Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Joseph Knorr
Age at last birthday: 9
Date of birth: Jun 1890
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Gender: male
Relationship to head-of-house: son
Parents: Thomas and Henrietta Knorr, ages 39 and 53
Home in 1900: Beaver, York, Nebraska
Marital status: single
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: attending school
Siblings living at home: Henry (age 27), August (25), Fredrick (17), Herman (13), and Ethel (7)
Census place: Census Place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T623 942; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 170
Date: 11 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Joseph C Knorr
Age in 1910: 19
Estimated birth year: 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: son
Parents: Joseph and Henrietta Knorr, ages 48 and 63
Home in 1910: Beaver, York, Nebraska
Marital status: single
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: farm labor
Industry: home farm
Salary or wage worker: wages
Siblings living at home: Fred H (age 26) and Edda W (17)
Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T624_857; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 194; Image: 562
Date: 17 Apr 1910

Extract from World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918:
Name: Joseph Henry Knorr
City: not stated
County: York
State: Nebraska
Birthplace: Beaver Township, York, Nebraska
Birth date: 24 Jun 1890
Race: caucasian
Roll: 1711814
Draft board: 0
Address: RFD # 2, Waco, Nebraska
Occupation: farmer
Employer: self-employed
Where employed: Beaver Township, York, Nebraska
Dependents: wife and two children
Marital status: married
Military service: none
Age: 26
Height: medium
Build: stout
Eyes: gray
Hair: light
Date: 5 Jun 1917

Extract from the 1920 Census:
Name: Joseph Knorr
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head of house: head
Home in 1920: Beaver, York, Nebraska
Address: farm
Marital status: married
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Home owned or rented: owned; no mortgage
Occupation: farmer
Type of industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1003; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 208; Image: 840
Date: 7 Apr 1920

Extract from the 1930 Census:
Name: J H Knorr
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Sex: male
Race: white
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1930: Beaver, York, Nebraska
Marital status: married
Age at first marriage: 22
Education: able to speak English
Education: able to read and write
Father's birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's birthplace: Germany
Military service: no
Rent/home value: owns home; no value listed; lives on farm
Occupation: farmer
Industry: general farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Owned a radio: yes
Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: 1295; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 777.0
Date: 8 Apr 1930

Extract from the 1940 Census:
Name: Joseph Knorr
Age: 49
Estimated birth year: 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1940: Beaver, York, Nebraska
Marital status: widower
Highest grade of school completed: 6
Living on farm: yes
Home owned or rented: owned
Value of home: $800
Place of residence in 1935: same house
Occupation: farmer
Industry: farm
Salary or wage worker: working on own account
Number of weeks worked in 1939: 52
Amount of money wages or salary: $0
Has other income of more than $50: yes
At work during week of March 24-30: yes
Number of hours worked: 50
Census place: Beaver, York, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2268; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 93-4
Date: 3 Apr 1940

Extract from U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942:
Name: Joseph H Knorr
Age: 52
Birth date: 24 Jun 1890
Birth place: York, Nebraska
Race: white
Address: RFD 2, Beaver, York, Nebraska
Telephone: Utica 1504
Name of person who will always know your address:
Employer: Walter Knorr
Place of employment: RFD 2, Waco, York, Nebraska
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 240
Eyes: blue
Hair: gray
Complexion: light
Other characteristics: none
Date: 27 Apr 1942

Extract from the 1950 Census:
Name: Joseph H Knorr
Age: 59
Estimated birth year: 1891
Birthplace: Nebraska
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1950: Utica, Seward, Nebraska
Address: none
Marital status: married
Living on farm: no
Occupation: plows gardens
Industry: odd jobs
At work during last week: no
Number of hours worked: 0
Class of worker: own business
Census place: Utica Village, Seward, Nebraska
Date: 5 Apr 1950

Obituary from the "News-Times" of York, Nebraska:
Joseph H. Knorr, 73, of Utica died at Seward Sunday after a short illness.
He is survived by his wife, Anna; four sons, Walter of Fremont, Erich of Waco, Clarence of York and Norman of Junction City, Kan.; five daughters, Mrs. Otto (Esther) Fehlhafer, Mrs. Herman (Alma) Fehlhafer, Mrs. John (Florence) Fehlhafer and Mrs. Larry (Erna) Staher of Utica and Mrs. Wilbert (Lorna) Schmieding of Gresham; 54 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Edwin (Etta) Pieper of Goehner, and a half brother, Henry Weise of Beaver Crossing.
Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Utica, the Rev. Walter Landgraf officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery. The body is at Carpenter Funeral Home at Utica.

He married (1) Anna Katharine Wiemer 25 Apr 1912 in Waco, York, Nebraska.
He married (2) Anna Wilhemine Dinkelman 22 May 1945.