Released June 1, 2007

The Descendents of Hans Peter Knorr - 2nd Edition. Lawrence Knorr, the author of "The Relations of Milton Snavely Hershey" and "The Pennsylvania Relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower" reveals in this 280 page tome the origins of the Knorr family of southeastern Pennsylvania. Knorr traces the family from its patriarch, Hans Peter Knorr of Altfeld, Bavaria, near Wertheim. Knorr arrived in Philadelphia in the mid 1700's and became, in a very short time, a landowner in the Barren Hill area (near Germantown), Heidelberg Township, Berks County, the City of Reading, and after the French & Indian War - 300 acres in the Mahantango Valley. Knorr also surmises connections to the Knights Templar Knorrs of Rusteberg in Thuringia in earlier centuries.

It is in the Mahantango Valley -- nestled among the corners of Dauphin, Schuylkill and Northumberland County, where the Knorrs thrived from the 1800's to the present day. Several members of the family were cabinetmakers, participating in the prized art of Mahantango furniture. Knorr's ancestor is then traced back to Berks County during the Civil War, and then to the present day. Many other branches of Knorrs and related names are listed - including many families who went West in various migrations.

In all, over 3000 related individuals are mentioned, from the late 1600's to present. Prominent names include Brossman, Brown, Castor, Dunkelberger, Erdman, Fetterolf, Haupt, Hornung, Kelly, Klinger, Knorr, Maurer, Mervine, Moyer, Paul, Reifsnyder, Seifert, Shroyer, Snyder, Spangler, Speicher, Starr, Stiehly/Stiely/Steeley, Swope & Wert.

This volume is 280 pages - INDEXED.

Format - softcover - perfect binding with black and white photos. 8 by 10 1/2

ISBN# 0-9760-925-4-9
Suggested Retail Price- $29.95

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Author: Lawrence Knorr, MBA, PMP, CCP

Contents:

An Imagined Introduction

Origins of the Knorrs of Altfeld bei Maktheidenfeldt, Lowenstein-Wertheim

Modern Maps of the Wetheim Area

Signatures of Peter Knorr and Brothers

Peter Knorr to Pennsylvania

Descendants of Peter Knauer

Other Peter Knorr Related Maps

Photos of Mahantango

Views of Rough & Ready

Mahantango Deed - Peter Knorr - 1844

The Wild Sixties (A Story About Caton S Knorr)

Caton Knorr - Knarrestettle - Brownsville

Caton Knorr - Mohnton Period

Elmira (Derr) Knorr Photos

Mahantango Knorrs

Early Photos of George and Alice

Knorr Family Photos

Kinship Report of Hans Peter Knauer

Index

Family Names mentioned at least 3 times: Adams, Ashbey, Bamford, Beck, Knorr, Bickel, Bressler, Brossman, Brown, Burd, Carl, Castor, Coleman, Davis, Derck, Dietz, Dimmick, Dubson, Dunkelberger, Eagle, Edwards, Erdman, Ernst, Ervin, Eveland, Eyrich, Faust, Fetterolf, Fidler, Fisher, Foster, Fries, Frost, Gipple, Grady, Griffiths, Haas, Hafer, Haines, Hargis, Hart, Haupt, Hawk, Heim, Heinrich, Heister, Helmuth, Herb, Hertzog, Hodge, Hornung, James, Kantner, Kauffman, Kelly, Kemper, Kendall, Kenney, Keyser, Kiefer, King, Kissinger, Kline, Klinger, Knauer, Knorr, Koch, Lamm, Lark, Lerch, Lesher, Marks, Martin, Masser, Maurer, May, McCoy, Mell, Mervine, Merwine, Metzger, Minnich, Moll, Moyer, Neumeister, Noble, Obenhaus, Opperman, Oxenrider, Painter, Palm, Paul, Popov, Potts, Reifsnyder, Reiner, Repley, Rettinger, Robinson, Romberger, Rothermel, Russell, Schaeffer, Schmehl, Schneck, Schweinhart, Secrest, Seifert, Shinnick, Shower, Shroyer, Sipe, Smith, Snyder, Spangler, Speicher, Starr, Steeley, Stiehly, Stiely, Stockler, Stricker, Stutzman, Sullivan, Swope, Taylor, Tolbert, Toole, Tragle, Troup, Troutman, Van Dyke, Vix, Von Haupt, Wagner, Walker, Wegman, Weidenhammer, Weigle, Weikel, Weis, Wert, Wetzel, Wiest, Williams, Wilson, Wolfgang, & Yoh.

Place names mentioned include Philadelphia, Germantown, Montgomery County, Berks County, Reading, Atlfeld, Bavaria, Mahantango Valley, Klingerstown, Rough & Ready, Wertheim and many more...