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|deathyr=1999 |deathplace=Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| − | '''Sarah DeRemer Knauss''' (née '''Clark''' |
+ | '''Sarah DeRemer Knauss''' (née '''Clark'''; 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999) was a validated American [[supercentenarian]] who is the second-oldest validated person in history, behind only [[Jeanne Calment]]. She is the longest-lived person in the history of the United States, and was the oldest person in the world from the death of [[Marie-Louise Meilleur]] on 16 April 1998 until her own death on 30 December 1999 at the age of 119 years, 97 days. She is the oldest person to receive the title of the oldest living person when she was age 117 years, 204 days at the time of [[Marie-Louise Meilleur]]'s death. |
==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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| − | Sarah DeRemer Clark was born in Hollywood, Pennsylvania, a "mining patch" community that no longer exists, at a time when the now-famous Hollywood, California did not yet exist. She lived much of her life in Allentown, where she brought up her daughter [[Kathryn Sullivan]] (1903–2005). |
+ | Sarah DeRemer Clark was born in Hollywood, Pennsylvania, USA, a "mining patch" community that no longer exists, at a time when the now-famous Hollywood, California did not yet exist. She lived much of her life in Allentown, where she brought up her daughter [[Kathryn Sullivan]] (1903–2005). |
| − | There was also a history of longevity in her family: her paternal grandmother lived to be 98 and her cousin Minnie Kresge ( |
+ | There was also a history of longevity in her family: her paternal grandmother lived to be 98 and her cousin Minnie Kresge (1893–1999) lived to be 105. In addition, her daughter [[Kathryn Sullivan]] lived to the age of 101. |
Knauss's longevity first came to light after the death of Jeanne Calment in 1997, when she and [[Marie-Louise Meilleur]] were first authenticated (previously, [[Mary Bidwell]] (1881–1996) had been believed to be the oldest American). |
Knauss's longevity first came to light after the death of Jeanne Calment in 1997, when she and [[Marie-Louise Meilleur]] were first authenticated (previously, [[Mary Bidwell]] (1881–1996) had been believed to be the oldest American). |
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==Longevity Records== |
==Longevity Records== |
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| − | Knauss was the eighth validated person to reach the age of 115, the fifth to reach 116, the fourth to reach 117, and the second and most recent to reach 118 and 119. |
+ | Knauss was the eighth validated person to reach the age of 115, the fifth to reach 116, the fourth to reach 117, and the second and most recent to reach 118 and 119. |
==Gallery== |
==Gallery== |
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'''<gallery widths="240"> |
'''<gallery widths="240"> |
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| + | SKnauss young woman.jpeg|Sarah Knauss as a young woman. |
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| + | SKnauss70.png|Sarah and Abraham Lincoln Knauss in their 70s. |
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| + | SKnauss90.png|Sarah Knauss at the age of 90. |
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SKnauss100.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 100. |
SKnauss100.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 100. |
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SKnauss106.png|Sarah Knauss at age 106. |
SKnauss106.png|Sarah Knauss at age 106. |
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SKnauss107.png|Sarah Knauss at age 107. |
SKnauss107.png|Sarah Knauss at age 107. |
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| + | SKnauss111.jpg|Sarah Knuass at age 111. |
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| + | SKnauss113.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 113. |
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SKnauss114.png|Sarah Knauss at age 114. |
SKnauss114.png|Sarah Knauss at age 114. |
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| + | SKnauss116.png|Sarah Knauss at age 116. |
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| + | SKnauss117.jpg|Sarah Knauss on her 117th birthday. |
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| + | SKnauss117b.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 117. |
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| + | SKnauss117Brad.png|Sarah Knauss at age 117 with great-great-great grandson. |
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| + | SKnauss118.jpg|Sarah Knauss on her 118th birthday. |
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| + | SKnauss 119th.jpeg|Sarah Knauss on her 119th birthday. |
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SKnauss119.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 119. |
SKnauss119.jpg|Sarah Knauss at age 119. |
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</gallery>''' |
</gallery>''' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| − | *[http://www.grg.org/SC/SCindex.html Gerontology Research Group] |
+ | *[https://grg.org/Gallery/1880Gallery.html#Sarah_Knauss Sarah Knauss, 119] Photo Gallery, [http://www.grg.org/SC/SCindex.html Gerontology Research Group] |
*[http://articles.mcall.com/1986-10-09/news/2555996_1_trolley-car-allentown-s-west-end-steam-engine Morning Call, October 9, 1986] |
*[http://articles.mcall.com/1986-10-09/news/2555996_1_trolley-car-allentown-s-west-end-steam-engine Morning Call, October 9, 1986] |
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*[http://articles.mcall.com/1987-10-01/news/2609942_1_sarah-knauss-circulation-manager-hazleton Morning Call, October 1, 1987] |
*[http://articles.mcall.com/1987-10-01/news/2609942_1_sarah-knauss-circulation-manager-hazleton Morning Call, October 1, 1987] |
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*[http://articles.mcall.com/1998-04-18/news/3203398_1_abraham-lincoln-knauss-cashews-and-potato-sarah-knauss Morning Call, April 18, 1998] |
*[http://articles.mcall.com/1998-04-18/news/3203398_1_abraham-lincoln-knauss-cashews-and-potato-sarah-knauss Morning Call, April 18, 1998] |
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*[http://articles.mcall.com/1999-09-25/news/3258252_1_sarah-knauss-oldest-person-census-records Morning Call, September 25, 1999] |
*[http://articles.mcall.com/1999-09-25/news/3258252_1_sarah-knauss-oldest-person-census-records Morning Call, September 25, 1999] |
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| − | *[http://articles.mcall.com/2000-01-01/topic/3301066_1_oldest-person-sarah-knauss-new-century Morning Call, January 1, 2000] |
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Revision as of 19:08, 12 August 2020
| Sarah Knauss | |
 Sarah Knauss at the age of 115. | |
| Birth: | 24 September 1880 Hollywood, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Death: | 30 December 1999 Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Age: | 119 years, 97 days |
| Country: |  USA
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| Validated | |
Sarah DeRemer Knauss (née Clark; 24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999) was a validated American supercentenarian who is the second-oldest validated person in history, behind only Jeanne Calment. She is the longest-lived person in the history of the United States, and was the oldest person in the world from the death of Marie-Louise Meilleur on 16 April 1998 until her own death on 30 December 1999 at the age of 119 years, 97 days. She is the oldest person to receive the title of the oldest living person when she was age 117 years, 204 days at the time of Marie-Louise Meilleur's death.
Biography
Sarah DeRemer Clark was born in Hollywood, Pennsylvania, USA, a "mining patch" community that no longer exists, at a time when the now-famous Hollywood, California did not yet exist. She lived much of her life in Allentown, where she brought up her daughter Kathryn Sullivan (1903–2005).
There was also a history of longevity in her family: her paternal grandmother lived to be 98 and her cousin Minnie Kresge (1893–1999) lived to be 105. In addition, her daughter Kathryn Sullivan lived to the age of 101.
Knauss's longevity first came to light after the death of Jeanne Calment in 1997, when she and Marie-Louise Meilleur were first authenticated (previously, Mary Bidwell (1881–1996) had been believed to be the oldest American).
Knauss died rather abruptly sitting in her chair on the afternoon of 30 December 1999, survived by five generations of descendants. She died 33 hours before the year 2000. Some of her organs were bequeathed to the New England Centenarian Study, which did an autopsy.
Longevity Records
Knauss was the eighth validated person to reach the age of 115, the fifth to reach 116, the fourth to reach 117, and the second and most recent to reach 118 and 119.
Gallery
Sarah Knauss at age 17.
Sarah Knauss as a young woman.
Sarah and Abraham Lincoln Knauss in their 70s.
Sarah Knauss at the age of 90.
Sarah Knauss at age 100.
Sarah Knauss at age 106.
Sarah Knauss at age 107.
Sarah Knuass at age 111.
Sarah Knauss at age 113.
Sarah Knauss at age 114.
Sarah Knauss (age 115), her daughter Kathryn Sullivan (age 92), her granson Robert Butz (age 70), her great-granddaughter Kathy Jacoby (age 46), her great-great-granddaughter Kristina Patton (age 24), great-great-great-granson Bradley (age 0).
Sarah Knauss at age 116.
Sarah Knauss on her 117th birthday.
Sarah Knauss at age 117.
Sarah Knauss at age 117 with great-great-great grandson.
Sarah Knauss on her 118th birthday.
Sarah Knauss on her 119th birthday.
Sarah Knauss at age 119.
References
- Sarah Knauss, 119 Photo Gallery, Gerontology Research Group
- Morning Call, October 9, 1986
- Morning Call, October 1, 1987
- Morning Call, September 29, 1988
- Morning Call, September 26, 1991
- Morning Call, September 30, 1993
- Morning Call, September 25, 1994
- Morning Call, September 24, 1995
- Morning Call, September 22, 1996
- Morning Call, September 25, 1997
- Morning Call, April 18, 1998
- Morning Call, September 25, 1999
- Morning Call, January 1, 2000