Sarah Knauss

Sarah DeRemer Knauss was born on September 24, 1880, in Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. She was recognized as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, until her death on December 30, 1999.

About Sarah Knauss in brief

Summary Sarah KnaussSarah DeRemer Knauss was born on September 24, 1880, in Hollywood, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. She was recognized as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, until her death on December 30, 1999. She died of natural causes at the Phoebe Home in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she had lived for the final nine years of her life. A member of staff of the nursing home described her as \”the friendliest person she had ever met among the home’s residents\”.

A Gerontology Research Group has previously verified her claimed age of 119 years and 97 days and concluded that she was likely the age claimed. Before her death, there were six living generations in her family. The entire entry for the Clark family in this 1891 directory included 41-year-old Walter Clark and his wife Amelia Clark. The entry also included Charles H. Clark, 12, Sarah Clark, 10, and Foster E