Mary Louisa Knapp^[1]

1846 - 1884  (37 years)

• Name	Mary Louisa Knapp
  	Also known as: Mary Louisa Knapp Laughlin Louisa Knapp Laughlin Louisa or Lida Knapp
  Birth	4 Mar 1846	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Gender	Female
  AFN	1H61-HD
  Census	08 Oct 1860  [2]
  Endowment (LDS)	02 Feb 1869
  Census	03 Sep 1870  [3]
  Census	19 Jun 1880  [4]
  Death	27 Feb 1884	Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, United States   [1]
  Burial	28 Feb 1884  [5]
  Baptism (LDS)	04 Sep 1981  [6]
  Person ID	I1490	Cook Genealogy | Family of Mary Louisa Knapp
  Last Modified	23 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Martin Knapp,   b. 1820, Quebec, Canada
  Mother	Julia Ann Bercier\Rocker,   b. 19 May 1828, Saint-Anicet, Huntingdon, Québec, Canada d. 22 Jan 1891, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	26 Jun 1845	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Divorce	26 Jun 1845	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Family ID	F104	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Kimball Messersmith,   b. 20 Sep 1834, Cole, Missouri, United States d. 21 Feb 1914, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	27 Mar 1865	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Henry Messersmith,   b. 1 Mar 1866, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 1 Aug 1939, Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 73 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Sina Messersmith,   b. 5 Sep 1867, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 28 Oct 1870, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States (Age 3 years)   3. Elva Ann Messersmith,   b. 22 Nov 1869, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 8 Apr 1893, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States (Age 23 years)   4. Fidella May Messersmith,   b. 10 Jul 1872, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 22 Aug 1969, Livermore, Alameda, California, United States (Age 97 years)   5. Sarah Julia Messersmith,   b. 27 Sep 1874, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 26 Jun 1944, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 69 years)   6. Louisa Messersmith,   b. 8 Apr 1877, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 15 Aug 1968, Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States (Age 91 years)   7. Ralph Messersmith,   b. 17 Nov 1879, Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah Territory, United States d. 25 Jul 1973, Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Mar 1846 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Marriage - 27 Mar 1865 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death - 27 Feb 1884 - Cedar Fort, Utah, Utah, United States  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Messersmith, Thomas Kimball and Mary Louisa Knapp Headstone Plot: 07-04-05 & 07-04-06

  
  

• Notes

  Louisa was raised by and possibly sealed to her stepfather, David Saunders Laughlin and her mother, Julia Ann Rocker. She is listed as Louisa Knapp Laughlin on their family group sheet. Her mother was sealed to David Saunders Laughlin. Mary Louisa Knapp Messersmith 04 Mar 1846 - 27 Feb 1884 3807-04-05 Parents:Julia Ann rocker and Martin Knapp Spouse:Thomas Kimball Messersmith

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c)), 30 Jan 2005. [S33] USA Federal Government, Census, 1860 Federal, (National Archives Microfilm Publications (1963)). 1860 Federal Census – Fort Cedar, Cedar County, Utah, Page: 1061 line 40 & 1062 lines 1-6, Dwelling: 3872, Family: 3012, Enumeration Date: 8 Oct 1860 NameAgeSexOccupationEstatePropertyBirthplaceComments Julia A. 33Female---Conn.- Louisa L14Female--150OhioAttended school Jo. S. L. 8Male---IowaAttended school Julia A. L. 7Female---UTAttended school Har’t A. 5Female---UTAttended school David F. 3Male---UT- Geo. H.8/12Male---UT- [S34] USA Federal Government, Census, 1870 Federal. 1870 Federal Census – Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, Page: 201, Lines: 6-10, Dwelling: 41, Family: 37, Enumeration Date: 3 Sep 1870 NameAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceComments Thomas Smith36MaleLaborerVirginia- Louisa Smith24FemaleKeeping HouseOhio- Thomas Smith 4MaleAt HomeUtah- Seina Smith 2FemaleAt HomeUtah- Elva Smith9/12Female-UtahBirth: Nov [S35] USA Federal Government, Census, 1880 Federal. 1880 Federal Census – Cedar Fort, Utah County, Utah, ED: 86, Page: 254 B, Lines: 42-50, Dwelling: 262, Families: 262 & 263, Enumeration Date: 18 & 19 Jun 1880 NameSexAgeRelationStatusOccupationBirthFatherMother T. K. MessersmithMale46HeadMarriedHearderMissouriMissouriKentucky Louisa MessersmithFemale34WifeMarriedKeeping HouseOhioOhioOhio Thomas MessersmithMale14SonSingleAt HomeUtah MissouriOhio Eva A. MessersmithFemale10DaughterSingle-Utah MissouriOhio Fidelle M. Messersmith Female 8DaughterSingle-UtahMissouriOhio Sarah J. MessersmithFemale 5DaughterSingle-UtahMissouriOhio Louisa MessersmithFemale 3DaughterSingle-UtahMissouriOhio Ralph MessersmithMale Nov 6/12SonMale-UtahMissouriOhio Karen M. PetersonFemale62ServantSingleServantDenmarkDenmarkDenmark (Karen Peterson listed in same dwelling but different family) [S110] Ronald Sheldon Cook, Cedar Fort - A Special History Cedar Fort's Two Cemeteries. Cedar Fort - A Special History (Cedar Fort's Two Cemeteries) by Ronald S. Cook 07-04-05NAME:Mary Louisa (Lyoa) Knapp Messersmith BORN:04 Mar 1846Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio DIED:27 Feb 1884 PARENTS:Julia Ann Rocker and Martin Knapp SPOUSE:Thomas Kimball Messersmith CHILDREN:(See Thomas Kimball Messersmith, lot 07-05-08) MARKER:(See Thomas Kimball Messersmith, lot 07-05-08) Just to the east of this lot is a sandstone marker approximately 9' X 12' X 2' with the following inscription on the east side: J. A. L. C. I believe the letters stand for Julia Ann Rocker Cook, the name listed in lot 07-04-06 and explained in detail in lot 07-04-04. REPORT OF DEATH: MESSERSMITH B At Cedar Fort, February 28, 1884, Louisa, daughter of David and Julia Locklin, wife of Thomas Messersmith, of dropsey. Deceased was born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 4th, 1846; crossed the Plains in 1852; lived at Big Cottonwood till the fall of 1853, then came to Cedar Fort, in which place she resided ever since. Deceased leaves six children; she died as she had lived, in the hope of a glorious resurrection. (Deserest News, March 10, 1884) [S2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (IGI), (Copyright (c) (various years)).