Knoff, Harrison B.
(1839-1903)




Birth: December 7, 1839
Death: April 13, 1903
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Spouse: Eliza Jane Mann, married August 12, 1868
Known Children: Benton, Clement, Ralph, Raymond
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Individual Number: 454


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1872 H. B. Knoff Decatur, Adams County, IN cor. Madison and 2nd sts.





1890-1895 H. B. Knoff Studio owner Decatur, Adams County, IN























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CATNUM: 454
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BirthMonth: 12
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BirthYear: 1839
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Children: Benton, Clement, Ralph, Raymond
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:43 PM
CreatedBy: sa
LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 5:45:43 PM
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Raw Data - E_Location, E_Studio
PersonID: 420
CATNUM: 454
NameFirst: ~Harrison B.
NameLast: Knoff
LocationID: 4184
Address1: cor. Madison and 2nd sts.
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City: Decatur
State: IN
StudioID: 3147
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ID: 3147
StudioName: H. B. Knoff
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:04 PM
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LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM
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Name: H. B. Knoff
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County: Adams
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NameNewFirst: Harrison
KnownDates: 1872
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OriginalSource: The Adams County Trumpeter, Jan-Mar. 1997, p. 7, "Mrs. John Niblack's account" [taken from The Area Optimist, Fri. Jan. 12, 1968] During Christmas of 1872 her father hired a sleigh and they picked up 3 friends "we drove up Main street and stopped at the intersection of Madison and Second and had our pictures taken by H. B. Knoff Photographer, from his studio window which was on the second floor of a two-story frame building where the Bell Grocery is now located."
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PersonID: 420 CATNUM: 454 NameFirst: ~Harrison B. NameLast: Knoff LocationID: 4183 Address1: Address2: City: Decatur State: IN StudioID: 3147 ---------------------------------- ID: 3147 StudioName: H. B. Knoff SeeAlso: SeeAlsoPeople: SeeAlsoStudio: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:57:04 PM CreatedBy: sa LastModifiedDate: 10/30/2021 6:07:12 PM ModifiedBy: sa ---------------------------------- Name: H. B. Knoff Alternate Studio Names: StartMonth: StartDay: StartYear: StartCA: EndMonth: EndYear: EndDay: EndCA: KnownMonth: KnownDay: KnownYear: KnownCA: StudioLocationID: 4372 SeeAlso: SeeAlsoStudio: SeeAlsoPerson: StudioSummary: Sources: Output: False County: Adams Country: USA Longitude: Latitude: NameNewFirst: Harrison KnownDates: 1890, 1895 OriginalLocationNotes: OutputStartMonth: OutputStartYear: 1890 OutputEndMonth: OutputEndYear: 1895 OutputStartStar: OutputEndStar: OutputStartS: OutputEndS: NameMiddle: B. NameMaiden: PersonHonorificTypeID: OriginalSource: 1890-91 Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer, p. 1206 The Blue Book for Amateur Photographers American Edition, 1895, p. 240, H. B. Knoff 1860s CDV, H. B. Knoff, Decatur, Ind. Listed in the May, 1865 US IRS tax assessment, listed as a photographer in Decatur. A Knoff amily tree on Wikitree listed birth and death dates. OriginalWorkerType: Studio owner PersonSexTypeID: 1 PersonColorTypeID: PersonStudioLocationID: 4584




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