His name, David Henry Knapp.
That's pretty much all I will tell you right now. You see I found there are quite a few Knapps in Connecticut and New York. It also makes it hard because I found three Davids.
If I have the right David, he lived in Bridgeport, CT his adult life and worked at the Salts Textile Company in Bridgeport. Never married.
Many Knapps, many questions, not very many answers.
The first birth certificate I found after my father died was not a certified copy and did not list a father. Also, if he wanted a certified copy he would have received this one. I believe the other is fake.
The first thing that catches your eye is the large O.W. written on the certificate. It stands for Out of Wedlock.
Thank you to the Vital Statistic Manager in Bridgeport, she confirmed it's meaning and said, "Try to keep in perspective that at the time of your father’s birth and for many years later, it was a horrible sin to be born of wedlock and much effort was put into hiding and/or covering it up. It was especially devastating to the birth mother and the child. It was a secret they often took to their graves."
Was this the taboo subject they didn't want to talk about?
HIS MOTHER: Eva Ceretha Hector
Her registered birth name is Evangeline Seretha Hector. What's the real spelling of her middle name?
Color of Mother: White
All research states African Black.
Residence of Mother: Hillside Home, Bridgeport, CT.
Poor house and it also included a hospital with a nurse listed by the name of Eva Hector.
Birthplace of Mother: Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
Actual birthplace Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
Does this leave you with more questions?
Did you really think I was going to give you the answers all in one post?
Sorry to leave you hanging but most of the questions must be answered in a separate post.
More to come soon!
