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Female Salome Knappenberger Click to view Salome Knappenberger in the family tree

Salome was born on February 25th, 1815 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.  Salome's father was Johan Philip Knappenberger and her mother was Maria Barbara Stettler.  Her paternal grandparents were Johan Henrich Knappenberger and Anna Margaretha Desch; her maternal grandparents were Henry Stettler and Barbara Steininger. She had five brothers and five sisters, named Jonathan, John Philip, Henry, Jacob, Solomon, Lydia, Anna Maria, Judith K., Rebecca and Tevilla.  She was the second youngest of the eleven children. She had a half-brother named Johan Philip Jr..  She died at the age of 79 on November 23rd, 1894 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.


Salome's family with Leon Fenstermaker

‌Salome and Leon were married in a religious ceremony on October 16th, 1842.  They had two sons and four daughters, named James O., Henry K., Emeline, Mary Anna, Sarah and Elmira.

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