Henry Knauss (abt. 1856 - 1899)

Born about 1856 in New York City, New York, United States of America [uncertain]

Husband of Emma Anna (Demperwolf) Knauss — married 26 Nov 1891 (to 1899) in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States of America

Died 25 Feb 1899 at about age 43 in Bronx, New York, United States of America

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Biography

Henry Knauss was born in 1856 to Conrad Knauss and Margareth Distler in New York.^[1]

Henry, age 35, married Emma Dempewolf on 26 Nov 1891 in Manhattan, New York.^[1]

Henry was murdered on 25 February 1899 in his home in Bronx, New York.^[2][3]

Career

Henry was an undertaker and ran his business in the basement of his home.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24HP-DS7 : 10 February 2018), Henry Knaus and Anna Dempewolf, 26 Nov 1891; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,452,280.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Undertaker Slain In Shop," The New York Times, 26 February 1899, p. 8, col.1, news article; digital images, Newspapers.com by Ancestry (http://www.newspapers.com : accessed 12 February 2018).
3. ↑ "Strange Murder," Auckland Star, 8 April 1899, supplement, issue 82, p. 3, col. 2, news article; digital images, National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/auckland-star/1899/4/8/11 : accessed 12 February 2018).