OBITUARIES SOURCE: New York Times - 17 Dec 1884 - page 2c3 "JACOB F KNAPP, of the firm of Sheppard Knapp & Co, Carpet Dealers at No 189 Sixth Avenue, died at his residence, No 218 West Fifteenth Street, on Monday, in the fiftieth year of his age. He had been suffering from Malaria for mare than a year, and two months ago was confined to his bed by a cancerous affection of the glands, which was the immediate cause of his death. He leaves a widow, and five children, four of whom are daughters. The funeral services will be held in the Scotch Presbyterian Church, in West Fourteenth Street, this morning at 11 o'clock, and the internment will be at Woodlawn. Mr Knapp was born in 1835, in Yorktown, Westchester County, where he passed the earlier years of his life. He removed to the city about 21 years ago and established himself in the Grocery business in Husdson Street, where he remained until six years ago, wehen he entered his brother's Carpet Warehouse as an assistant. Three years ago he was admitted to the form of Knapp & Co, and continued in the business until his death. He was a member and Trustee of the Scotch Presbyterian Church. Mr Knapp was a quiet, estimable citizen and leaves behind him a large number of friends and acquaintenances". -----:----- F-655 JACOB FROST KNAPP and family can be found on page 214, Nicholas Knapp Genealaogy (1953).