Knrauss, Wilhelmine W.

Knrauss, Wilhelmine W.

Female 1864 - 1946  (81 years)

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  • Name Knrauss, Wilhelmine W.  [1, 2
    Nickname Minnie 
    Born 28 Dec 1864  Düdelsheim, Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 10 Mar 1946  Ingham County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I58843  Sackett
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2020 

    Family Harper, Samuel Byron,   b. 18 Jul 1857, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1930, Lansing, Ingham County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Children 
     1. Harper, Ora Bell,   b. 19 Apr 1908, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Dec 1972, Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2020 
    Family ID F23728  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Dec 1864 - Düdelsheim, Wetteraukreis, Hesse, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Harper, Ora Bell - 19 Apr 1908 - Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 1946 - Ingham County, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S678] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995, (https://familysearch.org/) (Reliability: 3), 13 Apr 2020.
      Name: Ora Harper
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 1 Dec 1930
      Event Place: Eaton, Michigan, United States
      Event Place (Original): Eaton Rapids
      Gender: Male
      Ethnicity: American
      Race: w
      Birthplace: Michigan
      Father's Name: Byron Harper
      Mother's Name: Minnie Zeitz
      Spouse's Name: Marguirette Hayden
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
      Spouse's Race: w
      Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
      Spouse's Father's Name: Claude Hayden
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Ethel Sweet

      Other information in the record of Ora Harper
      Name: Ora Harper
      Event Type: Marriage
      Event Date: 1 Dec 1930
      Event Place: Eaton, Michigan, United States
      Event Place (Original): Eaton Rapids
      Gender: Male
      Ethnicity: American
      Race: w
      Birthplace: Michigan
      Father's Name: Byron Harper
      Mother's Name: Minnie Zeitz
      Spouse's Name: Marguirette Hayden
      Spouse's Gender: Female
      Spouse's Marital Status: Unknown
      Spouse's Race: w
      Spouse's Birthplace: Michigan
      Spouse's Father's Name: Claude Hayden
      Spouse's Mother's Name: Ethel Sweet

      Reference ID: 2:3WDWT3T
      GS Film Number: 966598
      Digital Folder Number: 007621500

      "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCJY-XXR : 17 January 2020), Ethel Sweet in entry for Ora Harper, 1930.

      Researched by Ted Smith

    2. [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) (Reliability: 3), 13 Apr 2020.
      Memorial ID 32468355
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32468355

      Wilhelmine W. "Minnie" Knauss Zeitz
      Birth 28 Dec 1864
      Germany
      Death 10 Mar 1946 (aged 81)
      Ingham County, Michigan, USA
      Burial
      Maple Grove Cemetery
      Mason, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
      Plot Section H - Lot 1030

      Wilhelmine "Minnie" Knauss, daughter of Marie Knauss. was born in Dudelsheim, Crustbedding, Hasse Darmstadt, Germany.

      She married Wilhelm Carl Theodore Zeitz on February 5, 1886 in Delhi Township, Ingham County, MI. They were the parents of the following children:

      ROSA ZEITZ, b. May 14, 1887, Holt, Ingham County, MI; d. January 05, 1970, Buried in Markham Cemetery, Ingham Co., MI.

      -EMMA ZEITZ, b. May 28, 1888, Holt, Ingham County, MI; d. September 01, 1931, Onondaga, Ingham County, MI. Buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Mason, Ingham Co., MI.

      -HENRY FREDERICK "CARL" ZEITZ, b. July 02, 1889, Delhi Township, Ingham County, MI; d. June 24, 1974, Eaton County, MI, buried in Bunker Cemetery, Eaton Co., MI.

      -HARRISON "HARRY" ZEITZ, b. July 10, 1890, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, MI; d. August 08, 1955, Lockport, Niagara County, NY, buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wilson, Niagara, New York.

      -FRANK ZEITZ, b. January 23, 1895, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, MI; d. March 26, 1989, Stockbridge, Ingham County, MI, buried Munger Cemetery.

      -WILLIAM ZEITZ, b. December 10, 1897, Aurelius,Township, Ingham County, MI; m. Florence Mae Boatman, November 05, 1921, Eaton County MI. Died April 1978 and buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Eaton Co., Michigan.

      -IDA ZEITZ, b. December 19, 1903, Aurelius Township, Ingham County, MI. She married Cecil G. Coe, died December 6, 1992 Charlotte, Eaton Co., MI and buried in Rosehill Cemetery.

      2nd marriage was to Samuel Byron Harper whom she divorced because he beat her repeatedly, unmercifully. Parents of:

      Orla B. Harper 1908 -

      Michigan Marriage Record
      Name: Minnie Zeitz
      [Minnie Kanonse]
      Gender: Female
      Race: White
      Birth Year: abt 1862
      Birth Place: Germany
      Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1906
      Marriage Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA
      Age: 44
      Residence Place: Aurelius Township
      Father: Zeitz
      Mother: Kanouse
      Spouse: Samuel B Harper
      Record Number: 2486
      Film: 88
      Film Description: 1906 Genesee - 1906 Mackinac

      1910 United States Federal Census
      about Minnie Harper
      Name: Minnie Harper
      Age in 1910: 45
      Birth Year: abt 1865
      Birthplace: Germany
      Home in 1910: Aurelius, Ingham, Michigan
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relation to Head of House: Wife
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Samuel Bion Harper
      Father's Birthplace: Germany
      Mother's Birthplace: Germany
      Neighbors: View others on page
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Samuel Bion Harper 52
      Minnie Harper 45
      Frank Zeitz 16
      [15]
      William Zeitz 12
      Ida Zeitz 6
      Orla B Harper 2

      Researched by Ted Smith

      Researched by Ted Smith


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