Asmus Frees was born January 9, 1864 to Henry (Heinrich) and Marie Rasmus Frees in Grohs Rheide Slesvig-Holstein, Germany and died November 3, 1960, at the age of 96 years in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus was named after his grandfather, Asmus Hermann Frees (1802-1859), and his great grandfather, Asmus Herrmann Freese, who died in 1818. Asmus' mother Marie Rasmus Frees died at the age of 30 (22 November 1843 - 6 February 1874). Asmus was 10 years old when she died. Asmus' father, Heinrich, and mother, Marie, had the following 5 children before Marie died:
Asmus Hermann (9 Jan 1864 Germany - 3 Nov 1960 Iowa)
Hinrich (22 Jun 1865 Germany - 16 Dec 1888 Avoca Iowa)
Margaretha Catharina (1 Aug 1867 Germany - died age 6 Germany)
Maria Margaretha (23 Dec 1869 Germany - died age 4 Germany)
Juergen (20 May 1871 Germany - died age 1 Germany)
After the death of Asmus' mother in 1874, Asmus' father, Heinrich, married Maria Catharina Margaretha Tiedemann in 1875. Heinrich and Maria had 7 children:
Anna Margaretha Maria Frees Behrens (1876 Germany, 1965, Avoca, Iowa)
Christoph Heinrich "Christ" Frees (1877 Germany - 1963, Lincoln Co., Idaho)
Johann Christian "John" Frees (1881 Germany - 1943, Avoca, Iowa)
Juergen Hinrich "Henry" Frees (1884 Germany - 1953, Manning, Iowa)
Maria Magdalena Frees Rasch (1887 Germany - ?)
Heinrich Frees (1889 Germany - 1890 Germany, age 1)
Erna "Tina" Frees Kruse (1892 Germany - 1918, Manning, Iowa)
Asmus entered the German Army when 20 years old and served in it for 3 years.
Asmus married Christina Jensen on 11 April 1890 in Kloster, Haddeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Christina was the daughter of Jurgen Hinrich Jensen and Anna Eggers, and was born on 24 Aug 1870 in Bormerkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died on 15 Dec 1951 at the age of 81 in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus and Christina had 3 children:
Maria Christina "Mary" Frees Hodne (1889 Germany - 1967 Harlan, Iowa)
Anna Margaretha "Maggie" Frees Mortensen (1891 Germany - 1971 Audubon, Iowa)
Anna Frees Petersen (1892 Germany - 1925 Shelby County, Iowa)
Asmus and Christina and their 3 daughters, arrived at Ellis Island 13 July 1894 from Hamburg. Asmus' half brother Christof age 16 was on the same ship. They took the train from New York to Avoca, Iowa where Asmus and Christof had relatives living. (Margaretha Catharina Frees and husband Simon Beine, were living in Avoca - Margaretha was a sister of Asmus and Christof's father, Heinrich Frees.)
Asmus and Christina settled in Avoca where they farmed until 1897. They then farmed in Polk Township, Shelby County until they moved to Irwin in 1915. In 1943 they moved to Harlan.
He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
Asmus was named after his grandfather, Asmus Hermann Frees (1802-1859), and his great grandfather, Asmus Herrmann Freese, who died in 1818. Asmus' mother Marie Rasmus Frees died at the age of 30 (22 November 1843 - 6 February 1874). Asmus was 10 years old when she died. Asmus' father, Heinrich, and mother, Marie, had the following 5 children before Marie died:
Asmus Hermann (9 Jan 1864 Germany - 3 Nov 1960 Iowa)
Hinrich (22 Jun 1865 Germany - 16 Dec 1888 Avoca Iowa)
Margaretha Catharina (1 Aug 1867 Germany - died age 6 Germany)
Maria Margaretha (23 Dec 1869 Germany - died age 4 Germany)
Juergen (20 May 1871 Germany - died age 1 Germany)
After the death of Asmus' mother in 1874, Asmus' father, Heinrich, married Maria Catharina Margaretha Tiedemann in 1875. Heinrich and Maria had 7 children:
Anna Margaretha Maria Frees Behrens (1876 Germany, 1965, Avoca, Iowa)
Christoph Heinrich "Christ" Frees (1877 Germany - 1963, Lincoln Co., Idaho)
Johann Christian "John" Frees (1881 Germany - 1943, Avoca, Iowa)
Juergen Hinrich "Henry" Frees (1884 Germany - 1953, Manning, Iowa)
Maria Magdalena Frees Rasch (1887 Germany - ?)
Heinrich Frees (1889 Germany - 1890 Germany, age 1)
Erna "Tina" Frees Kruse (1892 Germany - 1918, Manning, Iowa)
Asmus entered the German Army when 20 years old and served in it for 3 years.
Asmus married Christina Jensen on 11 April 1890 in Kloster, Haddeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Christina was the daughter of Jurgen Hinrich Jensen and Anna Eggers, and was born on 24 Aug 1870 in Bormerkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died on 15 Dec 1951 at the age of 81 in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus and Christina had 3 children:
Maria Christina "Mary" Frees Hodne (1889 Germany - 1967 Harlan, Iowa)
Anna Margaretha "Maggie" Frees Mortensen (1891 Germany - 1971 Audubon, Iowa)
Anna Frees Petersen (1892 Germany - 1925 Shelby County, Iowa)
Asmus and Christina and their 3 daughters, arrived at Ellis Island 13 July 1894 from Hamburg. Asmus' half brother Christof age 16 was on the same ship. They took the train from New York to Avoca, Iowa where Asmus and Christof had relatives living. (Margaretha Catharina Frees and husband Simon Beine, were living in Avoca - Margaretha was a sister of Asmus and Christof's father, Heinrich Frees.)
Asmus and Christina settled in Avoca where they farmed until 1897. They then farmed in Polk Township, Shelby County until they moved to Irwin in 1915. In 1943 they moved to Harlan.
He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
Asmus Frees was born January 9, 1864 to Henry (Heinrich) and Marie Rasmus Frees in Grohs Rheide Slesvig-Holstein, Germany and died November 3, 1960, at the age of 96 years in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus was named after his grandfather, Asmus Hermann Frees (1802-1859), and his great grandfather, Asmus Herrmann Freese, who died in 1818. Asmus' mother Marie Rasmus Frees died at the age of 30 (22 November 1843 - 6 February 1874). Asmus was 10 years old when she died. Asmus' father, Heinrich, and mother, Marie, had the following 5 children before Marie died:
Asmus Hermann (9 Jan 1864 Germany - 3 Nov 1960 Iowa)
Hinrich (22 Jun 1865 Germany - 16 Dec 1888 Avoca Iowa)
Margaretha Catharina (1 Aug 1867 Germany - died age 6 Germany)
Maria Margaretha (23 Dec 1869 Germany - died age 4 Germany)
Juergen (20 May 1871 Germany - died age 1 Germany)
After the death of Asmus' mother in 1874, Asmus' father, Heinrich, married Maria Catharina Margaretha Tiedemann in 1875. Heinrich and Maria had 7 children:
Anna Margaretha Maria Frees Behrens (1876 Germany, 1965, Avoca, Iowa)
Christoph Heinrich "Christ" Frees (1877 Germany - 1963, Lincoln Co., Idaho)
Johann Christian "John" Frees (1881 Germany - 1943, Avoca, Iowa)
Juergen Hinrich "Henry" Frees (1884 Germany - 1953, Manning, Iowa)
Maria Magdalena Frees Rasch (1887 Germany - ?)
Heinrich Frees (1889 Germany - 1890 Germany, age 1)
Erna "Tina" Frees Kruse (1892 Germany - 1918, Manning, Iowa)
Asmus entered the German Army when 20 years old and served in it for 3 years.
Asmus married Christina Jensen on 11 April 1890 in Kloster, Haddeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Christina was the daughter of Jurgen Hinrich Jensen and Anna Eggers, and was born on 24 Aug 1870 in Bormerkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died on 15 Dec 1951 at the age of 81 in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus and Christina had 3 children:
Maria Christina "Mary" Frees Hodne (1889 Germany - 1967 Harlan, Iowa)
Anna Margaretha "Maggie" Frees Mortensen (1891 Germany - 1971 Audubon, Iowa)
Anna Frees Petersen (1892 Germany - 1925 Shelby County, Iowa)
Asmus and Christina and their 3 daughters, arrived at Ellis Island 13 July 1894 from Hamburg. Asmus' half brother Christof age 16 was on the same ship. They took the train from New York to Avoca, Iowa where Asmus and Christof had relatives living. (Margaretha Catharina Frees and husband Simon Beine, were living in Avoca - Margaretha was a sister of Asmus and Christof's father, Heinrich Frees.)
Asmus and Christina settled in Avoca where they farmed until 1897. They then farmed in Polk Township, Shelby County until they moved to Irwin in 1915. In 1943 they moved to Harlan.
He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
Asmus was named after his grandfather, Asmus Hermann Frees (1802-1859), and his great grandfather, Asmus Herrmann Freese, who died in 1818. Asmus' mother Marie Rasmus Frees died at the age of 30 (22 November 1843 - 6 February 1874). Asmus was 10 years old when she died. Asmus' father, Heinrich, and mother, Marie, had the following 5 children before Marie died:
Asmus Hermann (9 Jan 1864 Germany - 3 Nov 1960 Iowa)
Hinrich (22 Jun 1865 Germany - 16 Dec 1888 Avoca Iowa)
Margaretha Catharina (1 Aug 1867 Germany - died age 6 Germany)
Maria Margaretha (23 Dec 1869 Germany - died age 4 Germany)
Juergen (20 May 1871 Germany - died age 1 Germany)
After the death of Asmus' mother in 1874, Asmus' father, Heinrich, married Maria Catharina Margaretha Tiedemann in 1875. Heinrich and Maria had 7 children:
Anna Margaretha Maria Frees Behrens (1876 Germany, 1965, Avoca, Iowa)
Christoph Heinrich "Christ" Frees (1877 Germany - 1963, Lincoln Co., Idaho)
Johann Christian "John" Frees (1881 Germany - 1943, Avoca, Iowa)
Juergen Hinrich "Henry" Frees (1884 Germany - 1953, Manning, Iowa)
Maria Magdalena Frees Rasch (1887 Germany - ?)
Heinrich Frees (1889 Germany - 1890 Germany, age 1)
Erna "Tina" Frees Kruse (1892 Germany - 1918, Manning, Iowa)
Asmus entered the German Army when 20 years old and served in it for 3 years.
Asmus married Christina Jensen on 11 April 1890 in Kloster, Haddeby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Christina was the daughter of Jurgen Hinrich Jensen and Anna Eggers, and was born on 24 Aug 1870 in Bormerkoog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. She died on 15 Dec 1951 at the age of 81 in Harlan, Iowa.
Asmus and Christina had 3 children:
Maria Christina "Mary" Frees Hodne (1889 Germany - 1967 Harlan, Iowa)
Anna Margaretha "Maggie" Frees Mortensen (1891 Germany - 1971 Audubon, Iowa)
Anna Frees Petersen (1892 Germany - 1925 Shelby County, Iowa)
Asmus and Christina and their 3 daughters, arrived at Ellis Island 13 July 1894 from Hamburg. Asmus' half brother Christof age 16 was on the same ship. They took the train from New York to Avoca, Iowa where Asmus and Christof had relatives living. (Margaretha Catharina Frees and husband Simon Beine, were living in Avoca - Margaretha was a sister of Asmus and Christof's father, Heinrich Frees.)
Asmus and Christina settled in Avoca where they farmed until 1897. They then farmed in Polk Township, Shelby County until they moved to Irwin in 1915. In 1943 they moved to Harlan.
He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.
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