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I Mother Gertrudo Knopp.Mother Ksiopp, as Bho ’'was Itemfffr laxly known, was born Ko?. 18, 1829 at Biteibocra, Province Nassau, Germany. Her parents were Peter andVeronica Doe tech. Here ©be xeceiv* ed her education and tratndng £or 'later IMfe. On May 8, 1849 sbe was unitedI in marriage with. Michael Knopp. The young married couple at once emlgrat-I ed to America anid settled on a farm | In Sheboygan county, Wsconain, where they did (hard pioneer work'in clearing: the heavily wooded land. Thirteen years later -they moved to Kewaunee, Wd» where they remained two years, in 1864 they came to Winona and settled on a ftenn in Gilmore Valley, ever sin-ce known as tho Knopp place. Their son George Knoppnow resides on It. After their childrenhad grown up, they moved off the farm and lived at 1026 ,'Wfefit Mark etneet, e/txmt 23 years ago. Here herhusband died Judy 10, 1902. Stockj then she and her daughter Mary Jived together until the latter died, Aug. It, 1914. After that she made her home much of the time wito Mrs. Richardson, her daughter, who moved into her lt;oM home on 'Mark street. She ■was the mother of ten children, of whom one, a Bbfcle son, drowned la Gitoore $reek at the age of two years. While living in WJscotnA mother Knopp was converted and joined the BvangelDcal Asssodatkm, of which She was a CaJtMut member until deata. She and hfer husband were charter members of the EJrangelieail church In Winona, shie being the last of these to depart fibe was much Interested to church weak and always- attended dfrvtoe worship if possible. She was generous and hospitable, always will*, tog to give to the church. She 'died ,©a Saturday, Nov. 13, at the age ofCHARGE GRIESE WITH SELLINGBEER SUNDAY»A complaint was .made this after*.noouy signed iby Chief of police George Huck charging Arthur Griese with s$* • ling Intoxicating liquor, namely begr, on last Sunday Nov. 14 in the base* meat Of the Park hotel building.It is prohe/ble that Mr, Griese will; be arraigned jn the Municipal court tomorrow morning to answer to tola charge. * .86 yeans, looking five days* She was the Oldest member of the BsaotfEeBleal chrtsnch at the -present time, and was the widow of e. veteran of the Mexican war. She leaves to mourn her death five sons, three daughter®, 431 grandchildren, 9 great grandchillidreii on© otefcer, who dices to Wlfeconfito. Tho sorts are Charles, who dives on a fantm in Gitoare vailSey; John, reaidtog at 978 GKtoore ©treat, who has been a oanitractor to this lt;$ty for- many years; Josephs and George, who both #v© ©m famms to GEsmore vaSley, and WKKttam, who reetoas to St. Paul. The daughters ore Mrs. Henry Fefltaaer,1re»idtog on a farm to GUmare vaMey, Mrs. Oban Richardson of Wtoona and Mm Ernest Heite of S^ewordvfihe, •Mnm. State Senator Samuel Knopp to one of her gaaadeoUB. The fufewralservices were conducted cm Thursday afternoon !by B)ev. A. H. tftastoger, a ehort eeawioe hetoig held to toe homeand the enaan cm Retv. 7:9,10,preached to toe Evangelical church. A large namhear of people were paresenf. The pp.jfl. bearers were her five sans and Mir. Btoardaon, a eomto4aw. She was told to rest to toe fhmfly lot ton Woodtown cemetery.•* * ^ — - -Try a RepubUcan-Heraldl want ad. They brinv restilt*
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Winona Republican Herald
Winona, Minnesota, US
Thu, Nov 18, 1915
Page 5
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