Lavina Lenhart

(December 20, 1828 - January 1, 1907)
Lavina Lenhart|b. Dec 20, 1828\nd. Jan 1, 1907|p72.htm|Abraham Lenhart|b. Mar 11, 1782\nd. Feb 22, 1838|p64.htm|Sarah Byerly|b. 1783\nd. Dec 9, 1848|p66.htm|Christian Lenhart Sr.|b. 1721\nd. 1810|p65.htm|Anna M. Heindel|b. about 1740\nd. Jan, 1827|p994.htm|Michael Byerly|d. Jul 22, 1829|p216.htm|Anna M. Harmon|b. Jul 2, 1762\nd. Apr 12, 1848|p788.htm|

Relationship=2nd great-grandaunt of Rev. Don Emmet (Sr.) Smith.
Relationship=Granddaughter of Christian Lenhart Sr..
     Lavina Lenhart was born on Saturday, December 20, 1828 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Abraham Lenhart and Sarah Byerly.1

Lavina married George Knappenberger / Knoppenberger, son of Henry Knappenberger / Knoppenberger and Hannah Painter, on March 17, 1850, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.2,1 Lavina Lenhart and George lived in McDonough County, Illinois, "When he first arrived he was a carpenter by trade and then bought a farm 3/4 miles southeast of Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois."2,1

Lavina died on Tuesday, January 1, 1907 in Good Hope, McDonough County, Illinois. She was 78 years old.1 She was laid to rest in the Oakwood Cemetery in Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois.1

9 children were born to Lavina and George; : Henry, Francis J. "Frank", John, Ella May, Charles D., Iva Belle, George Burton (Bert), Clarence A., and Harvey Chase.1

Citations

  1. [S61] George W. Knappenberger Family (1827-1897) on the web, http://knappenberger.net/5-george-w.htm. Hereinafter cited as Online website: George W. Knappenberger Fam. Note: Unverified information, added here only as a suggestion as I continue researching this family line. Please conduct your own research before quoting it as fact.
  2. [S3] Compiled by Doug & Gloria Lenhart with contributions by Grace Elda (Lenhart) Smith / Harriet Deahl / and other family members, "1998 Lenhart Family Reunion Notes", Washington State Department of Health (1998) Some portions recorded in Irvin Public Library, Irvin, Penn. Hereinafter cited as "1998 Lenhart Reunion."
 


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