Hi Don,
Thank You for the information on Elijah Knapp.
The reason for my question whether Elijah S. Knapp was a Minister in Geneva Twp, Jennings County was because in an old letter written in 1862, Elijah is mentioned as visiting my ancestors house when they were all very sick and "he prayed for them all and gave them a dollar." I am trying to find out what church my ancestors from Geneva Twp, in Jennings Co, may have belonged to.
To explain a bit further -
In 1861 my ancestors, Charles TOMS and his son Egbert TOMS, had both gone off to fight in the Civil War. The TOMS women and children left behind, became terribly ill in 1862 and were destitute - at the point of losing their home. Neighbors in Geneva Twp., who were not sick, came to their aid - as did this Elijah Knapp who prayed with the family and gave them a dollar. I was hoping that this Elijah was the Minister of whatever Church my TOMS ansestors belonged to in 1862, thus my original question asking who he was. From the information you have given me here, it looks like Elijah Knapp was a very kind and concerned neighbor of my TOMS family, who believed strongly in the "power of prayer" - as no one in the TOMS family died from all the sickness in the area and they did not lose their home.
Another old letter from 1862 mentions a Baptist Church meeting in Queenville they attended, so I am assuming my TOMS were probably Baptist's in their faith.
Thanks again for your info on Elijah, Don. The "S" as Elijah's
middle enitial probably was the letter writers mistake.
Judy