Silas Knapp was born 20 February 1797 in Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts to Enoch Knapp (1754-1811) and Lydia Bemis (1760-1808) and died 10 February 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois of unspecified causes. He married Lydia Ackerman (1805-1881) 1821 in Jefferson County, New York.
Marriage & Family
- Albert Knapp (1825-1864) - veteran of the Mormon Battalion march, lost farm to fire in Utah and then died mining gold in California.
- Melvina Knapp (1827-1828) - died young
- Marinda Melvina Knapp (1830-1916) - married expert rope maker John Allred
- William Knapp (1840-1916)
- Emma Amelia Knapp (1843-1926)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Albert Knapp (1825-1864) | 10 July 1825 Antwerp, Jefferson County, New York, United States | November 1864 Centerville, Alameda County, California, United States | Rozina Shepard (1829-1882) Judith Oviatt (1841-1918) |
| Melvina Knapp (1827-1828) | |||
| Marinda Melvina Knapp (1830-1916) | 22 May 1830 Champion, Jefferson County, New York | 31 May 1916 Provo, Provo County, Utah | John Franklin Lafayette Allred (1827-1850) Lewis Orrin Glazier (1829-1882) |
| William Knapp (1840-1916) | |||
| Emma Amelia Knapp (1843-1926) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| David Knapp (1783-) | |||
| Nathan Knapp (1784-1833) | |||
| Lydia Knapp (1786-1846) | |||
| Hannah Knapp (1787-1790) | |||
| Enoch Knapp (1788-1815) | |||
| Eunice Knapp (1789-1791) | |||
| Samuel Knapp (1790-1819) | |||
| Anna Knapp (1793-1828) | |||
| Sarah Knapp (1794-1827) | |||
| Silas Knapp (1797-1845) | 20 February 1797 Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts | 10 February 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | Lydia Ackerman (1805-1881) |
| Lucy Knapp (1799-) | |||
| William Knapp (1801-1875) | |||
| Lucinda Knapp (1803-1818) | |||