Auglaize County, Ohio

Descendants of Johann Nikolaus Knerr

Submitted by Larry Knarr

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Generation No. 1

1. Johann Nikolaus⁶ Knerr (Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born February 2, 1785 in Walshausen, and died Aft. 1833. He married (1) Maria Margaretha Freyer May 30, 1811 in Gross-steinhausen. He married (2) Susanna Margaretha Freyer Abt. 1821 in Bottenbach.

Children of Johann Knerr and Maria Freyer are:

• + 2 i. Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, born March 15, 1812 in Hornbach; died Abt. 1855 in Auglaize Co., OH.
• + 3 ii. Johann Nikolaus Knerr, born 1819 in Hornbach; died Aft. 1848.

Children of Johann Knerr and Susanna Freyer are:

• 4 i. Louisa⁷ Knerr, born January 7, 1823.
• + 5 ii. Georg Jacob Knerr, born May 19, 1825 in Bottenbach; died Aft. 1857.
• 6 iii. Elisabetha Knerr, born September 29, 1827.
• + 7 iv. Johann Paul Knerr, born September 22, 1831 in Bottenbach; died Aft. 1867.

Generation No. 2

2. Johann Adam⁷ Knerr (Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born March 15, 1812 in Hornbach, and died Abt. 1855 in Auglaize Co., OH. He married Wilhelmina Albront August 1, 1837 in Allen Co., OH.

Notes for Johann Adam Knerr:

Johann Adam Knerr emigrated to Ohio before 1837 and settled in Pusheta Township, Auglaize Co, OH.

Children of Johann Knerr and Wilhelmina Albront are:

• + 8 i. Adam⁸ Knarr, born September 21, 1838 in OH; died February 9, 1922 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• + 9 ii. Jonathan F. Knarr, born 1840 in OH; died 1893.
• + 10 iii. Philip Knarr, born December 1842 in OH; died April 12, 1933 in Fryburg, OH.
• + 11 iv. Henry Knarr, born May 6, 1845 in Fryburg, OH; died January 3, 1929 in Fryburg, OH.
• + 12 v. Jacob Knarr, born October 1847 in OH; died July 18, 1929 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• 13 vi. Wilhelmina D. Knarr, born 1849.

3. Johann Nikolaus⁷ Knerr (Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born 1819 in Hornbach, and died Aft. 1848. He married (1) Elisabetha Knerr Abt. 1837. He married (2) Anna Dorothea Hofmann March 24, 1838 in Allen Co., OH.

Notes for Johann Nikolaus Knerr:

Nikolaus Knerr came to Ohio with his brother Adam some time around 1836.

Children of Johann Knerr and Anna Hofmann are:

• 14 i. Elisabetha⁸ Knerr, born 1843.
• 15 ii. Lucinda Knerr, born 1846.
• 16 iii. Catherine Knerr, born 1848.

5. Georg Jacob⁷ Knerr (Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born May 19, 1825 in Bottenbach, and died Aft. 1857. He married Elisabetha Schmidt May 19, 1849.

Children of Georg Knerr and Elisabetha Schmidt are:

• 17 i. Karolina⁸ Knerr, born January 18, 1857 in Bottenbach.
• 18 ii. Ludwig Knerr, born July 31, 1859 in Bottenbach.
• 19 iii. Christian Knerr, born November 21, 1867 in Bottenbach.

7. Johann Paul⁷ Knerr (Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born September 22, 1831 in Bottenbach, and died Aft. 1867. He married Friederica Philippina Gross December 23, 1857 in Bottenbach.

Children of Johann Knerr and Friederica Gross are:

• 20 i. Friederika⁸ Knerr, born August 1, 1858.
• + 21 ii. Ludwig Knerr, born November 15, 1859 in Bottenbach.
• 22 iii. Jacob Knerr, born March 6, 1863 in Bottenbach.
• 23 iv. Heinrich Knerr, born April 24, 1864 in Bottenbach.
• 24 v. Louisa Knerr, born March 21, 1865.
• 25 vi. Paul Knerr, born March 25, 1867 in Bottenbach.
• 26 vii. Johann Nikolaus Knerr, born July 31, 1871 in Bottenbach.
• 27 viii. Adam Knerr, born January 1, 1874 in Bottenbach.

Generation No. 3

8. Adam⁸ Knarr (Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born September 21, 1838 in OH, and died February 9, 1922 in Wapakoneta, OH. He married (1) Addie Henriette Geyer Abt. 1858, daughter of Henry Geyer. He married (2) Mary Ann Busch August 29, 1859 in Auglaize Co., OH.

Child of Adam Knarr and Mary Busch is:

• + 28 i. Henry Cicero⁹ Knarr, born August 20, 1879; died July 5, 1924.

9. Jonathan F.⁸ Knarr (Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born 1840 in OH, and died 1893. He married Sarah Rosetta Gray August 17, 1863.

Children of Jonathan Knarr and Sarah Gray are:

• + 29 i. Charles⁹ Knerr, born June 1864 in Fryburg, OH; died January 16, 1940 in Lima, OH.
• + 30 ii. Mary Knerr, born 1866.
• 31 iii. John William Knarr, born May 28, 1868; died September 14, 1914 in Lima, OH.

10. Philip⁸ Knarr (Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born December 1842 in OH, and died April 12, 1933 in Fryburg, OH. He married Elizabeth Helmilinger December 6, 1868, daughter of Louis Helmilinger and Christina Muench.

Children of Philip Knarr and Elizabeth Helmilinger are:

• + 32 i. Ludwig Ferdinand⁹ Knerr, born April 16, 1871; died March 10, 1960 in Findlay, OH.
• + 33 ii. Philip Adam Knerr, born November 15, 1873 in Clay Twp., Auglaize Co., OH; died January 26, 1931 in Bellefontaine, OH.
• + 34 iii. Samuel Henry Knerr, born March 6, 1876; died January 20, 1945.
• 35 iv. Albert M. Knerr, born 1882; died 1888.
• 36 v. Gilbert Edwin Knerr, born April 2, 1893; died July 26, 1894.

11. Henry⁸ Knarr (Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born May 6, 1845 in Fryburg, OH, and died January 3, 1929 in Fryburg, OH. He married (1) Catherine E. Sammetinger January 31, 1875. He married (2) Catherine Hollobacher April 7, 1890, daughter of John Hollobacher and Kunegunde Meier.

Children of Henry Knarr and Catherine Sammetinger are:

• + 37 i. George Lorenz⁹ Knarr, born December 21, 1875 in Fryburg, OH; died February 3, 1953.
• 38 ii. August Philip Knarr, born August 14, 1877; died May 5, 1962. He married Rosa M. Kaeck January 1935.
• + 39 iii. Caroline Rosalinde Knarr, born February 17, 1881 in Fryburg, OH; died April 26, 1951.
• 40 iv. Christian Knarr, born January 18, 1885 in Fryburg, OH.
• + 41 v. Wilhelmina Knerr, born January 18, 1885 in Fryburg, OH; died 1972 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• 42 vi. Philip Adam Knarr, born 1887.

Child of Henry Knarr and Catherine Hollobacher is:

• + 43 i. Malinda Hilda⁹ Knerr, born May 3, 1893; died June 5, 1980 in Cridersville, OH.

12. Jacob⁸ Knarr (Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born October 1847 in OH, and died July 18, 1929 in Wapakoneta, OH. He married Erimma Heddish June 16, 1872.

Child of Jacob Knarr and Erimma Heddish is:

• 44 i. Minnie⁹ Knarr, born October 10, 1877.

21. Ludwig⁸ Knerr (Johann Paul⁷, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born November 15, 1859 in Bottenbach.

Child of Ludwig Knerr is:

• + 45 i. Ludwig⁹ Knerr, born April 1, 1887 in Bottenbach; died July 4, 1960 in Pirmasens.

Generation No. 4

28. Henry Cicero⁹ Knarr (Adam⁸, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born August 20, 1879, and died July 5, 1924. He married Della Moneysmith Abt. 1904, daughter of William Moneysmith and Sarah Blackley.

Children of Henry Knarr and Della Moneysmith are:

• + 46 i. Margaret Marie¹⁰ Knarr, born May 9, 1905; died March 20, 1991 in Sidney, OH.
• 47 ii. William Henry Adam Knarr, born August 1, 1906 in Wapakoneta, OH; died October 13, 1973 in Wapakoneta, OH. He married (1) Elda Moorman Abt. 1930. He married (2) Thelma Marie Covert May 28, 1965.
• + 48 iii. Eugene Knarr, born August 13, 1912 in Wapakoneta, OH; died June 13, 1963 in Wapakoneta, OH.

29. Charles⁹ Knerr (Jonathan F.⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born June 1864 in Fryburg, OH, and died January 16, 1940 in Lima, OH. He married Eliza Louise Kaeck Abt. 1893, daughter of George Kaeck and Sophia Siebold.

Children of Charles Knerr and Eliza Kaeck are:

• + 49 i. Franklin George¹⁰ Knerr, born June 20, 1894 in Lima, OH; died September 28, 1955 in Lima, OH.
• + 50 ii. Carl Philip Knerr, born February 1896 in Lima, OH; died August 10, 1973.
• 51 iii. Edwin Louis Knerr, born February 11, 1898; died December 16, 1961.
• + 52 iv. Rosetta Anna Knerr, born February 9, 1901 in Lima, OH; died September 12, 1973.
• + 53 v. Edna Amelia Knerr, born May 10, 1903 in Lima, OH; died February 1974.
• + 54 vi. Alvina Margaret Knerr, born May 16, 1905 in Lima, OH; died October 16, 1991 in Lima, OH.

30. Mary⁹ Knerr (Jonathan F.⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born 1866. She married Frank Xavier Sieber Abt. 1887, son of Frank Sieber and Caroline Elsass.

Children of Mary Knerr and Frank Sieber are:

• + 55 i. Carrie¹⁰ Sieber, born Abt. 1888.
• 56 ii. Rose Sieber, born Abt. 1890. She married (1) Unknown Scanland Abt. 1911. She married (2) Roy Sealtz Abt. 1920.
• 57 iii. Emma Sieber, born Abt. 1892. She married Unknown Conroy.
• 58 iv. Charlotte Sieber, born Abt. 1894. She married Kenneth Kerr.
• 59 v. John Xavier Sieber, born Abt. 1896. He married Evelyn Unknown.
• 60 vi. Eleanor Sieber, born Abt. 1898.
• + 61 vii. Minnie Sieber, born Abt. 1900.

32. Ludwig Ferdinand⁹ Knerr (Philip⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born April 16, 1871, and died March 10, 1960 in Findlay, OH. He married Veronica Katherine (Fran) Kaeck Abt. 1894, daughter of George Kaeck and Sophia Siebold.

Children of Ludwig Knerr and Veronica Kaeck are:

• + 62 i. Raymond Carl Lawrence¹⁰ Knerr, born March 4, 1895 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• + 63 ii. Earl George Knerr, born September 18, 1899; died May 24, 1981.
• 64 iii. Elmer Adam Knerr, born June 12, 1902 in Wapakoneta, OH; died June 26, 1964 in Lima, OH. He married Irene Rita Sodders November 13, 1926.
• 65 iv. Marion Samuel Knerr, born May 8, 1905 in Wapakoneta, OH. He married Ada Roth.

33. Philip Adam⁹ Knerr (Philip⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born November 15, 1873 in Clay Twp., Auglaize Co., OH, and died January 26, 1931 in Bellefontaine, OH. He married Rosa M. Kaeck Abt. 1899.

Children of Philip Knerr and Rosa Kaeck are:

• + 66 i. Irvin Elmer¹⁰ Knerr, born September 9, 1900 in Fryburg, OH; died May 2, 1962 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• + 67 ii. Wilbur Henry Knerr, born June 27, 1910 in Fryburg, OH.
• + 68 iii. Leona Sophia Knerr, born June 3, 1905; died August 30, 1984 in Lima, OH.

34. Samuel Henry⁹ Knerr (Philip⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born March 6, 1876, and died January 20, 1945. He married Caroline Elsass February 12, 1903, daughter of George Elsass and Mary Hansel.

Children of Samuel Knerr and Caroline Elsass are:

• + 69 i. Ivena¹⁰ Knerr, born December 15, 1903; died August 25, 1969.
• 70 ii. Oscar E. Knerr, born October 19, 1908 in Pusheta Twp., Auglaize Co., OH; died May 22, 1950 in Lima, OH. He married Mabel Elizabeth Briggs.

37. George Lorenz⁹ Knarr (Henry⁸, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born December 21, 1875 in Fryburg, OH, and died February 3, 1953. He married Lucinda Klopfenstein November 6, 1924, daughter of Michael Klopfenstein and Elizabeth Uphouse.

Children of George Knarr and Lucinda Klopfenstein are:

• 71 i. George Henry¹⁰ Knarr, born 1927; died 1927.
• 72 ii. infant Knarr, born 1927.
• 73 iii. Elsie Knarr, born 1930; died 1930.

39. Caroline Rosalinde⁹ Knarr (Henry⁸, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born February 17, 1881 in Fryburg, OH, and died April 26, 1951. She married William M. Lunz February 15, 1900.

Children of Caroline Knarr and William Lunz are:

• + 74 i. Walter Heinrich¹⁰ Lunz, born January 9, 1902 in Fryburg, OH.
• 75 ii. Theodore Karl Lunz, born December 13, 1903 in Fryburg, OH; died December 25, 1993 in Wapakoneta, OH. He married Viola Ruck April 25, 1927.
• + 76 iii. Elmer August Lunz, born December 14, 1907 in Fryburg, OH; died July 24, 1973 in Wapakoneta, OH.
• + 77 iv. Frieda Wilhelmina Lunz, born November 14, 1910 in Fryburg, OH.
• + 78 v. Delbert Eldon Lunz, born April 17, 1919 in Fryburg, OH.

41. Wilhelmina⁹ Knerr (Henry⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born January 18, 1885 in Fryburg, OH, and died 1972 in Wapakoneta, OH. She married Richard F. Gohlke August 19, 1909 in Auglaize Co., OH.

Children of Wilhelmina Knerr and Richard Gohlke are:

• 79 i. Erma¹⁰ Gohlke, born Abt. 1911. She married Fred Arend.
• + 80 ii. Henry R. Gohlke, born December 28, 1914 in Lima, OH; died August 8, 1985 in Xenia, OH.

43. Malinda Hilda⁹ Knerr (Henry⁸ Knarr, Johann Adam⁷ Knerr, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born May 3, 1893, and died June 5, 1980 in Cridersville, OH. She married William S. Helmilinger April 10, 1917.

Children of Malinda Knerr and William Helmilinger are:

• + 81 i. Florence Catherine Magdaline¹⁰ Helmilinger, born April 23, 1918 in Auglaize Co, OH.
• 82 ii. Henry Helmilinger, born September 21, 1919 in Auglaize Co., OH; died September 20, 1920 in Auglaize Co., OH.
• + 83 iii. Homer William Helmilinger, born January 3, 1922 in Auglaize Co, OH.
• 84 iv. Howard James Helmilinger, born June 20, 1925.
• + 85 v. Doris Mae Helmilinger, born January 12, 1935 in Auglaize Co, OH.

45. Ludwig⁹ Knerr (Ludwig⁸, Johann Paul⁷, Johann Nikolaus⁶, Johann Friedrich⁵, Johann Jacob⁴, Johann Friedrich³, Johann Nikolaus², Theodor¹) was born April 1, 1887 in Bottenbach, and died July 4, 1960 in Pirmasens. He married Julie Hofmann.

Children of Ludwig Knerr and Julie Hofmann are:

• 86 i. Johannes¹⁰ Knerr, born 1922; died 1986.
• 87 ii. Gertrud Knerr, born October 13, 1923; died June 22, 1981.