Biography of Charles H. Knapp, page 737.  History of De Kalb County, 
Indiana.  Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Charles H. Knapp, of the firm of Wallace & Knapp, hardware dealers, Corunna, 
Ind., was born in Richland Township, De Kalb Co., Ind., May 30, 1851, the 
only son and child of Charles and Sarah (Calkins) Knapp.  The former was a 
native of Livingston County, N.Y., and removed to Michigan in an early day, 
thence to De Kalb County, Ind., where he was married to Miss Sarah Calkins, 
a daughter of the late Coburn Calkins.  Mr. Knapp died while engaged in the 
Auditor’s office in Auburn, when our subject was ten months old, after which 
Mr. Knapp and her son resided with her father for about fourteen years.  
When he went to work for himself, working with his uncle, P.N. Calkins, for 
about ten years in the summer season and attending school in the winter.  
After completing his education J. B. Jordan’s Commercial College, Toledo, 
Ohio, in 1876, he went to Portland, Mich., and engaged as clerk in a general 
merchandise store for two years.  In 1883 he engaged in his present business. 
Where he is meeting with flattering success.  June 26, 1877, he was 
married to Miss Clara, daughter of John McCullogh, of Fairfield Township, 
DeKalb County, They have had two children born to them---Inez M. and Karl 
C.  Mr. Knapp is a member of the Portland, Mich., Lodge No. 22, A. F. & A. 
M.  Politically he affiliates with the Republican party.

Submitted by:
Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
Agoodwin@ctlnet.com