Considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death. At age 117, she also set the record for the world's oldest "new" title-holder (which corresponds to the highest "valley" on a graph of the oldest living persons over time). Knauss is the third oldest fully documented person ever (become third on April 10, 2022 being beaten by Kane Takana who died nine days later) behind Jeanne Calment. She was the last verified living person to have been born before 1885.
Knauss lived her entire life in Pennsylvania. She was born in the small short-lived United States coal-mining town of Hollywood and died in Allentown. In 1901, she married Abraham Lincoln Knauss (December 19, 1878 – March 1, 1965).
At age 116, she was recognized as being the new United States national longevity recordholder, then thought to have been held by Carrie White (reportedly 1874–1991). It is now believed that the record should have been held by Lucy Hannah (1875–1993), who died aged 117 years and 248 days in 1993. In any case, Sarah extended the United States longevity record to age 119. Scientific circles consider her to be the third-oldest person ever, after Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) and Kane Takana (1903-2022) respectively.
More than 24 years after her death, her record as the longest lived person in America has yet to be surpassed, and she remains the third oldest person ever recorded.
Knauss lived her entire life in Pennsylvania. She was born in the small short-lived United States coal-mining town of Hollywood and died in Allentown. In 1901, she married Abraham Lincoln Knauss (December 19, 1878 – March 1, 1965).
At age 116, she was recognized as being the new United States national longevity recordholder, then thought to have been held by Carrie White (reportedly 1874–1991). It is now believed that the record should have been held by Lucy Hannah (1875–1993), who died aged 117 years and 248 days in 1993. In any case, Sarah extended the United States longevity record to age 119. Scientific circles consider her to be the third-oldest person ever, after Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) and Kane Takana (1903-2022) respectively.
More than 24 years after her death, her record as the longest lived person in America has yet to be surpassed, and she remains the third oldest person ever recorded.
Considered the world's oldest living person by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998, the date of the death of 117-year-old Canadian Marie-Louise Meilleur, until her own death. At age 117, she also set the record for the world's oldest "new" title-holder (which corresponds to the highest "valley" on a graph of the oldest living persons over time). Knauss is the third oldest fully documented person ever (become third on April 10, 2022 being beaten by Kane Takana who died nine days later) behind Jeanne Calment. She was the last verified living person to have been born before 1885.
Knauss lived her entire life in Pennsylvania. She was born in the small short-lived United States coal-mining town of Hollywood and died in Allentown. In 1901, she married Abraham Lincoln Knauss (December 19, 1878 – March 1, 1965).
At age 116, she was recognized as being the new United States national longevity recordholder, then thought to have been held by Carrie White (reportedly 1874–1991). It is now believed that the record should have been held by Lucy Hannah (1875–1993), who died aged 117 years and 248 days in 1993. In any case, Sarah extended the United States longevity record to age 119. Scientific circles consider her to be the third-oldest person ever, after Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) and Kane Takana (1903-2022) respectively.
More than 24 years after her death, her record as the longest lived person in America has yet to be surpassed, and she remains the third oldest person ever recorded.
Knauss lived her entire life in Pennsylvania. She was born in the small short-lived United States coal-mining town of Hollywood and died in Allentown. In 1901, she married Abraham Lincoln Knauss (December 19, 1878 – March 1, 1965).
At age 116, she was recognized as being the new United States national longevity recordholder, then thought to have been held by Carrie White (reportedly 1874–1991). It is now believed that the record should have been held by Lucy Hannah (1875–1993), who died aged 117 years and 248 days in 1993. In any case, Sarah extended the United States longevity record to age 119. Scientific circles consider her to be the third-oldest person ever, after Jeanne Calment (1875–1997) and Kane Takana (1903-2022) respectively.
More than 24 years after her death, her record as the longest lived person in America has yet to be surpassed, and she remains the third oldest person ever recorded.
