Greensburg Daily Tribune
April 8, 1898
MOSES KNAPPENBERGER
While eating an apple at noon Thursday, Moses Knappenberger of near Jeannette, fell from his chair and expired. He was one of the wealthiest citizens of Westmoreland county, and formerly owned a greater part of the ground on which Jeannette now stands. When gas was struck in the Grapeville belt he succeeded in amassing a comfortable fortune by disposing of his farm. He was 72 years old and leaves a wife and four children, D.T., George W. and Henry of Jeannette and Mrs. Mary Cope of Allegheny. Funeral Saturday at 1 o'clock. Interment at Brush Creek.
Family Members
Spouse
Martha Magdalene Croushore Knappenberger
1829–1909
Children
Margaret Elizabeth Knappenberger
1853–1869
Mary C. Knappenberger Heaps
1854–1926
George Washington Knappenberger
1856–1942
Sarah Emma Knappenberger Allshouse
1858–1885
Henry John Knappenberger
1860–1918
William Knappenberger
1865–1891
James Gregg Knappenberger
1866–1876