Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Alva Calvin KNAPP / Georgia R. NUTTER (F48875)

m. 31 Dec 1913


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  • Alva Calvin KNAPPFather | Male
    Alva Calvin KNAPP

    Born  8 Feb 1882  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Nov 1937  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  31 Dec 1913  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Anderson KNAPP | F42282 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sophia Ann PUTMAN | F42282 Group Sheet 

    Georgia R. NUTTERMother | Female
    Georgia R. NUTTER

    Born  11 Feb 1887   
    Died  1 Dec 1967  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Willis Eden NUTTER | F18772 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Frances Jane WEST | F18772 Group Sheet 

    Leeman Willis KNAPPChild 1 | Male
    Leeman Willis KNAPP

    Born  11 Oct 1914  Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1994  Mobile, Mobile Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Pine Grove Cemetery, Pine Grove, Baldwin Co, AL Find all individuals with events at this location

    Minor Putman KNAPPChild 2 | Male
    Minor Putman KNAPP

    Born  10 Feb 1916  Market, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Oct 1979  Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Charles A. KNAPPChild 3 | Male
    Charles A. KNAPP

    Born  8 Dec 1918  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 May 2003  Nebo, Clay Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Coen Cemetery, btwn Stinson & Mudfork, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • According to his World War I draft registration September 1918, Alva and Georgia Knapp were residing in New Milton, Doddridge County, as of that time. In the 1930 Census, they and their children were residents of Clarksburg, Harrison County. Although we have found no record of them in the 1920 Census, their three children were enumerated as boarders in the household of Basil and Fay (Plauger) Furr in Doddridge County. Relationship, if any, between the Knapp and Furr families is not known.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jan 27/28 1920:
      Basil Furr, 24, farmer; wife Fay, 22; dau Grace, 2y 2m; boarder Lemmon Knapp, 5; boarder Minor Knapp, 4y 1m; board Charles Knapp, 2y 3m.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 21 1930 at 226 Woodlawn Ave:
      Alvin C. Knapp, 48, laborer in glass plant; wife Georgia R, 43; son Leeman, 15; son Minor, 14; son Charles, 12.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).