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Sarah Knauss (September 24, 1880 - December 30, 1999) was considered the "world's oldest person" by Guinness World Records from April 16, 1998 until her death in 1999. At 117, Sarah set the record for the oldest "new" titleholder (which corresponds to the highest "valley" on a graph of the oldest living persons over time).

Sarah DeRemer Clark was born in Hollywood, Pennsylvania (which no longer exists), and died in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 1901 she married Abraham Lincoln Knauss. Upon the 1998 death of Marie-Louise Meilleur, she became the oldest recognized person in the world. Following her death, Eva Morris of England became the oldest recognized person in the world.

At age 116 she was recognized as the United States national longevity recordholder, then thought to be held by Carrie White (1874?-1991). It is now thought that the record should have been held by Lucy Hannah (117 years 248 days) who died in 1993. In any case, Sarah extended the U.S. record to age 119. She lived to see her daughter turn 96. Most scientific circles consider her to be the second-oldest person ever, after Jeanne Calment (the Izumi claim to be 120 being largely bypassed).

She is considered to have been the last living member of the Missionary Generation.

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