The Following obituary was donated to the Calumet County Genealogy Web Pages, donor not identified. Newspaper was also not identified, May 24, 1911.
"Henry Hass died of old age at Chilton on May 15, 1911. He was born in Osteburg, [should be Osterbuy], Schleswig Holstein, Germany on December 8, 1832. In 1857 he was married to Anna Schildhauer who died in 1886. He was drafted for the war of Austria and Prussian against Denmark and fought for his country until the close of the war. He was a brave man and passed through many skirmishes unscratched. He moved his family to America in 1867 and settled on a farm in town of Charlestown on which he resided until 1901 when he purchased a farm in the town of New Holstein, but retired one year later and moved to this village where he made his home with his daughter, Annie, who died one year ago. He has since been living with his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Peters, at Chilton where his death took place. Eleven children were born of which four died while quite young. Four sons are living, Edward of New Holstein, William of Hilbert, John of Groten, S.D. and Herman of Dundurn, Canada. Two daughters also survive him, Mrs. Margaret Peters of Chilton, with whom he made his home and Mrs. Gust. Groth of Hartley, Iowa. The funeral was held Thursday May 18th, at Chilton and the remains were interred in the family lot in this cemetery. Rev. Landsberger officiating. Claus Hass of this village is his only living brother."
Four siblings who came to America are: John - Johann 38954402, Claus P 38954400, Heinrich 38954404, and Franz Hass 46515414.
"Henry Hass died of old age at Chilton on May 15, 1911. He was born in Osteburg, [should be Osterbuy], Schleswig Holstein, Germany on December 8, 1832. In 1857 he was married to Anna Schildhauer who died in 1886. He was drafted for the war of Austria and Prussian against Denmark and fought for his country until the close of the war. He was a brave man and passed through many skirmishes unscratched. He moved his family to America in 1867 and settled on a farm in town of Charlestown on which he resided until 1901 when he purchased a farm in the town of New Holstein, but retired one year later and moved to this village where he made his home with his daughter, Annie, who died one year ago. He has since been living with his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Peters, at Chilton where his death took place. Eleven children were born of which four died while quite young. Four sons are living, Edward of New Holstein, William of Hilbert, John of Groten, S.D. and Herman of Dundurn, Canada. Two daughters also survive him, Mrs. Margaret Peters of Chilton, with whom he made his home and Mrs. Gust. Groth of Hartley, Iowa. The funeral was held Thursday May 18th, at Chilton and the remains were interred in the family lot in this cemetery. Rev. Landsberger officiating. Claus Hass of this village is his only living brother."
Four siblings who came to America are: John - Johann 38954402, Claus P 38954400, Heinrich 38954404, and Franz Hass 46515414.
The Following obituary was donated to the Calumet County Genealogy Web Pages, donor not identified. Newspaper was also not identified, May 24, 1911.
"Henry Hass died of old age at Chilton on May 15, 1911. He was born in Osteburg, [should be Osterbuy], Schleswig Holstein, Germany on December 8, 1832. In 1857 he was married to Anna Schildhauer who died in 1886. He was drafted for the war of Austria and Prussian against Denmark and fought for his country until the close of the war. He was a brave man and passed through many skirmishes unscratched. He moved his family to America in 1867 and settled on a farm in town of Charlestown on which he resided until 1901 when he purchased a farm in the town of New Holstein, but retired one year later and moved to this village where he made his home with his daughter, Annie, who died one year ago. He has since been living with his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Peters, at Chilton where his death took place. Eleven children were born of which four died while quite young. Four sons are living, Edward of New Holstein, William of Hilbert, John of Groten, S.D. and Herman of Dundurn, Canada. Two daughters also survive him, Mrs. Margaret Peters of Chilton, with whom he made his home and Mrs. Gust. Groth of Hartley, Iowa. The funeral was held Thursday May 18th, at Chilton and the remains were interred in the family lot in this cemetery. Rev. Landsberger officiating. Claus Hass of this village is his only living brother."
Four siblings who came to America are: John - Johann 38954402, Claus P 38954400, Heinrich 38954404, and Franz Hass 46515414.
"Henry Hass died of old age at Chilton on May 15, 1911. He was born in Osteburg, [should be Osterbuy], Schleswig Holstein, Germany on December 8, 1832. In 1857 he was married to Anna Schildhauer who died in 1886. He was drafted for the war of Austria and Prussian against Denmark and fought for his country until the close of the war. He was a brave man and passed through many skirmishes unscratched. He moved his family to America in 1867 and settled on a farm in town of Charlestown on which he resided until 1901 when he purchased a farm in the town of New Holstein, but retired one year later and moved to this village where he made his home with his daughter, Annie, who died one year ago. He has since been living with his daughter, Mrs. Margaret Peters, at Chilton where his death took place. Eleven children were born of which four died while quite young. Four sons are living, Edward of New Holstein, William of Hilbert, John of Groten, S.D. and Herman of Dundurn, Canada. Two daughters also survive him, Mrs. Margaret Peters of Chilton, with whom he made his home and Mrs. Gust. Groth of Hartley, Iowa. The funeral was held Thursday May 18th, at Chilton and the remains were interred in the family lot in this cemetery. Rev. Landsberger officiating. Claus Hass of this village is his only living brother."
Four siblings who came to America are: John - Johann 38954402, Claus P 38954400, Heinrich 38954404, and Franz Hass 46515414.
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