Jonas Knerr
(1814-1895)
Susanna Muehlhausen
(1819-1893)
James Schlicher
(1823-1885)
Caroline Reinert
(1829-1904)
Willoughby Knerr
(1845-1920)
Martha Ann C. Schlicher
(1851-1912)
Eva Blanche Knerr
(1886-1955)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Arthur Franklin Cavanaugh
2. William Harry Johnson

Eva Blanche Knerr 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 14 May 1886, Lowhill Twp., Lehigh, PA 1 3 5
  • Marriage (1): Arthur Franklin Cavanaugh on 17 May 1906 in Fogelsville, Lehigh, PA, USA
  • Marriage (2): William Harry Johnson on 16 Mar 1938 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA
  • Died: 25 Dec 1955, Allentown, Lehigh, PA at age 69 1 2 3
  • Buried: 29 Dec 1955, Allentown: Greenwood Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 1 2 3

   FamilySearch ID: LHW4-T3V.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 6 The 1900 census recorded at 1029 Turner Street: Willoughby Knerr, contractor - laborer, 55, Sep 1845, living with wife Martha, 49, Mar 1851; Annie C., knitting factory cutter, 26, May 1874; Sallie N., knitting factory, operator, 21, Oct 1879; Robert J., shoe factory parking dept., 19, Oct 1881; John A., tailor, 17, Feb 1883; Minnie B., shoe factory tarnishing, 13, Nov 1887; Eva B., 14, May 1886; Grace F., 13, NOv 1887; and Mary S., 9, Feb 1891. Also in the home are two cousins: Emma S. J. Knerr, 29, Dec 1871; and Louisa M. Knerr, 26, Jun 1874. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. Martha had birthed 10 children and all were alive in 1900.

2. Newspaper: Morning Call: Misses Knerr Entertain, 15 Nov 1904, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 7 MISSES KNERR ENTERTAIN.
Misses Minnie B. and Grace F. Knerr of 17 North Madison Street entertained a number of friends at a birthday party. The evening was pleasantly spent. A fine supper was served. The following were present: Misses Annie Minninger, Elsie Dennis, Lizzie E. Knerr, Emma L. and Katie I. Knerr, Grace F., .Estella A., Eva B., Minnie B., and Mary S. Knerr, John A. Knerr, Charles Butz, Roland Schubert, Fred Muthard, Fred Schmoyer, Elmer Wolf, George Sterner, John Schubert, Frank Wenner, Frank Schuliz, Arthur Cavanaugh, Robert J. Knerr, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kocher, Mr. and Mrs. Knerr, Allentown; Lizzie Knerr, Edgar Smith. Raymond Knerr, Kreidersville, and Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Kocher, Fogelsville.

3. Newspaper: Lebanon Daily News: Here on Wedding Trip, 18 May 1906, Lebanon, Lebanon, PA. 8 -----
HERE ON WEDDING TRIP
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Allentown Couple Are Guests In This City.
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Arthur F. Cavanaugh and bride, need Eva B. Knerr, of Allentown, are here on their wedding trip. Mr. Cavanaugh is a son of Councilman George E. Cavanaugh, of Allentown, and his bride is a daughter of Willoughby Knerr, also of Allentown.
They were married by Rev. Dr. E. J. Fogel, at Fogelsville, on Thursday morning. The bridegroom is a bookkeeper for the Trexler Lumber company, having charge of the depot yard, while the bride is an acommplished young lady.

4. Residence: 1938 Highland St., Allentown, PA on 27 Apr 1942 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 4

5. Cause of Death: arteriosclerotic heart disease, 25 Dec 1955, Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 1

6. Residence: 1509 Turner St., Allentown, PA on 25 Dec 1955 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 1

7. Obituary: Morning Call: obituary of Mrs. Eva B. Johnson on 27 Dec 1955 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. 2 MRS. W. HARRY JOHNSON
Mrs. Eva B. Johnson, 69, wife of W. Harry Johnson, 1509 Turner St,, Allentown, died Sunday at her home after being in ill health fox several years. A native of Lowhill Township, Lehigh County, she was a daughter of the late Willoughby and Martha (Slicher) Knerr and was a resident of Allentown for 55 years. Mrs. Johnson was affiliated with! Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church, Allentown; the Rebekahs, Phoebe Home Auxiliary and the Sacred Heart Auxiliary. 1 Surviving are her husband; two daughters, Mrs. W. J. Roberts Jr., Bethlehem, and Mrs. Iola Parry, Allentown, and a grandchild. A sister, Mrs. Grace Wilt, Cetronia and several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Arthur Cavanough; three brothers and seven sisters. Services will be Thursday at 2 in the Stephens Funeral Home, 1335-37 Linden St., Allentown.


Eva married Arthur Franklin Cavanaugh on 17 May 1906 in Fogelsville, Lehigh, PA, USA. (Arthur Franklin Cavanaugh was born on 2 Feb 1885 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA,9 died on 15 May 1932 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA 9 and was buried in Allentown: Greenwood Cemetery, Lehigh, PA 9.)


Eva next married William Harry Johnson, son of George W. Johnson and Dianna M. Wilkins, on 16 Mar 1938 in Allentown, Lehigh, PA. (William Harry Johnson was born on 12 Feb 1888 in Morris Run, Tioga, PA, USA 4.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Certificate 107750. Eva B. Johnson. Father Willoughby Knerr. Mother Martha Slicher.

2 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 27 Dec 1955, page 13. Obituary of Mrs. W. Harry Johnson.

3 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156096492.

4 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQFT-36Z William Harry Johnson, 1942.

5 John Richard Knarr, Ph.D, Abraham Knoerr and Maria Eva Faess: European Roots & the New Land (Copyright 1998
John Richard Knarr, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 306
N. Manchester, IN 46962
email: jknarr@hoosierlink.net
phone: 219/982-7219; 982-2678 fax: 219/982-6129
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/n/a/John-Richard-Knarr).

6 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M33T-NFH Willoughby Knerr, District 2 Allentown city Ward 7, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 69, sheet 6B, family 143.

7 Morning Call (Allentown, PA), 15 Nov 1904, page 6. Misses Knerr Entertain.

8 Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA), 18 May 1906, page 3.

9 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153783875.



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