Born in Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Matthew T Knepp
and Caroline May (Jury) Knepp
Sister of
Oma Virgie (Knepp) Jury, Girtie Belle Knepp, Chester Kale Knepp, Jesse Clair Knepp, Ralph Estile Knepp and Thelma Marie (Knepp) Peters
Wife of
Roy Lansberry
— married
1906 [location unknown]
Wife of
Clyde R Wilson
— married
1909 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Arllena Ruth (Lansberry) Maurer, Reita Viola (Wilson) Klinger, Gladys Marie (WIlson) Tibbens and Catherine S WIlson
Died
at age 71
in Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2021
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Biography
Blanche was born in 1887. She passed away in 1959.
The Progress, Clearfield, Pa., Saturday, January 24, 1959
Mrs. Blanche May Wilson, 71, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond (Arlene) Maurer at 106 N.W. Fourth avenue yesterday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock. Her death followed an extended illness.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Bradford Township, Aug. 28, 1888, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew T. Knepp. She was a member of the West Side Methodist Church and the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
In addition to Mrs. Maurer, Mrs. Wilson is survived by the following children: Mrs. Reita Klinger, Niles, Ohio; Mrs. Gladys Tibbens, Clearfield; Maurice Wilson, Springville, N.Y.; and Miss Helen Wilson, Santa Barbara, Calif.
She also leaves her mother, Mrs. Carrie Jury Knepp of Clearfield; a brother, Ralph Knepp, Clearfield; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her father, an infant daughter, three sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be from the Leavy Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. Earl N. Rowe and Rev. Harry McFarland officiating. Burial will be made in the Bradford Cemetery at Woodland.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 o'clock tonight, Sunday afternoon and evening and until time of services Monday.
Sources
- Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 001201-004050
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/205490341/blanche-may-wilson : accessed 29 April 2021), memorial page for Blanche May Knepp Wilson (28 Aug 1887–23 Jan 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205490341, citing Bradford Cemetery, Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by PA (contributor 47274097) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Blanche:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Blanche:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Loretta Peters 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member erma1934
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~1.56%
Kevin Knepp :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kevinknepp
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Kevin Kelly :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Linda (Haney) Woodling :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Donna (Haney) Hubler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A255302 [compare], Ancestry member donnahubler1
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