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• _UID: 8F17829CC6EA4C709B7A4F010781194D83BA

Living — James Richard HUFFMAN. James was born 23 Apr 1933; died 15 Jul 1990. [Group Sheet]

1. Living UNKNOWN
2. Living UNKNOWN
3. Living UNKNOWN

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• _UID: 20E03334918940A49E54ACBBC5D7FC64BA61

Notes:

1930 census

Henry married Mary Catherine KNERR 11 Feb 1922, Schuylkill Co, PA. Mary (daughter of James Monroe KNERR and Emma Jane SMITH) was born 27 Aug 1903, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; died 26 Dec 1986, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; was buried Hepler's Church Of God, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 1CBA678376174F0C96FD212EF72E3A77608E

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SSN 208-16-6678
last resided Pitman

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• _UID: F9B34946D9A0493D87F330117F8C38E820EE

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Name Suffix: Senior

OCCUPATION: laborer in 1890 census (at age 18), farmer/butcher on death cert.

1890 Census, Eldred Twp, laborer

1900 Census, Tremont Borough, E Ward, James Knarr (indexed as Knuss, but
there is writing over the name!), 27, Nov 1872, M7, Emma 29 Jun 1870, 4/4,
Celia Mae, Nov 1893, Claude S, Apr 1895, Minnie E, Dec 1896, James M,
Jun 1899. occupation, butcher, 157 E Main Street

1910 Census, #21/25, Eldred Twp, James M Sr, 38, speaks English, farmer,
Emma 39, married 16 years (9 children/9 alive), Zeno M 18, Claud S 14,
James M Jr 10, Ida G 9, Mary C 6, Charles D 4, Pearl V 2, Steward 1,
Catharine (mother) 79, married 42 years,
(4 children/4 alive), speaks only German

1920 census, Eldred, James M Knerr 48, public roads, Emma 49, IdaS 18,
Mary C 16, Charles D 14, Perl V 12, Stuart P 10, Sue J 8

1930 census, Eldred Twp, district 25, James Knerr 58, M at 21, Emma 59,
M at 22, Sue 19, Catherine Griffith 20, lodger, Supervisor, public road,
veteran=no

farm known as Meadowbrook Farm

marriage license says James M Knerr, born in Eldred, now a laborer in Frackville
Emma Smith born in Eldred, now a servant lady in Haas
license issued 13 Apr 1893, returned 18 May by S. Smith

see General Docket 30:790

though I've seen some people refer to him as "James Maurer Knerr", he's listed
as "James Monroe Knerr" on his death certificate, informant being Charles Knerr
(a son). James Monroe was also the name of James' son.

he's also listed as James Monroe Knerr on the delayed Certiface of Birth of my
grandmother Minnie (Knerr) Yoder

It's interesting that James had children named Zeno and Ida, and his uncle Isaac
(brother of Charles) had a daughter Zeno Ida in 1870 in Schuylkill Haven. I've
heard that the Pitman Knerr's kept in touch with the Schuylkill Haven cousins.

I can't find James Knerr in the 1900census. Mom said the family might have
been in Tremont at one time (remembering from her Mom saying that).
Cause of Death: of rectal cancer

James married Emma Jane SMITH 10 May 1893, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Emma (daughter of Daniel H. SMITH and Susannah DERR) was born 2 Jun 1870, Haas, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; died 16 Jun 1937, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; was buried 21 Jun 1937, Hepler's Church Of God, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: 6BB6C111C1364E00A45D87C0C17642150EC3

Notes:

1880 census, not with Daniel H. Smith. Probably Emma Smith with/Jared Hepler (pg 17/3/187/#138). age 9, occupation, child nurse.

1890 census, Eldred Twp, Emma _

My Aunt Elva Hoch remembered clearly that Emma's middle name was Jane.
Cause of Death: of chronic myocarditis

Notes:

Married:
James M of Frackville, laborer
Emma of Haas, servant lady

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• Unknown: From 20 Apr 1861 to Jul 1861, Pvt, Civil War, Co F, 5Th Rgt PA Inf; Military
• Unknown: From 14 Aug 1861 to 29 Sep 1864, Pvt, Civil War, Co C, 50Th Rgt PA Inf; Military
• Unknown: From 12 Nov 1864 to 10 Jul 1865, Pvt, Civil War, Co C, 29Th Rgt PA Inf; Military
• Unknown: 27 Nov 1894, Civil War Pension, Number 836096; Pension
• Occupation: Farm laborer
• Occupation: Abt 1861, Schuylkill Haven, Schuylkill Co, PA; Boatman
• _UID: DB52000E8D984AB5AE9A7EDE3FDADEB8B287

Notes:

OCCUPATION: boatman (at time of enlistment), laborer (in 1870, 1890 census)

1870 census, pg 323, Eldred Twp, Charles (Knose in index) 27, laborer $200,
Catharine 37, William 1/12 (born May)

1880 census, pg 10/3/187/#76/89, EldredTwp, Charles 37 (laborer), Catholine 47,
William E 10, James D 4, Henry C 6, Isaac F 3

1890 census, Eldred Twp, Charles (laborer) 45, Catherine _, James 18, laborer

1890 veterans list, Haas, Charles Knerr, C/50, 9 Sep 1861 - 29 Sep 1864
disability - Dyspepsia and Lung ___ ?

1900 census, #107, W Eldred, Charles Knarr Dec 1843, M31, farm laborer (servant living with Daniel H Smith and Susan)

1900 census Catherine?

1910 census, Soldiers and Sailors Home, Erie PA, Charles Knarr, 66, M 44 yrs, 4/4 kids, born PA, able to speak English,occupation P.S.S.H.

Eldred Twp, #21/25, (Catharine 79, with James M. Knerr,Sr.)
married 42 years, (4 children/4 alive), speaks only German

(Charles lived briefly in Stoudtsville, PA in 1912)

MILITARY: Used last name of Knarr. Served in:
Co F, 5th Regiment PA Infantry. Apr 20, 1861 - Jul, 1861
Co C, 50th Regiment PA Infantry. Aug 14, 1861 - Sep 29, 1864
Co C, 29th Regiment PA Infantry. Nov 12, 1864 - Jul 10, 1865

Muster rolls show Charles AWOL each summer, possibly to work farm.
Mustered out Sep 29, 1864. (muster rolls on hand)

Co C, 50th had Isaac, George, Benjamin, and Charles Knarr serving together

Description from military records: 5'6.5" tall, fair complexion, gray eyes,
brown hair.

Married by Jacob Hepler, according to Civil War pension records

Pension application was once denied for "vicious habits" during the war. He
was treated for venereal disease during the Civil War.

Family story: Charles left his wife after getting his pension for approximately 20
years, then came back to his wife. He and his wife lived with different families
membersat different times. The story goes that they eventually got back
together. They sat together on the porch at James Knerr's house and made
up. Then they spent their last few years together, living in a small house that
was then builtfor them on the property (near the creek?).

Charles also was to have survived the war, but got shot in (outside?) a bar on
the way back from the Civil War. I also heard the shooter was a rebel. When
Charles was around later in life, he complained of his injury, and according to
relatives, he would have hisgrandson Jack Knerr pick out the BB's that came
to the surface with a knife (so it must have been a shotgun wound).

It's odd that his pension applicationmakes no reference to either a wound or a
disability because of it. Probablysince there was no record in his service record of
a real war time wound, it wouldn't have done any good bringing it up. But clearly,
everyone in the family seems to have known that Charles was shot in a bar related
incident on the way back.

My Great Aunt Sue [Knerr] told me she had vague recollections of Charles. She
said the young boys would tease him but he'd say "you laugh, but people
will remember me..."

Pension form of 1 Apr 1915 has this info:
married Catharine Maurer 15 Mar 1868, by Jacob M Hepler (later a copy of
certificate was made for pension file)
married at Church of God, Hepler (Bethel) Church
he and wife never married before
living now with wife
children are:
Wm E Knarr May 2nd 1870
James M Knarr November 17th 1871
Henry C Knarr December 13th 1873
Isaac F Knarr January 25th 1876

Some account of the 50th Regiment ison pg 129 of Beer's History of Schuylkill
County (bio of Samuel Losch)

Since Charles as at the Soldier's and Sailor's home in 1910, the records there
may have information:
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/rg19.htm
Cause of Death: of apoplexy

Charles married Catharina MAURER 15 Mar 1868, Hepler's Church Of God, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Catharina (daughter of Daniel W. MAURER and Elisabeth HARTLEIN) was born 12 Mar 1832, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; died 31 May 1917, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; was buried Hepler's Church Of God, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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• Baptism: 22 Apr 1832, Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA
• Unknown: 6 Aug 1879, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (1 A, 107.5 P, Deed 245:538); Bought_land
• _UID: A2EB91DA258442DA950F61E9639D0A4AFF30

Notes:

1860 census, pg 450/#1166, Eldred, Catherine 28 (with grandparents)

My AuntSue [Knerr] remembers Catharina. She said that Catharine had told the
children that she was going to get a widow's pension and have lots of money
someday (after her husband died). The paper work shows that by the time the
government was done hassling her over some obvious clerical issues, she had
died and the check had to be returned.

There is some uncertainty if Joseph was a son ofDaniel W. Consider this
excerpt from Catharine (Maurer) Knarr's application for Civil War pension benefits:

On this 22, day of May AD 1917, personally appeared before me a Justice of the
Peace, in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oath, James M.
Knarr, age 45 years a resident of Pitman, RFD in the County of Schuylkill and State
of Pennsylvania, a Son of above named claimant, who saith that his mother the said
Catharine Knarr, is now absent minded and not able to follow and attend to her
business, he therefore in her stead offers in evidance the following:

We have found a record in the family Bible belonging to the Claimant's father, Daniel
W. Maurer, and in thatBible is recorded the names and the date of each child's
births of the said Daniel W. Maurer,

Catharine Maurer, now the claimant born March 12, 1832.
Mary Maurer, Born February 23, 1834.
Anjalina Maurer, Born January 11, 1836,
Frank Maurer, Born Novemeber 28, 1838,
Hannah Maurer, Born October 22, 1841.
Magdalena and Aron Maurer, Twins, and were born in the year 1844.

In this record are no erasure nor alterations.
This record is a reliable one, being it is made in the family bible of the father of the
claimant, as it was the custom in prior generations to keep family records in Bibles.

The said claimant Catharine Knarr, was during the years 1850, and 1860, living
with her Grand-fatherJacob Maurer, in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Penna,
at the place now called Pitman, so to me stated.

The claimants parents Daniel W. Maurer and Elizabeth Maurer, lived during the
years 1850 and 1860 in Eldred Township, Schuylkill County, Penna., at the place
now called Pitman.,

All the above namedchildren of said Daniel W, Maurer, and Elizabeth Maurer,
lived during the years 1850 and 1860, except Magdalena Maurer,

The said James M. Knarr, is well known to be reuputable and entitled to credit,
and who being duly sworn, to the best of his knowledge that the facts aforesaid
in relation as stated are correct and true; and further declares that I have not personal
interest. signed "James M. Knerr" and it looks like it was overwritten with "Knarr".

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• Unknown: 23 Feb 1885, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (4 A, 10 P, Deed 178:511); Bought_land
• Unknown: 11 Apr 1888, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (25 A, 50 P, Deed 199:331); Bought_land
• Unknown: 30 Mar 1894, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (82 A, 51.5P + 50 A, 96 P, Deed 241:236); Bought_land
• Unknown: 27 Dec 1897, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (14 A, 22 P, Deed 264:198); Bought_land
• Unknown: 3 Dec 1910, Schuylkill Co, PA; LetAdmin
• Occupation: Blacksmith, merchant
• _UID: EAB740F84BFB4F31B79961B4073EF398D492

Notes:

OCCUPATION: blacksmith for 34 years, merchant (selling groceries, drugs, farm implements, etc), farmer

- served as township assessor for 15 years
- served on school board for 12 years
- agent of North Western Mutual Fire Ins. Co, 20 years
- postmaster of Haas, 21 years

1870 census, pg 323, #48/56, Eldred,Daniel 20, (Black Smith), $300, Susanna 25,
Emma 1/12 (born May)

1880 census, #123/141, Eldred Twp, Daniel H 29 (blacksmith), Susanna 33, Jane 8,
Cyrus 6, Dirzah 3 (Emma with Jared Hepler)

1890 census, Eldred, Daniel H 40 blacksmith, Susan _, Jane _, Cyrus 17, Dirzah 13, John 3

1900 census, #107 W Eldred, Daniel H Oct 1850, M29, merchant agr, Susan
Feb 1845, 5/4, Charles Knarr, servant Dec 1843, M31 farm laborer

1910 census, Eldred Twp, #5/7, Daniel H 60, speaks English, retail merchandise, general store, Susan 65, married 40 years, (5 children, 4 living),
Cyrus D 36, widower, blacksmith, Harry 14, Charles 5(last 2 are grandchildren)

1920 census, Eldred Twp, Susie Smith 74, retail merchent, general store
able to speak English=no

land:
Daniel H Haas ux toDaniel H Smith, 178:511, 23 Feb 1885/ 2 Mar 1885, Eldred
John W Maurer est alto Daniel H Smith, 199:331, 11 Apr 1888/7 May 1888,
Upper Mah.
Benjamin Borsious est al to Daniel H Smith, 241:236, 30 Mar 1894/6 Apr 1894,
Eldred
Elizabeth Mattern by atty to Daniel H Smith, 264:198,
27 Dec 1897/29 Dec 1897, Eldred

Notes from his writeup in Schuylkill County Biographies:

Smith, Daniel H., a merchant and dealer in farm implements at Haas, Pa., was
born in Eldred township, Schuylkill county, Oct 9, 1850, a son of John S.
and Judith (Herb) Smith, the father being a mechanic in Haas during all
of his mature years. He was a master at his trade of blacksmithing and was
able to design and make anything within the sphere of his business.

*snip*

The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools and at the age
of nineteen started on hisbusiness career independent of home counsels or
restrictions.

He married Miss Susanna Derr, of Fountain Springs, Pa, and they have four
children living,the youngest of the family, John, having died at the age of four years.
The eldest is Emma, now the wife of James Knerr, of Eldred township; Jane is
married to E.W. Brosious, also of Eldred township; Cyrus, a blacksmith by
occupation, married Clara Hepler and resides at his parental home; Dirzah became
the wife of William Treon and resides at Locust Dale, Pa.

Mr Smith served an apprenticeship to the blacksmith's trade during his youth,
and worked at that business for thirty-four years. He owns a farm which he
conducts in connection withhis mercantile business at Haas. This includes a
full line of staple and fancy groceries, drugs, confectionery, tobacco and cigars,
farm implements, etc.He has been assessor of Eldred township for fifteen
years; served twelve years as a member of the township school board; has been
local agent of the North Western Mutual Fire Insurance Company for
twenty years; and has been postmaster at Haas for twenty-one years.

He is a man thoroughly well read, and a leader in the councils of Republicanism.
His friends are legion, and his acquaintance extends to the remotest corners
of the county.


The middle initial 'H'was for Herb
Cause of Death: of acute yellow atrophy of liver

Daniel married Susannah DERR 1870, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. Susannah (daughter of Michael DÜRR and Elisabeth BOYER) was born 17 Feb 1845, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; died 31 Aug 1924, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA; was buried 3 Sep 1924, Hepler's Church Of God, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA. [Group Sheet]

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• _UID: B3BA36588A8746698526B592B218A2577029

Notes:

Cause of Death: of cerebral hemorrhage