Pioneer Couple Observes Golden
Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday
Without fuss or feathers, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Knaus observed Tuesday,
their Golden Wedding anniversary.
They spent the day at their home at
405 Park Street much as though it were
any other day. However, their, thoughts
went back to Oct 17. 1900 in Taylor county.
It was there, at the home of her
father, A. Young, that Omino
Young became the bride of Frank
Knaus. There was nothing formal
about the cermony, just a good old
fashioned wedding with the Rev.
Trimble, Methodist minister, tying
a knot that both parties intended
to keep tied.
Mrs. Knaus had come to Taylor
county from Comanche when she
was yet a girl and she met Mr.
Knaus only a couple of years before
they were married.
Mr. Knaus came with his family
to Taylor county before there was
any Abilene. Even though he was but a
small boy, he remembered
how the railroad stopped at Fort
Worth as it poised for another
westward jump. People there were
moaning low because they thought
extension of the railroad would ruin
Fort Worth.
As most pioneer men did, Mr.
Knaus became adept at farming
and ranching, served as a cowhand
and drove freight wagons.
Later he and Mrs. Knaus settled
down on a small ranch near Abilene
before they moved here in
February of 1923. Until ill health
forced his retirement, he was active
as a water well drilling contractor.
The Knauses had four children
born to them. Mrs. Irene Orenbaum and
Mrs. Inez Roden of Odessa are the daughters. The two sons, Ira Knaus and Ike Knaus both are deceased.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Knaus have
any special recipe for remaining
happily married for 50 years. Nothing
unusual about it so far as they
are concerned.
Big Spring Herald
October 18, 1950
Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday
Without fuss or feathers, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Knaus observed Tuesday,
their Golden Wedding anniversary.
They spent the day at their home at
405 Park Street much as though it were
any other day. However, their, thoughts
went back to Oct 17. 1900 in Taylor county.
It was there, at the home of her
father, A. Young, that Omino
Young became the bride of Frank
Knaus. There was nothing formal
about the cermony, just a good old
fashioned wedding with the Rev.
Trimble, Methodist minister, tying
a knot that both parties intended
to keep tied.
Mrs. Knaus had come to Taylor
county from Comanche when she
was yet a girl and she met Mr.
Knaus only a couple of years before
they were married.
Mr. Knaus came with his family
to Taylor county before there was
any Abilene. Even though he was but a
small boy, he remembered
how the railroad stopped at Fort
Worth as it poised for another
westward jump. People there were
moaning low because they thought
extension of the railroad would ruin
Fort Worth.
As most pioneer men did, Mr.
Knaus became adept at farming
and ranching, served as a cowhand
and drove freight wagons.
Later he and Mrs. Knaus settled
down on a small ranch near Abilene
before they moved here in
February of 1923. Until ill health
forced his retirement, he was active
as a water well drilling contractor.
The Knauses had four children
born to them. Mrs. Irene Orenbaum and
Mrs. Inez Roden of Odessa are the daughters. The two sons, Ira Knaus and Ike Knaus both are deceased.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Knaus have
any special recipe for remaining
happily married for 50 years. Nothing
unusual about it so far as they
are concerned.
Big Spring Herald
October 18, 1950
Pioneer Couple Observes Golden
Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday
Without fuss or feathers, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Knaus observed Tuesday,
their Golden Wedding anniversary.
They spent the day at their home at
405 Park Street much as though it were
any other day. However, their, thoughts
went back to Oct 17. 1900 in Taylor county.
It was there, at the home of her
father, A. Young, that Omino
Young became the bride of Frank
Knaus. There was nothing formal
about the cermony, just a good old
fashioned wedding with the Rev.
Trimble, Methodist minister, tying
a knot that both parties intended
to keep tied.
Mrs. Knaus had come to Taylor
county from Comanche when she
was yet a girl and she met Mr.
Knaus only a couple of years before
they were married.
Mr. Knaus came with his family
to Taylor county before there was
any Abilene. Even though he was but a
small boy, he remembered
how the railroad stopped at Fort
Worth as it poised for another
westward jump. People there were
moaning low because they thought
extension of the railroad would ruin
Fort Worth.
As most pioneer men did, Mr.
Knaus became adept at farming
and ranching, served as a cowhand
and drove freight wagons.
Later he and Mrs. Knaus settled
down on a small ranch near Abilene
before they moved here in
February of 1923. Until ill health
forced his retirement, he was active
as a water well drilling contractor.
The Knauses had four children
born to them. Mrs. Irene Orenbaum and
Mrs. Inez Roden of Odessa are the daughters. The two sons, Ira Knaus and Ike Knaus both are deceased.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Knaus have
any special recipe for remaining
happily married for 50 years. Nothing
unusual about it so far as they
are concerned.
Big Spring Herald
October 18, 1950
Wedding Anniversary on Tuesday
Without fuss or feathers, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Knaus observed Tuesday,
their Golden Wedding anniversary.
They spent the day at their home at
405 Park Street much as though it were
any other day. However, their, thoughts
went back to Oct 17. 1900 in Taylor county.
It was there, at the home of her
father, A. Young, that Omino
Young became the bride of Frank
Knaus. There was nothing formal
about the cermony, just a good old
fashioned wedding with the Rev.
Trimble, Methodist minister, tying
a knot that both parties intended
to keep tied.
Mrs. Knaus had come to Taylor
county from Comanche when she
was yet a girl and she met Mr.
Knaus only a couple of years before
they were married.
Mr. Knaus came with his family
to Taylor county before there was
any Abilene. Even though he was but a
small boy, he remembered
how the railroad stopped at Fort
Worth as it poised for another
westward jump. People there were
moaning low because they thought
extension of the railroad would ruin
Fort Worth.
As most pioneer men did, Mr.
Knaus became adept at farming
and ranching, served as a cowhand
and drove freight wagons.
Later he and Mrs. Knaus settled
down on a small ranch near Abilene
before they moved here in
February of 1923. Until ill health
forced his retirement, he was active
as a water well drilling contractor.
The Knauses had four children
born to them. Mrs. Irene Orenbaum and
Mrs. Inez Roden of Odessa are the daughters. The two sons, Ira Knaus and Ike Knaus both are deceased.
Neither Mr. or Mrs. Knaus have
any special recipe for remaining
happily married for 50 years. Nothing
unusual about it so far as they
are concerned.
Big Spring Herald
October 18, 1950
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