hartman. Born in Allentown on 12 May 1854. Married L.M. HARTMAN (born sometime around 1848, the son of Sam Hartman.) 1880: living in Philadelphia with two daughters: Sally (born sometime around 1874) and Daisy (born sometime around 1876), and Mary's widowed mother, Sarah, and Mary's two single sisters, Lotta and Annie.
3. Anna Maria ("Annie") Knappenberger (born in Allentown on 30 August 1856).
4. Charlotte F. ("Lotte") Knappenberger known as "Lotte" (born in Allentown on 13 November 1859; died in Philadelphia on 1 October 1890).
CIVIL WAR SERVICE:
Mustered in as a Private with Company G, 47th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry on 18 September 1861.
Killed in action at Frampton's Plantation, Beaufort during the Battle of Pocotalgio, South Carolina on 22 October 1862. (Listed in the death ledger as "James Knappenberger" by assistant regimental surgeon, Jacob Scheetz, MD.)
Note: The entry directly below Knappenberger's for a fellow member of G company, John H. Kuhns (shown in Bates and other histories as "Kunte" or "Kuntz") was also made by Scheetz, and indicates the Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz also died at Frampton's Plantation during the Battle of Pootaligo. A Find a Grave memorial for Kuhns/Kunte/Kuntz indicates that he was buried at the Beaufort National Cemetery. So, it's possible that Jacob/Jonas Knappenberger was interred at Beaufort as well or that his remains are still on the grounds of Frampton's Plantation, as is the case with so many of the men from the 47th who died there.)
Sources:
1. Bates' "History of Pennsylvania Volunters, 1861-5".
2. Death Ledger (Knappenberger, James), U.S. Army (Office of the Quartermaster General) and U.S. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. The Knappenberger Family in the United States of America: http://www.knappenberger.net/usa.htm
4. Lehigh County orphans' court documents (filed by the soldier's widow on 30 August 1863).
5. U.S. Census (1850, 1860, 1880).
6. U.S. Civil War Pension Index (Knappenberger, Jonas; Application No.: 11451, Certificate No.: 1695; filed on 28 January 1863 by his widow, Sarah Ann Knappenberger).
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