John Caknipe JrAuthor John Caknipe Jr. is a third-generation Chase City resident; his family moved from the mountains of North Carolina in the early 1900s in response to the advertisement of rich and fertile lands. His extended family members date back to the early1800s and have participated in every military need from the Civil War to the present. As local merchants, Caknipe and his wife have invested their lives into Chase City and are parents of a son and daughter. Read More Read Less