This is the mail I was referring to in my previous message. For some reason it didn't go thru??? ----- Original Message ----- From: "geri brennan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 1:05 PM Subject: [PANORTHA-L] Knauss-very long > Knauss, Gottried, of Whitehall, settled in the twp about 1745 His first > wife, Anna Eva died about 1758, and he married 2nd to Louisa, widow of > John Reinhard Benay, who had died Sept 1758. In his will dated March 25, > 1763, and probated May 21, 1777, he directed that 200 pds be put on > interest for his wife and that his estate be converted into money and > divided equally among his children and two children of his wife Peter > and Susan Benay, to be paid when they married or rearched the age of 21. > Before the exr., his brother George could execute the deed, he died, and > the deed was executed by the executors and admins. of Gottried and > George. Gottfried was buried in the orchard on his farm at Sheresville. > He had 11 children, Elizabeth, Gottfried, Francis, Daniel, Conrad, > Henry, John, Paul, David, Eva Catharine, born Aug 15, 1750 and died > April 22, 1818 married March 21 1771 to George Yundt, and Juliana > Margaret married Felix Griesemer. > > Gottried Knauss Jr., was born Jan 15, 1742 and died Feb 15, 1806. He > married Anna Maria Grieseer. She was born July 11,1752 and died Sept 24, > 1823. Children, 1. John Henry, 2. Salome born March 16, 1773, died Sept > 5, 1826, married 1795 to Frederick Biery, 3/ Anna Maria married Peter > Mariks, 4. Daniel, 1775. 5. Eva Catharine, 1777 marriied John Keichley, > 6/ Jonathan, 7. Elizabeth, 1780, Hannah, 1783, married Adam Zerfass and > moved to NY. 9. Maria Magdalena, born May 7, 1784, died March 20, 1862, > married George Knauss. > > Jonathan Knauss, bolrn 1778, died 1826, married June, 1800 married > Elizabeth Faust, d/o Jonas. Children, Edward, whose children were(Frank, > Allen, Emma, Eliza and Catharine), Magdalena, William a soldier in the > Mexican War, died April 15, 1847 at New Orleans, Joseph, Jonathan, > married Mary Reichard and had (Charles H of KA), Peter, Sarah married > Henry Hiskey, Adaline married Augustus L. Ruhe and Mary married David > Stem. Magdalena born 1803 married 1822 to Henry Schaadt. > > Paul Knauss, s/o Gottfried Sr. was born 1747, died 1808. He married Anna > Catharine, d/o John Griesemer. Children; John, 1775, Anna Maria, 1774 > married Michael Young, George born 1778 and had a son (Paul born 1805). > Elizabeth born 1781 married John Hagenbuch, Jonas, 1784, Catharine, 1786 > married John Hower Susanna 1778, Paul and Anna > > Paul had a son Paul 2 ,who was bor 1790. He had a son Ephraim J. > > Ephraim J. s/o Paul2, was born May 22, 1819, died Dec 16, 1883. He > married Mary Kline. Children; Emma J., Anna, married H.D.Hersh, Clara > married D.R. Kline, Milton H., Mary married F.T. Hartzell, Ida, married > Martin Strauss. > > Milton H., was born in Allentown, Sept 5, 1853. He married 1st to Cora > Siegfried, who died 1882. He married 2nd to Ida Roberts and had > children, Helen, Anna L., David, Paul died in infancy. > > > > > Best Wishes, Geri > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.786 / Virus Database: 532 - Release Date: 10/29/2004