Karl Wilhelm Knaier

Brief Life History of Karl Wilhelm

When Karl Wilhelm Knaier was born on 25 November 1895, in Erpfingen, Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany, his father, Johannes Knaier, was 36 and his mother, Anna Maria Werner, was 36. He died on 10 May 1981, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Knaier
1859–1940
Anna Maria Werner
1859–1948
Maria Margaretha Knaier
1885–
Heinrika Knaier
1887–1890
Victor Friedrich Knaier
1889–1936
Konrad Knaier
1891–1974
Rosa Heinrika Knaier
1892–1920
Karl Wilhelm Knaier
1895–1981
Lina Bertha Knaier
1900–1981

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    World Events (8)

    1914

    Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina provoking World War I.

    1914 · Germany declares war on Russia

    On August 1, 1914, Germany declared war on Russia, sparking World War I. This would not be the last time Germany caused a world war. After the Allies defeated Germany, they signed the Treaty of Versailles.

    1918

    Armistice ending World War I.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Helmut, Jurgen, Kurt, Otto, Phares, Siegfried.

    German (also Knäuer):

    (Silesia): nickname for a gnarled person, from Middle High German knūr(e) ‘knot, gnarl’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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