CAPT GILBERT KNAPP, the oldest settler in Racine Co.; came to Racine in the fall of 1834, and this place has been his home since, originally connected with Gurdon S. HUBBARD in the ownership of this location; afterwards they disposed of a third interest in this property to Mr. BARKER, of Buffalo, N.Y.; the Capt. is a native of Barnsterburg, Mass.; when a mere lad, he entered the service of the United States, during the war of 1812, and was connected with a vessel carrying dispatches between our country and the neutral nations of Europe; since that period, he has been connected with the marine service of the United States nearly all the time; now Capt. U. R. R. M.; entered revenue service in 1818; commissioned in 1819; was several times member of the Legislature of Wisconsin, in an early day, and again represented his district in the Legislature during the late war. He secured the county seat at Racine, and named the county.

Carol Holmbeck