1915

About thirty-five relatives enjoyed a family reunion at the pleasant
country home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Knapp last Sunday. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. John Casper and family, Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Soule and family
of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Harrison and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Herman Mathwig and Mrs. Sarah Soule also of Hinton.

Source: Hinton Gazette, January 7, 1915

1937

FAMILY REUNION IN KNAPP HOME

Members of the C. L. Knapp clan who assembled at the old home for an old
fashioned Christmas included Mr. and Mrs. Fay Knapp, Robert, Rex and
Virginia, of Merrill; Mrs. Ernie Luco and sons, James and Allen, of Stevens,
S.D; Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Knapp, George and Dorcas, of Westfield; Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Knapp, Jr. and daughters, Beverly Kay and Coleen, of Cushing, Iowa;
Mr. and Mrs. Iryl Knapp and daughters, Lee and Helen Ann, of Westfield; Mr.
and Mrs. Garth Knapp, Keith and Marilyn, of Sioux City; and Mr. and Mrs.
Harlan Allen and son, Kirk, of Sioux City.

Source: LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, January 1, 1937

1952

KNAPP FAMILY HOLDS 22nd ANNUAL REUNION

The twenty-second annual reunion of the Knapp family was held Aug. 17, 1952, at the homestead on Hwy 12, about 13 miles north of Sioux City.  The usual well-filled baskets were in evidence and all enjoyed the dinner at 1:30 p.m.

There were 55 members of the family present and one visitor.  Letters were received and read from absent members.  Mrs. Abe Miller, of LeMars, president, presided at the business meeting.

New officers were elected for the coming year as follows:  president, Cyrus Goodness, of Pratt, Kan.; vice president, Nellie Welch, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; secretary-treasurer, Murel Bennett, of Akron.

A gift was presented to the members coming from the greatest distance, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Goodness, of Pratt, Kan.  The oldest member was Mrs. Rose M. Bennett, of Akron, and the youngest was Linda Rae Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Miller, of LeMars.

Those present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Goodness, Pratt, Kan.; Mr. and Mrs. Fay Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Knapp, Hinton; Mrs. Blanche Knapp and Randall; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knapp, Gordon and Stanley; Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Knapp, Sr.; Clarence Knapp; Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Knapp, Jr., Judy, Roger and Bruce; Mrs. Florence Knapp, of Westfield;

Mr. and Mrs. Abe Miller, Robert; Mr. and Mrs. Merlyn Miller and Linda Rae, LeMars; Irene Miller, Iowa City; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crow, Donna, Roberta, Ruth Mary, Lois Fay, Charles, Richard, and Dennis, Merrill; Wesley Crow, of Chatsworth; Mr. and Mrs. Will Welch and Richard, of Sioux Falls, S.D.;

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Waddle, of Garretson, S.D.; Mr. and Mrs. Bill Crow, Jimmy, Jack, Jerry and Myrtle; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson, David and Edor Nelson; Mrs. Curtis L. Lewison, Sr.; Mrs. Rose M. Bennett and Murel, of Akron.

Source:  LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel, 22 Aug 1952

1954

KNAPP REUNION
(Westfield Special)

The twenty-fourth annual reunion of the Knapp family was held Sunday, August 15, at the homestead on Highway 12, about 13 miles north of Sioux City.  The usual well-filled baskets were in evidence and all, enjoyed the dinner at 1:30 p.m.

Mr. Cyrus Goodness, president, of Pratt, Kansas, presided at the business meeting.  New officers elected for the coming year were:  Charles Knapp, of Merrill, Ia., president; Mrs. Charles Knapp, of Merrill, vice president; and Murel Bennett, of Akron, secretary-treasurer.

A gift was presented to the members coming from the greatest distance, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Luce and sons, Jim and Allen, of San Diego, Calif.  The oldest member was Rose Bennett, of Akron, and youngest was Wendy Jean Knapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Knapp, of Westfield.

There were 57 members of the family present and six visitors.  The fifth generation of Knapps to have lived in Plymouth county are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knapp, and Wendy Jean Knapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Knapp, and Fay Beth Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Thomas and were present at the reunion this year.

Those present were:  Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Goodness, of Pratt, Kansas; Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Luce and Jim, of San Diego, Calif.; Allen Luce, of Kamuela, Hawaii; Mr. and Mrs. Fay Knapp and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Knapp, of Hinton, Ia.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knapp and Marilyn Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crow, Donna, Roberta, Charles, Dickie and Dennis, of Merrill;

Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Thomas and Fay Beth, Mrs. Kay Galantine, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle F. Strong, of Sioux City; Mrs. Blanche Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Knapp, Cyrus Knapp, Judy, Roger, and Bruce, Clarence Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Knapp, Lynn Knapp and Wendy, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knapp, Gordon, Stanley, and Barbara, Ivy Knapp, Ann and Barry, of Westfield; Mr. and Mrs. Abe Miller, of LeMars, Ia.; Mrs. Wm. Crow and Frank, Jim, Jerry and Myrtle, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson, Mrs. Rose M. Bennett and Murel, of Akron.

The visitors were Mrs. E. Hasbrooke, of Fortuna, Calif.; Robert Armstrong, of Clear Lake; Mr. and Mrs. David Shields, of Cleveland, Ohio; Rodney and Jeffery Brown, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Source:  LeMars Globe-Post, August 26, 1954