Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Knebl was born on 22 June 1878, her father, Anton Knebl, was 28 and her mother, Helena Becker, was 26. She died about 1978, in Germany, at the age of 101.
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Parents and Siblings
1850–1913 Male
1851–1951 Female
Siblings (8)
1874–1974 Female
1876–1946 Male
1878–1978 Female
1881–1881 Female
1881–1882 Female
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World Events (7)
1890
Age 12
1914
Age 36
1914 · Germany declares war on Russia
Age 36
Name Meaning
English (Kent): topographic name from Middle English knelle, knille ‘knoll, hill, hilltop’ (Old English cnyll(e)), for someone who lived at or near a knoll, or from a place so named, such as Knell House in Goring (Sussex). Compare Knill , Knoll .
South German: from Middle High German knellen ‘to cause to explode, snap one's fingers’, hence a nickname for a noisy, loud-mouthed person, or in Swabia and Bavaria for someone who cursed a lot.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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