KNAPP, WILLIAM JOSIAH, 1901-1992

Biography:

Musician, building manager. Born–October 18, 1901, LaSalle, Ill. Parents–Edmund Lee and Lilah Trestrail Knapp. Graduate of Lewis Hotel Training School in Washington, D.C. Worked in carnivals during the depression as a palmist and astrologer; concert pianist and organist.  Lived in Montgomery, 1942-, where he managed several apartment buildings. Died February 13, 1992.

Source:

Files at Alabama Department of Archives and History.

Publication(s):

The Miracle of Seven Pines. New York; Vantage, 1964.