Emmaus Patch Asks
Patch Readers help Knauss Relative Learn Family History
An Emmaus Patch reader asked us about his Knauss family heritage and we asked you. Here's some of what we found out.
Emmaus Patch was recently contacted by one of our readers looking to learn more about his Knauss family ancestors. About two weeks ago, we shared his request for information with our readers. Here’s some of what we found out: Linda Knauss Burkardt was the first to respond to our call for help with the following email: “I am a ninth generation descendant of Sebastian Knauss and have genealogical records of the Knauss family dating 1563 to present,” Burkardt wrote. “Very many residents of the Lehigh Valley are able to trace their lineage to Ludwig Knauss, who arrived in America from Dudelsheim, Germany in 1723; and are unaware of the connection.” Anyone who has further information about the Knauss family to share with our reader can do so in…
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