Earl Gustave Knepka b. 31 May 1916 Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jan 1999 Bexar County, Texas, USA: Smith Family Tree

Earl Gustave Knepka

1916 - 1999 (82 years)

Name	Earl Gustave Knepka [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Birth	31 May 1916	Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12]
Gender	Male
Census	1920	Ralpho, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA [8]
	Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Emma and Gustave Knepka
Military Draft Registration	1940	Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA [11]
	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Audrey
Military Service	1 May 1942	Albany County, New York, USA [1, 3, 6, 7, 13]
	US Army - WWII, Korea, Vietnam; Chief Warrant Officer
		Military-KNEPKA Earl (Service) Page 207 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 -- Registers of officers who served in the U.S. Army, 1798-1969 (scattered dates).
Census	1950	Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA [12]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Audrey
Residence	1957	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA [2]
	Hilda and Earl Knepka
Death	13 Jan 1999	Bexar County, Texas, USA [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Burial	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA [3, 6]
		Cemetery-FORT SAM HOUSTON NATIONAL (San Antonio TX) Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery -- San Antonio, Bexar, Texas ~ In 1890 the military post at San Antonio was re-designated Fort Sam Houston by President Benjamin Harrison. Prominent visitors to the post included Chief Geronimo, who was held there in 1886 before his exile to Florida and Theodore Roosevelt, who stopped with his men at the…
Person ID	I25490	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 1	Audrey M Faulkner, b. Abt 1917, New York, USA
Marriage	6 Nov 1938	Webster, Monroe, New York, USA [10, 14]
Family ID	F10785	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Hilda Maine Smith, b. 21 Jan 1918, Todd County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Nov 1981, Todd County, Kentucky, USA (Age 63 years)
Marriage	3 May 1957 [9, 15]
Marriage End	14 Oct 1969	El Paso County, Texas, USA [9]
	Divorce of Hilda and Earl Knepka
Family ID	F10786	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 31 May 1916 - Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
	Census - Residence Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Emma and Gustave Knepka - 1920 - Ralpho, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
	Marriage - 6 Nov 1938 - Webster, Monroe, New York, USA
	Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Audrey - 1940 - Potsdam, St Lawrence, New York, USA
	Military Service - US Army - WWII, Korea, Vietnam; Chief Warrant Officer - 1 May 1942 - Albany County, New York, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Audrey - 1950 - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, USA
	Residence - Hilda and Earl Knepka - 1957 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage End - Divorce of Hilda and Earl Knepka - 14 Oct 1969 - El Paso County, Texas, USA
	Death - 13 Jan 1999 - Bexar County, Texas, USA

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Military Records

Military-KNEPKA Earl (Service)
Page 207 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 -- Registers of officers who served in the U.S. Army, 1798-1969 (scattered dates).

Sources

[S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;).
[S284] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995
[S11298] Find a Grave (Military Cemetery-Fort Sam Houston), (Location: San Antonio TX;), KNEPKA Earl Gustave 1916-1999 (Veteran).
"CWO3 US Army - World War II - Korea - Vietnam
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/882439/earl-gustave-knepka
[S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).
[S622] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;).

Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
[S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;).
[S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Ralpho, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1612; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 112.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Ralpho, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1612; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 112
[S2158] Ancestry.com, Texas, Divorce Index, 1968-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, Texas.
[S86] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY ; New York State Marriage Index.

New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967
New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index

[S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147.

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for New York State, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Poughkeepsie, Dutche.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Poughkeepsie, Dutche

[S5491] Fold3: Earl Knepka, CWO3 (Chief Warrant Officer 3) Earl Gustave Knepka , World War II - Korean War - Vietnam War.
WWII Army Enlistment Records
https://www.fold3.com/record/83551348-earl-g-knepka?xid=1945

Military-KNEPKA Earl (Service)
Page 207 - US Army Military Registers, 1798-1969 -- Registers of officers who served in the U.S. Army, 1798-1969 (scattered dates).
[S86] Ancestry.com, New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2017;), New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY ; New York State Marriage Index.

New York State, Marriage Index, 1881-1967
New York State Department of Health; Albany, NY, USA; New York State Marriage Index
[S8182] Find a Grave: SMITH Hilda Knepka 1918-1981, Hilda Maine Smith Knepka.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155197102/hilda-knepka

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