Elisabeth KOENIG born 16 November 1853 at Alt Posttal, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia was the daughter of Gottfried KOENIG (1822-1864) and Rosina WEISS (1932-____). Elisabeth married Heinrich KLAUSS in 1872 probably at Alt Posttal, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia. The couple was blessed with 13 children; Heinrich, Katharina, Dorothea, Katharina, Christina, Salome, Johann, Heinrich, Emanuel, Emanuel, Lisa, Gottfried and Eduard. Elisabeth KLAUSS at age 70, died in December 1923 at Wischniowka, Akkerman, Bessarabia, South Russia. Sources: Odessa 3 — Bessarabian Collection & St. Petersburg Archives; and the 4 volumes of, Tarutino — Ancestors and Family History with Family Relations in Bessarabia, 1814-1940, by Heinrich WAHLERS Bio by DG Bender =============================