Abraham and Anna Claassan, were from a German Mennonite village in South Russia. They were successful farmers there until the Russian revolution. Abraham and Anna’s farm was eventually taken over. They were forced to cook and serve the occupying army until their stocks were consumed. Their grandson Steve Claassan remembers his grandmother Anna describing how hard it was for her to see starving children begging for something to eat during those times. Abraham and Anna decided to leave Russia in 1925. They left with three other families traveling only with what they could carry. They emigrated with their infant daughter Olga to El Trebel of the Durango Province in Mexico. Three years later, on May 28, 1928, Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen was born. A year after that the family again emigrated. Their destination this time was the German Mennonite community of Hillsboro, Kansas. In 1932, their youngest daughter Mary was born in Hillsboro.
The family owned a small farm which they worked on together. In addition to the farm Abraham worked as a residential carpenter. His son Abe started working with his dad on the farm and on construction jobs from a very early age.
See additional information on the Find-A-Grave entry for their son Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen.
The family owned a small farm which they worked on together. In addition to the farm Abraham worked as a residential carpenter. His son Abe started working with his dad on the farm and on construction jobs from a very early age.
See additional information on the Find-A-Grave entry for their son Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen.
Abraham and Anna Claassan, were from a German Mennonite village in South Russia. They were successful farmers there until the Russian revolution. Abraham and Anna’s farm was eventually taken over. They were forced to cook and serve the occupying army until their stocks were consumed. Their grandson Steve Claassan remembers his grandmother Anna describing how hard it was for her to see starving children begging for something to eat during those times. Abraham and Anna decided to leave Russia in 1925. They left with three other families traveling only with what they could carry. They emigrated with their infant daughter Olga to El Trebel of the Durango Province in Mexico. Three years later, on May 28, 1928, Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen was born. A year after that the family again emigrated. Their destination this time was the German Mennonite community of Hillsboro, Kansas. In 1932, their youngest daughter Mary was born in Hillsboro.
The family owned a small farm which they worked on together. In addition to the farm Abraham worked as a residential carpenter. His son Abe started working with his dad on the farm and on construction jobs from a very early age.
See additional information on the Find-A-Grave entry for their son Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen.
The family owned a small farm which they worked on together. In addition to the farm Abraham worked as a residential carpenter. His son Abe started working with his dad on the farm and on construction jobs from a very early age.
See additional information on the Find-A-Grave entry for their son Abram Nicholas "Abe" Claassen.
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