Enos J. Kness Family

KNESS, COLLINS, GILBERT

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 3/7/2007 at 08:22:02

Enos J. Kness Family

Enos J. Kness was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 5, 1856. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Kness. He married Jennie Collins at Albia, Iowa, December 8, 1879.

Mr. and Mrs. Kness were blessed with three children: Mrs. Gracie Gilbert, Cloid and Edgar, all of Harris.

They farmed near Montezuma, Iowa, a few years and in 1901, they moved to a farm near Harris, where they lived until Enos died November 12, 1928. Jennie lived in Harris until her death December 18, 1937.