From "History of North Washington" Published 1904

Transcibed by: Candy Grubb (candyg@theofficenet.com)
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GEORGE H. KNAPP
    George H. Knapp, who resides seven miles east from Colville, is a
well known agriculturist and orchardist of Stevens county and has a very
fine estate.  He was born in DeKalb county, Indiana on May 6, 1853.  His
parents were Susan P. and W.J. Knapp, natives of New York.  They now reside
in Iowa, and are the parents of the following named children:  George H.,
Arthur, Susan E., A.L., William, Walter O., Thomas and Charles C.  The
father is a veteran of the Civil War.  Our subject received his educational
training in the common schools of Indiana, and remained with his parents
until his majority.  Then he began life as a farmer and continued in this
occupation in Iowa until 1888.  In that year he came to Stevens county
where he took a preemption.  In 1892 he removed from that farm to his
present place, which he homesteaded.  This is improved with good buildings,
fine orchard, and so forth.  In addition to farming and fruit raising,
Mr. Knapp handles some very fine stock.  He has a band of sheep, and some
thoroughbred jerseys.
    In 1880 occurred the marriage of Mr. George H. Knapp and Miss
Emma, daughter of Henry C. and Mary A. (Taylor) Church, natives of
Massachusetts and Michigan, respectively.  They later settled in Illinois
and finally moved to Nebraska where the father died.  The mother died in
Iowa.  The Church family dates back to colonial times, and are prominent
people.  Captain John Church, one of the family, was a captain in the
Pequod war in 1836.
    To Mr. and Mrs. Knapp six children have been born, four of whom are
living, as follows: Albert, eugene, Vernon, and Joycelyn.  Those deceased
are Frank W., who died on April 9, 1899, and Edna, whose death occurred on
April 4, 1885.
    Mr. Knapp is a good strong Republican, and is always active in the
campaign.  He is now chairman of the precinct which he has held for eight
years.  Mrs. Knapp is a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
    To Mrs. Knapp must be given the credit of having done a great deal
for the education of the young in this county, having been a pioneer teacher
of Stevens county.  Mr. Knapp is a very enterprising young man, and in the
Stevens county fair of 1903, took ten first prizes and six second prizes on
fruit, and six first prizes, three second prizes and the sweepstake prize on
grasses and grain.
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