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     Ernest A Knipp Jr was born on 10 October 1929 in Houston, Texas, USA. He died on 26 July 2014 at age 84.
     He graduated from Lamar High School and received degrees from both Rice and Yale Universities. He had two careers, one as a chemical engineer and one as an attorney. He had a passion for computers and other electronics and was proud to be active in Boy Scouting..

     Francis Garland Royall was born on 15 January 1899.¹ She married Fred Charles Knipp, son of Heinrich Knipp and Katherine Hibbler, on 9 December 1923.¹
     Francis Garland Royall and Fred Charles Knipp lived in 1940 at Route 649 in Bedford, Virginia, USA, with their three children, her mother Cynthia W. Royall, and a servant Jerry Green.²

     Randolph Spotswood Knipp was born on 18 February 1933 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, USA.¹ He married Ina Jean McCabe, daughter of James Lewell McCabe and Lennie (?), on 8 June 1960.² Randolph Spotswood Knipp died on 28 November 2023 at home at age 90.³
     He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, USA.³ He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and served two years as a tank commander at Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA.³ He and Ina Jean McCabe had high security clearances and worked for the missile defense program at Hughes Aircraft; Randolph as an engineer and Jean as a secretary.³ Randolph Spotswood Knipp and Ina Jean McCabe lived in 1963 in Orange, Texas, USA, after two years in Littleton, Colorado.³ He attained his Master’s degree in mathematics from Lamar University, and worked as an engineer/consultant for Dupont SRW until his retirement.
After Jean passed away after 55 years of marriage, he reached out to long forgotten friends to fill the hours of his newfound loneliness. It was then he connected to his high school girlfriend, Julie (Gremmels) Ford, who had also just lost her husband. The two were a high school “item” in Lynchburg, Virginia from 1948-1952, after which they both graduated and went on to pursue their passions and careers. The romance with Julie was rekindled almost immediately, over 65 years since they’d last seen each other, and he moved to be with her in West Virginia. He fell in love with not only Julie, but also the town, the weather, and the social options.³
Randolph Spotswood Knipp lived in 2022 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, USA.

     Sharon Knipp was born on 4 January 1943 in Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, USA.² She died on 5 January 1943 in Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, USA.² She was buried at Raymondville Memorial Cemetery in Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, USA.²

     Phillip J. Knipp was born on 10 January 1945 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA.² He died on 29 October 2007 in Bexar, Texas, USA, at age 62.² He was buried at Raymondville Memorial Cemetery in Raymondville, Willacy, Texas, USA.²
     He was a science teacher in McAllen, Texas.²

     C. F. (Christian) Schrap was born in 1854.² He married Helen C Schuster.¹ C. F. (Christian) Schrap died in 1935.²

     Helen C Schuster was born in 1860.² She married C. F. (Christian) Schrap.¹ Helen C Schuster died in 1929.²

     Kate (?) married George H Siefke, son of Herman Siefke and Adaline Catharina Mangels, after 1875.¹

     Adolph William Franke was born circa 1857 in Mississippi, USA.¹ He married Christina Wilhemina Siefke, daughter of Herman Siefke and Adaline Catharina Mangels, on 16 April 1883 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, USA.¹ Adolph William Franke died in July 1902 in Liberty, Sullivan, New York, USA.² He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²

     August T Siefke was born in 1866.¹ He died on 19 August 1866.¹ He was buried on 22 August 1866 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²

     Arthur Connelly married Adaline E Siefke, daughter of Herman Siefke and Adaline Catharina Mangels.¹

     George B Siefke was born circa 1852 in New York, USA.¹ He died on 29 December 1863.¹ He was buried on 31 December 1863 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.¹

     John Jacob Siefke married Louise Schell.¹ John Jacob Siefke was born on 13 March 1845 in New York City, New York, USA.² He died on 24 March 1916 at age 71.² He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²

     Louise Schell married John Jacob Siefke, son of Henry Siefke and Anna Heins.¹

     Christina Siefke married John H. Q. Vehslage.¹ Christina Siefke was born in 1843.² She died in 1918.²

     John H. Q. Vehslage married Christina Siefke, daughter of Henry Siefke and Anna Heins.¹

     Henry Siefke was born in 1848.² He married Caroline Christiana Ropke, daughter of (?) Ropke and (?) (?), on 14 May 1873.³ Henry Siefke died on 10 June 1899 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, New York, USA.⁴ He was buried on 14 June 1899 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.⁴
     He worked in real estate, the liquor business and was a lawyer. He sued his uncle Frederick, helped his wife sue her mother, and was accused by his cousin Herman of running a "dive" in New York.

     Caroline Christiana Ropke was born in 1853 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA.³ She married Henry Siefke, son of Henry Siefke and Anna Heins, on 14 May 1873.⁴ Caroline Christiana Ropke died in 1902. She was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.³
     Caroline married Henry Siefke (2244) the nephew of Frederick (2075) and a cousin of Herman (133).
Caroline Siefke was accused of attempting to poison her mother Mrs. Pope and her brother John P. Ropke. (Things are a bit confusing because both Caroline and her mother were married multiple times.) On 31 August 1878, she prepared a “Pot Cheese” and had a young man John Blankmeyer, 13, deliver it to her mother’s house, claiming it was prepared by Mrs. Cook, a maid of Mrs. Ropke, who often sent gifts delivered by her son. Mrs. Siefke told John to tell her mother that Mrs. Cook’s son was ill and could not deliver it himself like usual. She promised him 10 cents to deliver the package and another 15 cents after it was done. She was gone when he returned. He later identified her in court.²
Caroline was no stranger to the court system. She was not on good terms with her mother because she had an ongoing suit against her, filed by her husband Henry, to get more out of an inheritance. It’s not clear how that suit came out.
Her mother, too, was the finagling kind. She married Mr. Pope, then she, the new Mrs. Pope, had him sign over the property he owned at marriage so they could take out a loan on it, then promptly divorced him leaving him destitute.⁵ Caroline sued her husband's cousin Herman for slander. There is no indication how this was settled.⁶ 11 December 1896 Caroline allegedly surprised a burglar in the hallway of her home who, by her son’s description, “…squirted some kind of liquid into her face with a bulb, which he held in his hand. Then he tore her diamond earrings from her ears, and a gold breast pin from the neck of her dress. My mother fell screaming to the floor. The man ran downstairs and dashed out the front door.” Although Caroline was sure it was carbolic acid, when reporters arrived she refused to see them because “she was too much prostrated.” Henry, by then having left the liquor business and become a real estate agent, was tending to a sick horse in the basement and was unaware of the incident. Caroline apparently recovered fully and there was no mention whether an insurance policy was involved.⁷
After her husband Henry, then an alderman, died, Caroline sued her son Henry to get more out of the estate than Henry the elder had included in his will. The will cut off her future income from the estate significantly should she remarry, and the court removed that clause, giving her one-third of the estate with the rest going to her son and his descendants.⁸

     Anna Elizabeth Siefke was born circa October 1867. She died on 8 September 1868 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.² She was buried on 10 September 1868 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

     Henry Siefke was born circa 1876.² He married Emma Windolph circa 1898.¹ Henry Siefke died on 11 April 1923 in New York City, New York, USA.² He was buried on 14 April 1923 at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, USA.²

     Emma Windolph married Henry Siefke, son of Henry Siefke and Caroline Christiana Ropke, circa 1898.¹

     Henry Siefke was born on 30 June 1902.² He died on 22 September 1974 at age 72.²

     Eloise Siefke was born.

     Ina Jean McCabe was born on 23 March 1938 in Gloster, Mississippi, USA.¹ She married Randolph Spotswood Knipp, son of Fred Charles Knipp and Francis Garland Royall, on 8 June 1960.¹ Ina Jean McCabe died on 20 March 2015 at age 76. She was buried on 27 March 2015 at United Methodist Church Cemetery in Gloster, Mississippi, USA.¹
     She retired from West Orange-Cove CISD where she was a guidance counselor. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, American Association of University Women, Daughters of the American Revolution and First Presbyterian Church in Orange. She and Randolph Spotswood Knipp had high security clearances and worked for the missile defense program at Hughes Aircraft; Randolph as an engineer and Jean as a secretary.² Ina Jean McCabe and Randolph Spotswood Knipp lived in 1963 in Orange, Texas, USA, after two years in Littleton, Colorado.²