Gazlay Family History
Paul F. Knapp
Parents
| Father | Vyrle Knapp (1897 - 13 November 1962) |
| Mother | Luella Brouse (ca. 1902 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 April 2023; Last Edited: 23 April 2023 |
| Person ID | 13845 |
| Name | Paul F. Knapp |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Steuben County, Indiana1, 2, 3 |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Cora H. Miner1 |
| Divorced | 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan from Cora H. Miner4 |
| Died | 5 October 1981 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan2, 5 |
| Buried | in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan5 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Cora H. Miner (daughter of William Edgar Miner and Florence Belle Crippen) |
| Born | 18 April 1922 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana to Paul F. Knapp |
| Married | 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana to Leon W. Baird |
| Married | 30 June 1973 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan to Max W. Halferty |
| Died | 16 August 1979 in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan |
| Children | of Paul F. Knapp and Cora H. Miner: |
| 1. | Paula Jean Knapp |
| Born | 17 August 1942 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan |
| Married | 8 October 1958 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana to Willis David Phair |
| Died | 6 September 2008 |
| +2. | Diana Lee Knapp |
| Born | 15 June 1943 in Michigan |
| Married | to _____ Risch |
| Married | 1990 in LaGrange County, Indiana to Homer Ray Draper |
| Married | 15 February 2004 in Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan to James John ‘Radar’ Bolitho |
Sources
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Paul Knapp, born: 12 May 1918 in Fremont, Indiana; laborer; father: Merle Knapp, laborer, born in Angola, Indiana; mother: Luella Brouse, born in Ray [?], Indiana, occupation: factory; first marriage; Cora Miner, born: 18 April 1920 in Coldwater, Michigan; father: Wm. Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, city employee; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Lawrence, Michigan; first marriage; married on 12 August 1939 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996; Paul F. Knapp, died: 5 October 1981 in Coldwater, Branch [County], Michigan; born: 12 May 1918.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Michigan, Branch County, Quincy, E.D. 12-31, Sheet No. 7, Paul Knapp, 32, Indiana, divorced; Paula Knapp, 7, Michigan [they are lodgers in the household of Anna Springstead and family].
- Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018/2019, Application for Marriage License and Certificate of Marriage, Leon Baird, born: 6 May 1912 in La Grange County, Indiana; laborer; father: Walter Baird, born in Illinois, laborer, deceased; mother: Dora Olive Burkheart, born in DeKalb, Indiana; first marriage; Cora H. Knapp, born: 18 April 1922 in Branch County, Michigan; father: William Miner, born in Bethel, Michigan, farmer; mother: Florence Crippen, born in Bangor, Michigan; married once, divorced on 4 December 1946 in Coldwater, Michigan; married on 9 May 1947 in Steuben County, Indiana.
- Find a Grave (website). Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Branch County, Michigan, Paul F. Knapp, born: unknown; died: 5 October 1981 (from record).