Henry was born in Willershagen, Blankenhagen Parish, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Johan Friederich Christopher Clasen and Magdelena Ilsabe Sporke. He married Caroline Fredrika Wolf March 21, 1829 in Willershagen and immigrated to American in 1856. They were the parents of 5
children. One daughter died young and the other remained in Germany. During the Dakota War, Henry and son Fredrick were killed trying to escape by wagon to Fort Ridgely, his wife Carolina and son John did escape and Frederick's wife and 2 infants were taken hostage. There is no marker of his death, as he was supposedly buried by a burying party after the massacre.
children. One daughter died young and the other remained in Germany. During the Dakota War, Henry and son Fredrick were killed trying to escape by wagon to Fort Ridgely, his wife Carolina and son John did escape and Frederick's wife and 2 infants were taken hostage. There is no marker of his death, as he was supposedly buried by a burying party after the massacre.
Henry was born in Willershagen, Blankenhagen Parish, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Johan Friederich Christopher Clasen and Magdelena Ilsabe Sporke. He married Caroline Fredrika Wolf March 21, 1829 in Willershagen and immigrated to American in 1856. They were the parents of 5
children. One daughter died young and the other remained in Germany. During the Dakota War, Henry and son Fredrick were killed trying to escape by wagon to Fort Ridgely, his wife Carolina and son John did escape and Frederick's wife and 2 infants were taken hostage. There is no marker of his death, as he was supposedly buried by a burying party after the massacre.
children. One daughter died young and the other remained in Germany. During the Dakota War, Henry and son Fredrick were killed trying to escape by wagon to Fort Ridgely, his wife Carolina and son John did escape and Frederick's wife and 2 infants were taken hostage. There is no marker of his death, as he was supposedly buried by a burying party after the massacre.
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