Allen Knopp Family
Allen (January 23, 1925) and Evelyn (Bebermeyer)(July 7, 1927, Abilene)
Knopp were married June 2, 1951 and made their home on the same farm where
Allen was born (one mile west, three and one-half miles north of Woodbine).
There were blessed with six children, Joe, Nancy, Max, Ted, Rebecca. and
Keith. Allen was a farmer-stockman. He was a Soil Conservation Award winner
in 1963. He was president of the Rural Life Organization and Dickinson
County Farm Bureau. He servd on the Pearl Co-op Board and WIBW Farm
Broadcast Advisory Committee. In 1971 he graduated from Kansas State
University and taught Vocational Agriculture at Chapman High School. Allen
was active in the United Methodist church, serving as lay member of the
Kansas West Conference and offices of the Woodbine Methodist Church.
Evelyn graduated from Kansas State College in 1951. She was active in
the Woodbine Methodist Church, Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Woodbine
Extension Unit, and a 4-H clothing project leader.
Allen died of a heart attack Christmas Eve 1982 at the age of 57. Evelyn
and Keith continue to live on the farm. Keith is a student at Chapman High
School. Evelyn works in Abilene.
Following their graduation from college, their careers and family led
the other five children to various parts of the state.
Joe and his wife, Nancy, live in Manhattan with their children, Katerine
and Andrew. Joe is an attorney and a state representative.
Nancy and her husband, Don Daniels, are in Topeka with their children,
Stacie and Eric. Nancy is a homemaker. Her degree is in accounting.
Max and his wife, Linda, reside in Abilene where he is vice-president of
Citizens Bank. They have three children, Shelly, Amanda, and Cody.
Ted and his wife, Nancy, live in Wichita with their daughter, Emily. He
is a legal counselor for Residence Inn.
Rebecca and her husband, Tim Miller, and son Bryce, live on a farm north
of Holcomb. She teachers first grade in Garden City.
Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987,
Woodbine through the years pg. 93
Submitted by Evelyn Knopp