Shirley Jean Knapp

1924 - 2016  (92 years)

• Name	Shirley Jean Knapp  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	8 May 1924	Lincoln, Minnesota, USA   [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1930	Monroe, Lyon, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	1935	Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota   [2]
  Residence	1940	Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter
  Residence	1945	Huron, South Dakota, USA   [9]
  Residence	1981	Renton, King, Washington, USA   [8]
  Burial	2016	Kent, King, Washington, USA   [6, 7]
  Death	1 Jun 2016	Puyallap, Pierce, Washington, USA   [6, 7]
  Shirley Knapp Sanders Obituary	26 Jun 2016	Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA   [10]
  		Shirley Knapp Sanders Obituary
  Name	Shirley J Sanders  [9]
  Name	Shirley Jean Sanders  [7]
  Name	Shirley K Sanders  [8]
  Reference Number	1256
  Person ID	I1256	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	William Lester Knapp,   b. 15 Nov 1890, Tyler, Lincoln, Minnesota, USA d. 1951 (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Mother	Gudrun Helen Gertrude Nelson,   b. 9 Aug 1896, Brookville, Redwood, Minnesota, USA d. 22 Apr 1990, Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	biological
  Marriage	6 Mar 1916	McLeod, Minnesota, USA   [11]
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harry Benjamin Sanders, Jr,   b. 29 Feb 1924, South Dakota, USA d. 31 Jul 2015, Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, USA (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1943	Hillsborough, Florida, USA   [4, 5, 12, 13]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F561	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 May 1924 - Lincoln, Minnesota, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1930 - Monroe, Lyon, Minnesota, USA Residence - 1935 - Tracy, Lyon, Minnesota Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Daughter - 1940 - Huron, Beadle, South Dakota, USA Marriage - 19 May 1943 - Hillsborough, Florida, USA Residence - 1945 - Huron, South Dakota, USA Residence - 1981 - Renton, King, Washington, USA Burial - 2016 - Kent, King, Washington, USA Death - 1 Jun 2016 - Puyallap, Pierce, Washington, USA Shirley Knapp Sanders Obituary - 26 Jun 2016 - Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Shirley Jean Knapp Sanders From her obituary
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  	Shirley Knapp Sanders Obituary

  
  

  Documents

  Shirley Knapp Sanders Obituary The News Tribune Tacoma, Washington · Sunday, June 26, 2016

  
  

• Sources

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