Bio of KNAPP, Karl J. (b.1880), Hennepin Co., MN
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EXTRACTED FROM: History of Minneapolis, Gateway to the Northwest; 
Chicago-Minneapolis, The S J Clarke Publishing Co, 1923; Edited by: Rev. 
Marion Daniel Shutter, D.D., LL.D.; Volume I - Shutter (Historical); 
volume II - Biographical; volume III - Biographical
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Vol III, pg 772, 775
KARL J. KNAPP
Karl J. Knapp, optician, has well appointed offices on South Eighth street,
Min­neapolis. He enjoys an extensive and important patronage and ranks high
among the members of his profession in the city and state. A native of New York
state, his birth occurred in Rochester, on the 9th of August, 1880, a son of
Victor and Frances M. (Mehl) Knapp. Victor Knapp was born in Rochester, New
York, and engaged in the grocery business until his demise at the age of
sixty-two years. His wife was a daugh­ter of Philip Mehl of Pennsylvania, who
resided in that state all of his life, and who died when he was in his
eighty-sixth year.
In the acquirement of his early education Karl J. Knapp attended the public
schools of his native state and for three years was a student in the local high
school. He then became a student in the Mechanics Institute at Rochester and
remained there for a like period. After putting his textbooks aside he made his
initial step into the business world in the employ of Paul Weiss, a prominent
optician of Denver, Colorado, in which association he continued for four years.
Subsequently he located in Kansas City, where he was connected with the
Columbian Optical Company for two years. In 1907 he came to Minneapolis and went
to work for T. V. Moreau, an association he maintained for nine years, when he
opened an establishment on his own account at No. 53 South Eighth street. During
the years he was active in the employ of others he paid strict attention to the
thing at hand and became thoroughly familiar with every phase of the business.
To be a successful optician one has to be a con­scientious specialist, for the
man thoroughly versed in this science is the one who wins. Mr. Knapp enjoys an
extensive and representative patronage and stands high among his professional
brethren in the city and state. He believes that "the man who knows is the man
who wins," and his adherence to that belief has been a dominant factor in the
continued success of his business. The best principles of honesty and integrity
have governed him in all transactions and he well merits the success he has
achieved.
On the 21st of June, 1911, in Minneapolis, was celebrated the marriage of Karl
J. Knapp to Miss Josephine O'Connell, a daughter of John O'Connell, a gentleman
farmer of North Dakota. His demise occurred in his seventy-second year. To the
union of Mr. and Mrs. Knapp two children have been born: Mary, six years of age;
and Dora, aged three. Mrs. Knapp is a woman of culture and refinement and she is
prominent in the club and social circles of this city.
Since attaining his majority Karl J. Knapp has given his stanch support to the
republican party and the principles for which it stands. He is essentially
public-spirited and no movement for the development and improvement of the city
seeks his aid in vain. Fraternally he is identified with the Knights of Columbus
and he is a consistent communicant of the Catholic church. He is an active
member of the Calhoun Commercial Club of Minneapolis. A man of genial and
pleasing personality, Mr. Knapp has many friends and is highly esteemed for his
integrity and sterling worth.