Jacob Knierim

Brief Life History of Jacob

When Jacob Knierim was born in January 1838, in Germany, his father, Paul Knierim, was 31 and his mother, Anna Catherine Diegel, was 31. He married Katherine Diegel on 30 October 1865, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Genoa, Clay Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 27 December 1905, in Elmore, Harris Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Elmore, Harris Township, Ottawa, Ohio, United States.

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Jacob Knierim
1838–1905
Katherine Diegel
1839–1914
Marriage: 30 October 1865
Mary Ann Knierim
1866–1961
Anna Knierim
1868–1943
Charles Herman Knierim
1871–1946

Sources (12)

  • Jacob Knierim in household of Paul Knierim, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jacob Knierim, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
  • Jacob Knerim in entry for Eli Neipp and Anna Settlage, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German

On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

German and Dutch: variant of Knieriem .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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