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Male Jonathan Knappenberger Click to view Jonathan Knappenberger in the family tree

Jonathan was born on February 11th, 1801 in Northampton (later Lehigh County), Pennsylvania.  Jonathan's father was Johan Philip Knappenberger and his mother was Maria Barbara Stettler.  His paternal grandparents were Johan Henrich Knappenberger and Anna Margaretha Desch; his maternal grandparents were Henry Stettler and Barbara Steininger. He had four brothers and six sisters, named John Philip, Henry, Jacob, Solomon, Lydia, Anna Maria, Judith K., Rebecca, Salome and Tevilla.  He was the oldest of the eleven children. He had a half-brother named Johan Philip Jr..  He died at the age of 83 on June 22nd, 1884 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.


Jonathan's family with Elizabeth Arner

‌Jonathan and Elizabeth were married in a religious ceremony on November 27th, 1827.  They had four sons and four daughters, named Henry, Jonathan, William, James, Henrietta, Sarah, Caroline and Eliza.

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