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Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan
Kathryn Sullivan at the age of 92 with her mother Sarah Knauss at the age of 115 and her cousin Robert Reber in 1995.
Centenarian

Kathryn "Kitty" Sullivan (née Knauss; 17 November 1903 – 21 January 2005) was an American centenarian.

Biography

Kathryn Sullivan born on 17 November 1903, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, New York, daughter of Abraham Lincoln Knauss (19 December 1878 – 1 March 1965) and Sarah DeRemer Clark Knauss (24 September 1880 – 30 December 1999). Kathryn married Samuel D. Butz and later Charles Sullivan. She had a son with her first husband, Robert James K. Butz (7 Setember 1925 – 19 May 2010), 3 granddaughters, 5 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Kathryn died on 21 January 2005, aged 101 years, 65 days.

Age Record

Kathryn was featured in Guinness World Records as the oldest living child with a parent living. She became the first validated child with a parent living to reach the age of 96.

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