Marie B. Denson: Our Family History

Generation: 1

1. Marie B. Denson was born in 1910 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas (daughter of Charles McK. Denson and Eugenia Alvina Phillips); died after 1920.

Generation: 2

Charles McK. Denson was born in 1885 in Texas; died after 1970.

Charles married Eugenia Alvina Phillips in 1906 in Hardin Co, Texas. Eugenia (daughter of Alfred Phillips and Nora Knupple) was born on 18 Jan 1889 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 24 May 1970 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 26 May 1970 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eugenia Alvina Phillips was born on 18 Jan 1889 in Hardin Co, Texas (daughter of Alfred Phillips and Nora Knupple); died on 24 May 1970 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 26 May 1970 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 30 Jan 1920, Hardin Co (Precinct 5), Texas
Census: 23 Apr 1930, Hardin Co (Precinct 5), Texas

Notes:

Census:
Denson, Charlie McK 35 TX TX AL log sawer, saw mill
Eugenia A. wife 30 TX LA TX
Marie B. dau 10 TX
Maude E. dau 8 TX
Minnie T. dau 6 TX
Charlie M. son 4 3/12 TX
Alfred son 2 2/12 TX

Census:
Denson, Charlie M. 46 1885 1st married 21 TX GA GA sawer, sall mill
Euginia wife 41 1889 1st married 19 TX LA TX
Minnie dau 16 1914 TX
Myrtie dau 14 1916 TX
Fred son 12 1918 TX
Ruth dau 3 11/23 1926 TX

Died:
d.c. age 81, residence Precinct 5, Route 2, Box 1200, Silsbee; married, father, Alfred Phillips, mother Nora Knupple, died in Silsbee Doctors Hospital after 1 month with congestive heart failure.
informant, Mrs. Ruth Cornwall.

Children:

1. Marie B. Denson was born in 1910 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1920.
Maude E. Denson was born in 1912 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1920.
Minnie T. Denson was born in 1914 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1920.
Myrtie Denson was born in 1916 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1930.
Charles M. Denson was born in 1916 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1920.
Ruth Denson was born in 1926 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1930.
Alfred Denson was born in 1918 in Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1920.

Generation: 3

6.	Alfred Phillips was born about 1860; died after 1889. Alfred married Nora Knupple about 1886 in Hardin Co, Texas. Nora (daughter of Ferdinand (Knickkel) Knupple and Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook) was born in 1867 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nora Knupple was born in 1867 in Hardin Co, Texas (daughter of Ferdinand (Knickkel) Knupple and Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook); died after 1889.

Children:

3. Eugenia Alvina Phillips was born on 18 Jan 1889 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 24 May 1970 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 26 May 1970 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.

Generation: 4

14.

Ferdinand (Knickkel) Knupple was born in 1824 in of, Lassen, Prussia (son of John (Knickkel) Knupple and Louise Koch); died in 1886 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Immigration: 13 Jun 1850, "Bark Neptune," Bremen, Germany; Galveston
Census: 27 Jun 1860, Caney Head, Hardin Co, Texas
Census: 1880, Hardin Co (District 29), Texas

Notes:

Birth:
findagrave has his b.d. as 9 Sep 1870; however, 1880 census states he was 7 y.o. Sep 9 could be correct. ?

Immigration:
92 Johann Knickkel 61 M Farmer Lassan
93 Louise Knickkel 50 F
94 Ferdinand Knickkel 26 M
95* Ernst Knickkel 24 F
97* Friedr. Koch 48 M Farmer Lassan
98 Augusto Koch 34 M
99 Augusto Koch 12 M
100* Cristine Koch 8 M
101 Alwine Koch 6 M
102 Frederich Koch 5 M
103 Peter Koch 2 M
104* Christian Koch 9m M
105* Christo Gentz 56 M Farmer Usedam
106 Charlotte Gentz 54 F
107 Fredinke Gentz 17 F
108* Alwine Gentz 12 M
109* Johann Gentz 12 M
110* Carl Friedr Gentz 10 M
111 Carl Ferdin Gentz 6 M

http://sherrysharp.com/genealogy/documents/Bark-Neptune-manifest.htm

Census:
62/62 John Knuppel 71 farmer Prussia
Louisa 60 Prussia
Augustus 31 farmer 1045 1420 Prussia
Ferdinand 35 blacksmith Prussia

64/64
Fredrick 56 farmer 600 250 Prussia
Augusta 45 Prussia
Ernestine 16 Prussia
Alvine 15 Prussia
Fredrick 14 Prussia
Peter 13 Prussia
Rienhold 11 Prussia
Charles 10 Texas
Aroust Texas
Elizabeth 14 Texas
Helda 3 Texas

Census:
F.KNIUPPLE Self M Male W 56 PRU Blacksmith/Farmer PRU PRU
Cloena KNIUPPLE Wife M Fem W 36 PRU Keeps House PRU PRU
Nora KNIUPPLE Dau S Female W 13 TX PRU PRU
Laura KNIUPPLE Dau S Female W 9 TX PRU PRU
John KNIUPPLE Son S Male W 7 TX PRU PRU
Thos. KNIUPPLE Son S Male W 5 TX PRU PRU
Sina KNIUPPLE Dau S Female W 3 TX PRU PRU
Emma KNIUPPLE Dau S Female W 2 TX PRU PRU
Cora KNIUPPLE Dau S Female W 1M TX PRU PRU
William WILSON Other S Male W 17 TX Lumberman MS MS
Alvin FRANKLIN Other Male W 21 TX Lumberman LA LA
Lewis MCGAHN Other Male W 22 TX Servant-Keeps
House TX TX

Ferdinand married Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook on 11 Oct 1865 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas. Alvenia (daughter of Okonom Friederich (Koch) Cook and Augusta Maass) was born on 03 Dec 1843 in Lassan, Prussia; died on 10 Dec 1934 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 11 Dec 1934 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Alvenia Emilie Marie Wilhemine (Koch) Cook was born on 03 Dec 1843 in Lassan, Prussia (daughter of Okonom Friederich (Koch) Cook and Augusta Maass); died on 10 Dec 1934 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 11 Dec 1934 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 13 Jun 1850, "Bark Neptune," Bremen, Germany; Galveston
Census: 2 Nov 1850, Tyler Co, Texas
Census: 27 Jun 1860, Caney Head, Hardin Co, Texas
Census: 18 Jun 1900, Silsbee (Precinct 5), Hardin Co, Texas
Census: 21 Jan 1920, Hardin Co (Precinct 5), Texas

Notes:

Census:
Johann Knickkel 61 M Farmer Lassan
93 Louise Knickkel 50 F
94 Ferdinand Knickkel 26 M
95* Ernst Knickkel 24 F
97* Friedr. Koch 48 M Farmer Lassan
98 Augusto Koch 34 M
99 Augusto Koch 12 M
100* Cristine Koch 8 M
101 Alwine Koch 6 M
102 Frederich Koch 5 M
103 Peter Koch 2 M
104* Christian Koch 9m M
105* Christo Gentz 56 M Farmer Usedam
106 Charlotte Gentz 54 F
107 Fredinke Gentz 17 F
108* Alwine Gentz 12 M
109* Johann Gentz 12 M
110* Carl Friedr Gentz 10 M
111 Carl Ferdin Gentz 6 M

Census:
2 Nov 1850 Tyler County
res 118/118
A Knuppel 28 28 Germany Farmer
John Knupple 61 Germany
Louisa 57 Germany
Ernest 24 Germany

res 119/119
Chas Maass 40 Germany Farmer
Mary 25 Germany
Eliza Deurand 38
Henry Durand 6 PA
M Prieto 37

res 120/120
Chas D Maass 66 Germany Carpenter
Mary Maass 62 Germany

res 121/121
Fred Koch 49 Germany Farmer
Augusta 35 Germany
Augusto 13 Germany
Amistine 8 Germany
Alvena 7 Germany
Fred 5 Germany
Peter 3 Germany
Reinholt 1 Germany
Charles 2/12 TX

res 122/122
Christian Gentz 55 Germany Farmer
Charlotte 50 Germany
William 13 Germany
Charles 11 Germany
Ferdinand 5 Germany

Census:
Fredrick Kook 1804 56 farmer 640 250 Prussia
Augusta 1815 45 Prussia
Ernstine 1844 16 Prussia
Alvine 1845 15 Prussia
Fredrick 1846 Prussia
Peter 1847 13 Prussia
Reinhold 1849 11 Prussia
Charles 1850 10 Texas
Aronst 1853 7 Texas
Hulda 1857 3 Texas

Census:
Alvina head widow Oct 1843 age 56 7 children 6 living, Germany, Germany, Germany
came to USA 1850 been here 49 naturalized "No", stratched thru - Farmer
John May 1874 26 S
Jamie May 1874 26 S
Sina dau Jul 1876 23 S
Emma dau May 1878 age 22 S
Cara dau May 1880 age 20 S

Census:
Knupple, Alvina M. self 76 1844 Germany/German Germany/German Germany/German own farm
Emma dau 40 1880 single Texas Germany Germany

Died:
d.c. age 91, Alvena Knupple, b in Germany, widow of Ferdinand Knupple, residence on Beaumont Highway, Hardin, length of residence, 83 yrs, father Fredrick Cook, Germany, and Agutus May, Germany.
informant, Mrs. L(?) ora Richards, Besamay, Texas

Notes:

Married:
1865 - per article in Silsbee Bee 2008
"Ferdinan Knupple married his cousin, Alvenia Cook, in 1865 at her uncle's house in Sabine Pass."
Alvenia Cook's mother, Augusta Maass, was sister to William Maass.

"That same year he (Ferdinan Knupple) decided to move with his wife to his parents home at Cook's Bluff, since his parents were 'getting on up in age.'
"Ferdinan's parents, Johann and Louise Knupple, were had come to Texas aboard that ship in 1850."

http://www.silsbeebee.com/news.php?viewStoryPrinter=2008
posted online Jul 21, 2010

1865 - per article in Silsbee Bee 2008
"Ferdinan Knupple married his cousin, Alvenia Cook, in 1865 at her uncle's house in Sabine Pass."
Alvenia Cook's mother, Augusta Maass, was sister to William Maass.

"That same year he (Ferdinan Knupple) decided to move with his wife to his parents home at Cook's Bluff, since his parents were 'getting on up in age.'
"Ferdinan's parents, Johann and Louise Knupple, were had come to Texas aboard that ship in 1850."

http://www.silsbeebee.com/news.php?viewStoryPrinter=2008
posted online Jul 21, 2010

Children:

7. Nora Knupple was born in 1867 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1889.
Laura Knupple was born in 1871 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1880 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.
John O Knupple was born on 09 Sep 1873 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 04 Jul 1952 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.
Thomas Jamie Knupple was born in 1875 in Hardin Co, Texas; died after 1900.
Lou Sina Knupple was born on 01 Jul 1875 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; died on 20 Feb 1958 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 21 Feb 1958 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.
Emma S Knupple was born on 09 May 1878 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 01 Jun 1970 in Cooks Bluff, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas; was buried on 03 Jun 1970 in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.
Cora Octavine Knupple was born on 09 May 1880 in Hardin Co, Texas; died on 24 Aug 1970 in Kirbyville, Jasper Co, Texas; was buried in Knupple Cem, Silsbee, Hardin Co, Texas.