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Agnes Schrader Knouft

Birth	:	1847 Saxony (Sachsen), Germany
Death	:	11 Jun 1923 Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6396800, -95.8108400
Description	:	*the following obituary abstracts are from Selected Death Notices From Jackson County, Kansas Newspapers, Vol. XII; compiled by Dan Fenton: The Holton Recorder* June 21, 1923 Monday afternoon Karl Knouft, an aged German, shot his wife, inflicting wounds from which she died a few hours, then turned the gun on himself with fatal results. The Knouft lived in the tenant house on Alfred Hazeltine’s farm joining Wetmore on the west. A grown son, Fred, lived with them but was in town at the time of the tragedy … Nothing was known of the shooting until about 4 o’clock, when it was discovered... Read More	*the following obituary abstracts are from Selected Death Notices From Jackson County, Kansas Newspapers, Vol. XII; compiled by Dan Fenton: The Holton Recorder* June 21, 1923 Monday afternoon Karl Knouft, an aged German, shot his wife, inflicting wounds from which she died a few hours, then turned the gun on himself with fatal results. The Knouft lived in the tenant house on Alfred Hazeltine’s farm joining Wetmore on the west. A grown son, Fred, lived with them but was in town at the time of the tragedy … Nothing was known of the shooting until about 4 o’clock, when it was discovered by Mrs. Gus Knouft, a daughter-in-law, who, with her family, lived about two miles west of Wetmore. Mrs. Gus Knouft had been in town and stopped at the tenet house to take her mother-in-law home with her. As she approached the house she saw her mother-in-law on her knees at the door and supposed she was scrubbing. On reaching the house she discovered that the lady had crawled to the door in endeavor to get help, and also found her father-in-law dead, in another room. … It is said that Karl Knouft and his wife did not get along and occupied separate rooms, and that their son, Fred, lived with them to protect his mother, as his father, who was very eccentric, had threatened her several times. … The remains of Mrs. Knouft were privately buried in Wetmore cemetery Tuesday afternoon. The elder Knoufts were not very well known here, but their sons, Gus and his family, and Fred are well known and highly respected. - reprinted from Wetmore Spectator. The Holton Signal June 21, 1923 Agnes Schrader was born in Saxony, Germany in 1847, and was married to Karl Knouft of Saxony, Germany in 1871, and emigrated to this country in 1882. To this union were born nine children, five of whom preceded her in death. She leaves to mourn her departure four children: Gus Knouft of Wetmore, Kansas, Mrs. Minnie Shepherd and Charley Knouft of Holton, Kansas, and Fred Knouft who lived with his parents. Also 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She united with the Lutheran church in her youth ... interment was made in the Wetmore cemetery. - reprinted from Wetmore Spectator. The Holton Recorder June 14, 1923 … of Mrs. Ed. Shepherd of Holton …

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Agnes Schrader Knouft's memorial is located at: Wetmore Cemetery, Wetmore, Nemaha County, USA.
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Agnes Schrader Knouft death on 11 Jun 1923 in Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 39.6396800
Longitude: -95.8108400

Family Members:

Spouse

Rudolph Karl Knouft

(1849 - 1923)

Children

Gustav Knouft

(1876 - 1934)

Minnie Daisy Knouft Drechsler

(1877 - 1966)

Charles Henry Knouft

(1879 - 1951)

Fred Knouft

(1884 - 1969)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Wetmore Cemetery
Wetmore, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6396800, -95.8108400

2. Wolfley Cemetery
Goff, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6454400, -95.8633900

3. South Powhattan Cemetery
Powhattan, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6608009, -95.7596970

4. Netawaka Cemetery
Netawaka, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6075300, -95.7223700

5. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5664000, -95.7789000

6. Barnes Cemetery
Goff, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6960983, -95.8824997

7. Granada Cemetery
Granada, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7324982, -95.7988968

8. Ontario Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5663795, -95.8885193

9. Fairview Cemetery
Goff, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6831017, -95.9383011

10. Grant-Mjessepe Cemetery
Horton, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6663000, -95.6576000

11. Comet Cemetery
Powhattan Township, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7542600, -95.7340400

12. Kennekuk Church Cemetery
Horton, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7074600, -95.6672300

13. Jessepe Indian Cemetery
Horton, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6715000, -95.6438000

14. Capioma Cemetery
Capioma, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7805099, -95.8205719

15. Carmel Cemetery
Circleville, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.4984400, -95.7967700

16. Circleville Cemetery
Circleville, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5014000, -95.8664017

17. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Corning, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6895800, -95.9907400

18. Grasshopper Burial Ground
Powhattan Township, Brown County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7578020, -95.6949820

19. Saint Augustine Catholic Cemetery
Capioma Township, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7904282, -95.7897034

20. Soldier Cemetery
Soldier, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.5417900, -95.9654800

21. Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7905998, -95.8638992

22. Spring Hill Cemetery
Whiting, Jackson County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6021996, -95.6121979

23. Jonach Cemetery
Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7925700, -95.8646600

24. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Corning, Nemaha County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6521988, -96.0250015