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Rosella Florence Gay KNAPP

Rosella Florence Gay KNAPP

Female 1866 - 1955  (88 years)

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  • Name Rosella Florence Gay KNAPP 
    Born 17 Dec 1866  Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1870  Willey District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1897  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1900, 1910  Glenville District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Linn, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920, 1930  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died 7 Apr 1955  Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Buried Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I101580  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 1 Jun 2020 

    Father Henry Anderson KNAPP,   b. 29 Jul 1841, Pocahontas Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1917, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Sophia Ann PUTMAN,   b. 6 Oct 1840, Fairfax Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1915  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F42282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Thomas Josiah CARSON,   b. 1863, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1892  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 1 Sep 1890  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Minnie CARSON,   b. 25 Jan 1892, Leading Creek, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1976, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F48900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Abraham COLLINS,   b. Aug 1869, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 28 Jan 1897  Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenvile District), enumerated on Jun 1st 1900:
      Abram Collins, 30, b. Aug 1869, farmer, married 3 yrs; wife Rozetta G, 33, b. Dec 1866, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Laura, 1, b. Sep 1898; stepdau Minie Carson, 8, b. Jan 1892.

      1910 Census, Gilmer Co, WV (Glenville District), enumerated on Apr 29 1910:
      Abram Collins, 41, farmer, married 13 yrs; wife Gay R, 43, married 13 yrs, mother of 3 children (all still living); dau Laura, 11; son Ray, 9.

      1920 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (City of Morgantown), enumerated on Jan 17 1920 at Wiles Extension:
      Rosella Collins, 53, widowed; dau Laura, 21, single; son Ray, 19, single, laborer in glass factory.

      1930 Census, Monongalia Co, WV (City of Morgantown, 1st Ward, 2nd Precinct), enumerated on Apr 11 1930:
      Ray Collins, 29, layer foreman in glass factory; wife Jerl E, 33; son Charles R, 4y 7m; son Clyde L, 3y 2m; dau Elma J, 11 months; mother Rosela G. Collins, 63, widowed; sister Laura, 30, single.
    Children 
     1. Laura COLLINS,   b. 14 Sep 1898, Sand Fork, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 1973, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. Ray COLLINS,   b. CA 1900
    Family ID F48902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1373433&Type=Death.

    3. [S2170] 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Glenville District).

    4. [S1889] Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV.

    5. [S960] Obituary of mother.

    6. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    7. [S1820] Lewis County Marriage Records, Weston, WV, MR p. 14, Line 59 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10713121&Type=Marriage.