The Knob Family
*Heinrich (Henry) Knob* b. 14 Mar 1815/16 Germany d. 4 Dec 1910 Shelby Co, Ohio
Wife: *Anna Pancier* b. abt 1820 Oldenburg, Germany d. Dec 1888 McCartyville, Ohio
1860 U.S. Census ('Knope')
1870 U.S Census (Henry's birthplace listed as Oldenburg)
1870 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2
1880 U.S. Census (Henry's birthplace listed as Hessen)
Death Record (Anna) Source
1900 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Henry living w/ son Bernard)
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Henry living w/ son Bernard)
Death Certificate (Henry) Source
Ohio Death Index (Henry)
Ohio Obituary Index (Henry)
Obituary (The Minster Post - Henry) Funeral Card
Gravestone (Henry - Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Children of Henry and Anna Knob:
Henry Knob b. abt 1852 Ohio
Franz 'Francis' Knob b. abt 1855
Elizabeth Knob Pielage b. 12 Sep 1858 Minster, Ohio m. 1880 d. 6 Apr 1944 Piqua, Ohio
Birth Record of daughter, Mary Pielage (1881) Source
Birth Record of son, Christian John Pielage (1889) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Anna Pielage (1892) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Luella Irene Pielage (1894) Source
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
WWI Draft Registration of son, Christian J. Pielage
WWI Draft Registration of son, Ferdinand Henry Pielage
Marriage Record of daughter, Anna Marie Pielage (1918)
Marriage Record of daughter, Josephine Pielage (1919) Source
1920 U.S. Census (Eliz. and daughters) 1920 U.S. Census (husband, Henry Pielage and son, Christian)
Death Certificate of daughter, Mary Pielage (1922) Source
Death Certificate of husband, Henry Pielage (1925) Source (note: Marital status of 'widower' incorrect)
Obituary of husband, Henry Pielage (The Minster Post)
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1923 1926
Death Certificate of son, Christian Pielage (1926) Source Obituary (The Minster Post)
Haines City, Florida Directory 1928
1930 U.S. Census (living w/ daughter, Luella in Florida)
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1934 1936 1938
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Ludwig Knob b. 1859
Anna Knob Wilker b. 30 Jul 1862 Ft. Loramie, Ohio m. abt 1880 d. 11 Sep 1950 Minster, Ohio
Birth Record of daughter, Anna E. Wilker (1881) Source
Birth Record of daughter, A.K.T. Wilker (1883) Source (transcription incorrectly labels child as 'male')
Birth Record of daughter, Mary (1892) Source
Baptism Record of daughter 'Anna Maria' (1892; St. John the Baptist, Maria Stein, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
Gravestone of husband, Henry Wilker (St. John Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH; Photo by Joanne (Bruns) Sherwood)
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Obituary (The Minster Post) Funeral Card
Death Certificate Source
Bernard 'Barney' Knob b. 28 Aug 1866 Shelby Co, OH m. Jun 1889 Shelby Co, OH d. 5 Apr 1943 Shelby Co, OH
Marriage Record Source
Birth Record of son, Charles Knob (1893) Source
Birth Record of son, Joseph Knob (1895) Source
Birth Record of son, Bernard Knob (1899) Source
1930 U.S. Census of son, Bernard F. Knob
1940 U.S. Census of son, Bernard Knob
WWII Draft Registration of son, Bernard F. Knob Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1942) Page1 Page2
Marriage Certificate of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1948)
Obituary of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1962; The Minster Post, 22 Mar 1962)
Headstone Application for Military Veterans for grandson, Roger P. Knob (1962) Front Back
Obituary of daughter-in-law, Emma Stonerock Knob (The Minster Community Post, 6 Nov 1975)
1900 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Shelby County Farmer's Directory 1916
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Elizabeth Schaaf (1923) Source (first name of husband incorrectly listed as 'John')
1930 U.S. Census (living w/ son Charles)
1940 U.S. Census (living w/ daughter Dorothy)
Death Certificate Source
Death Notice (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Sale of 80 acres of McLean Twp land from Bernard F. Knob Jr. to Prenger (1944 - The Minster Post)
*William Bernard Knob* b. 6 Jun 1869 Auglaize Co, Ohio m. 1897 d. 23 Jan 1947 Sidney, Ohio
Wife: *Mary L WATERCUTTER* b. Aug 1878? McCartyville, Ohio d. 5 Jul 1965 Miami Co, Ohio
William and Mary Photo
1900 U.S. Census (William's year of birth listed as 1868; year of marriage listed as around 1897)
1902 Shelby County, Ohio Directory
1910 U.S. Census (year of marriage listed as around 1897)
Shelby County Farmer's Directory 1916
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate (William) Source
Obituary (William - The Minster Post) (Marriage date listed as 4 May 1894?)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Children of William and Mary Knob:
Rosa Knob Berning b. 25 Jun 1898 Turtle Creek Twp, Ohio m. 1 Jun 1921 d. 1 Mar 1964 Port Jefferson, Ohio
Auglaize County Birth Record Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of son, Joseph Berning (1950)
Marriage Record of son, Urban L. Berning (1952)
Marriage Record of daughter, Velma M. Berning (1952)
Obituary of husband, Joseph Berning (The Minster Post; 1962)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. John Catholic Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH: Source: FindAGrave, photo by Joanne Sherwood)
*Leona Elizabeth Knob SCHROEDER* b. 28 Feb 1901 McCartyville, OH m. 6 May 1919 d. 13 Feb 1986 Sidney, OH
Shelby County Birth Record Source
Photo (young girl)
First Communion and Confirmation Certificate (1911, 1913)
Photo (young woman)
1920 U.S. Census
Sidney, Ohio Directory 1929 1931
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Ohio Deaths Obituary (Sidney Daily News) Funeral Card
Gravestone (Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Matthew Patterson)
Matilda Knob b. 11 Feb 1903 Shelby Co, Ohio d. 15 Jan 1973 Sidney, Ohio
Shelby County Birth Record Source (DOB listed as 11 Feb)
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index (DOB listed as 11 Feb)
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; DOB listed as 16 Jan, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Lietta A. Knob Rolfes b. 6 Mar 1905 Ohio d. 31 May 1980 Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1926 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1936 1937 1939 1946 1955
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of husband, Albert A. Rolfes Page1 Page2
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Linus B. Knob b. 9 Nov 1911 Shelby Co, OH m1. 27 Apr 1935 m2. 8 Jun 1974 d. 19 Nov 1991 Dayton, OH
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1936 1937 1939 1944 1946 1950 1953 1959
Ohio Marriage Index (second marriage)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 28 Nov 1991)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Dave)
Herbert B. Knob b. 11 Jan 1915 McCartyville, Ohio m. 17 Jun 1939 d. 8 May 2006 Minster, Ohio
Marriage Record
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1946 1948 1950 1953 1957 1960
Obituary (Celina Daily Standard)
Obituary (Minster Community Post; 11 May 2006)
Ohio Deaths
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Alice Mary Elizabeth Knob b. 7 May 1918 Ohio d. 9 Apr 1919 Anna, Ohio
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FinaAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Contact Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.
Wife: *Anna Pancier* b. abt 1820 Oldenburg, Germany d. Dec 1888 McCartyville, Ohio
1860 U.S. Census ('Knope')
1870 U.S Census (Henry's birthplace listed as Oldenburg)
1870 U.S. Agriculture Census Page1 Page2
1880 U.S. Census (Henry's birthplace listed as Hessen)
Death Record (Anna) Source
1900 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Henry living w/ son Bernard)
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2 (Henry living w/ son Bernard)
Death Certificate (Henry) Source
Ohio Death Index (Henry)
Ohio Obituary Index (Henry)
Obituary (The Minster Post - Henry) Funeral Card
Gravestone (Henry - Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Children of Henry and Anna Knob:
Henry Knob b. abt 1852 Ohio
Franz 'Francis' Knob b. abt 1855
Elizabeth Knob Pielage b. 12 Sep 1858 Minster, Ohio m. 1880 d. 6 Apr 1944 Piqua, Ohio
Birth Record of daughter, Mary Pielage (1881) Source
Birth Record of son, Christian John Pielage (1889) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Anna Pielage (1892) Source
Birth Record of daughter, Luella Irene Pielage (1894) Source
1900 U.S. Census
1910 U.S. Census
WWI Draft Registration of son, Christian J. Pielage
WWI Draft Registration of son, Ferdinand Henry Pielage
Marriage Record of daughter, Anna Marie Pielage (1918)
Marriage Record of daughter, Josephine Pielage (1919) Source
1920 U.S. Census (Eliz. and daughters) 1920 U.S. Census (husband, Henry Pielage and son, Christian)
Death Certificate of daughter, Mary Pielage (1922) Source
Death Certificate of husband, Henry Pielage (1925) Source (note: Marital status of 'widower' incorrect)
Obituary of husband, Henry Pielage (The Minster Post)
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1923 1926
Death Certificate of son, Christian Pielage (1926) Source Obituary (The Minster Post)
Haines City, Florida Directory 1928
1930 U.S. Census (living w/ daughter, Luella in Florida)
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1934 1936 1938
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Ludwig Knob b. 1859
Anna Knob Wilker b. 30 Jul 1862 Ft. Loramie, Ohio m. abt 1880 d. 11 Sep 1950 Minster, Ohio
Birth Record of daughter, Anna E. Wilker (1881) Source
Birth Record of daughter, A.K.T. Wilker (1883) Source (transcription incorrectly labels child as 'male')
Birth Record of daughter, Mary (1892) Source
Baptism Record of daughter 'Anna Maria' (1892; St. John the Baptist, Maria Stein, OH)
1910 U.S. Census
1920 U.S. Census
Gravestone of husband, Henry Wilker (St. John Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH; Photo by Joanne (Bruns) Sherwood)
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Obituary (The Minster Post) Funeral Card
Death Certificate Source
Bernard 'Barney' Knob b. 28 Aug 1866 Shelby Co, OH m. Jun 1889 Shelby Co, OH d. 5 Apr 1943 Shelby Co, OH
Marriage Record Source
Birth Record of son, Charles Knob (1893) Source
Birth Record of son, Joseph Knob (1895) Source
Birth Record of son, Bernard Knob (1899) Source
1930 U.S. Census of son, Bernard F. Knob
1940 U.S. Census of son, Bernard Knob
WWII Draft Registration of son, Bernard F. Knob Page1 Page2
WWII Draft Registration of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1942) Page1 Page2
Marriage Certificate of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1948)
Obituary of grandson, Roger P. Knob (1962; The Minster Post, 22 Mar 1962)
Headstone Application for Military Veterans for grandson, Roger P. Knob (1962) Front Back
Obituary of daughter-in-law, Emma Stonerock Knob (The Minster Community Post, 6 Nov 1975)
1900 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
1910 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Shelby County Farmer's Directory 1916
1920 U.S. Census
Death Certificate of spouse, Elizabeth Schaaf (1923) Source (first name of husband incorrectly listed as 'John')
1930 U.S. Census (living w/ son Charles)
1940 U.S. Census (living w/ daughter Dorothy)
Death Certificate Source
Death Notice (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Sale of 80 acres of McLean Twp land from Bernard F. Knob Jr. to Prenger (1944 - The Minster Post)
*William Bernard Knob* b. 6 Jun 1869 Auglaize Co, Ohio m. 1897 d. 23 Jan 1947 Sidney, Ohio
Wife: *Mary L WATERCUTTER* b. Aug 1878? McCartyville, Ohio d. 5 Jul 1965 Miami Co, Ohio
William and Mary Photo
1900 U.S. Census (William's year of birth listed as 1868; year of marriage listed as around 1897)
1902 Shelby County, Ohio Directory
1910 U.S. Census (year of marriage listed as around 1897)
Shelby County Farmer's Directory 1916
1920 U.S. Census
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Death Certificate (William) Source
Obituary (William - The Minster Post) (Marriage date listed as 4 May 1894?)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Children of William and Mary Knob:
Rosa Knob Berning b. 25 Jun 1898 Turtle Creek Twp, Ohio m. 1 Jun 1921 d. 1 Mar 1964 Port Jefferson, Ohio
Auglaize County Birth Record Source
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census Page1 Page2
Marriage Record of son, Joseph Berning (1950)
Marriage Record of son, Urban L. Berning (1952)
Marriage Record of daughter, Velma M. Berning (1952)
Obituary of husband, Joseph Berning (The Minster Post; 1962)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Lima News)
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (St. John Catholic Cemetery, Maria Stein, OH: Source: FindAGrave, photo by Joanne Sherwood)
*Leona Elizabeth Knob SCHROEDER* b. 28 Feb 1901 McCartyville, OH m. 6 May 1919 d. 13 Feb 1986 Sidney, OH
Shelby County Birth Record Source
Photo (young girl)
First Communion and Confirmation Certificate (1911, 1913)
Photo (young woman)
1920 U.S. Census
Sidney, Ohio Directory 1929 1931
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
Ohio Deaths Obituary (Sidney Daily News) Funeral Card
Gravestone (Graceland Cemetery, Sidney, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Matthew Patterson)
Matilda Knob b. 11 Feb 1903 Shelby Co, Ohio d. 15 Jan 1973 Sidney, Ohio
Shelby County Birth Record Source (DOB listed as 11 Feb)
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index (DOB listed as 11 Feb)
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; DOB listed as 16 Jan, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Lietta A. Knob Rolfes b. 6 Mar 1905 Ohio d. 31 May 1980 Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1926 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1936 1937 1939 1946 1955
1930 U.S. Census
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration of husband, Albert A. Rolfes Page1 Page2
Ohio Deaths
Social Security Death Index
Linus B. Knob b. 9 Nov 1911 Shelby Co, OH m1. 27 Apr 1935 m2. 8 Jun 1974 d. 19 Nov 1991 Dayton, OH
1940 U.S. Census
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Dayton, Ohio City Directory 1936 1937 1939 1944 1946 1950 1953 1959
Ohio Marriage Index (second marriage)
Ohio Deaths
Obituary (The Minster Community Post; 28 Nov 1991)
Funeral Card
Gravestone (Calvary Cemetery, Kettering, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Dave)
Herbert B. Knob b. 11 Jan 1915 McCartyville, Ohio m. 17 Jun 1939 d. 8 May 2006 Minster, Ohio
Marriage Record
WWII Draft Registration Page1 Page2
Piqua, Ohio City Directory 1946 1948 1950 1953 1957 1960
Obituary (Celina Daily Standard)
Obituary (Minster Community Post; 11 May 2006)
Ohio Deaths
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FindAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Alice Mary Elizabeth Knob b. 7 May 1918 Ohio d. 9 Apr 1919 Anna, Ohio
Death Certificate Source
Obituary (The Minster Post)
Gravestone (Sacred Heart Cemetery, McCartyville, OH; Source: FinaAGrave, photographed by Joan Shoffner)
Contact Emily Kowalski Schroeder ([email protected]) with questions and/or additions.