Gerhart H. BRASS

1811 - 1876  (65 years)

• Birth	12 Jul 1811	Hanover, GERMANY   [1, 2, 3]
  Census	21 Sep 1857	Township 111, Wabasha, MN   [4]
  	1857 MN State census at Township 111, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass, 46, b. GERMANY, landlord; Mary, 47, b. GERMANY; children b. GERMANY: Txxxx(illegible), 21, male; Bennet, 19; Caroline, 17; Christina, 13; Clemence, 10; John, 3, b. WI. In addition, listed between Croline and Christina is a 28 year old female, Maria Dxxx(illegible), age 28, b. NORWAY.
  		Gerhart and Marie (Schmidt) Brass
  Census	22 Jun 1860	Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN   [1]
  	1860 census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows: G. W. Brass, 49, hotel keeper, b. HANOVER; Mary, 50, b. HANOVER; children b. HANOVER: Barnard, 20; Carolina, 20; Cristina, 17; Clemance, 15; and child b. MN: John, 5.
  		1860 Census Gerhart and Maria (Schmidt) Brass
  Census	1 Jun 1865	Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN   [5]
  	1865 MN State census at Pell, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass; Mary A., Caroline, Christine, Bernard, Clement and John. The 1865 census does not give any information beyond name.
  		Gerhart and Maria (Schmidt) Brass
  Census	8 Jun 1870	Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN   [6]
  	1870 census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows Henry Brass, 59, b. Hanover, farmer; Mary, 47, b. Baden, millener and dress maker; children b. OH: Mary, 17; Caroline, 14; Emily, 10; Frank, 8; John, 15, raftsman, b. WI.
  		1870 Census Gerhart and Mary (Unknown) Brass
  Census	1 May 1875	Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN   [7]
  	1875 MN State census at Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN shows G.W Brass, 64, b. Hanover, parents b. Hanover; Mary, 53, b. Baden, parents b. Baden; John 21, b. WI, parents b. Hanover; Caroline Pfeffer, 24, b. PA.
  		Gerhart and Mary (Unknown) Brass
  Immigratn	2 Dec 1851	New Orleans, Orleans, LA   [8, 9]
  	Port of Departure, Bremerhaven, Germany aboard the ship Milan. The family stayed in New Orleans until spring and then traveled up the Mississippi to Reads Landing, MN. The ships manifest list the following: George H. Brass, 36, cooper; Marie, 40; Theresa, 14; Bernard, 11; Caroline, 9; Christiana, 6; Clement, 3; Carl, 1, died 14 Nov; Bernard, 66, laborer. I have no proof but wonder if Bernard is the father of Gerhart.
  		Ship Manifest, Port of New Orleans
  Name	George Henry Brass  [8]
  Death	16 Jul 1876	Wabasha Co., MN   [3, 10, 11]
  Burial	St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN   [3, 10]
  	Find A Grave e-Memorial

  
  

  Father	Bernard BRASS,   b. Abt 1785, GERMANY
  Family ID	F6797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marie SCHMIDT,   b. Abt 1810, Hanover, GERMANY d. Between 1865 and 1870, Wabasha Co., MN (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Theresa BRASS,   b. Abt 1835, GERMANY   2. Bernard John BRASS,   b. 4 Oct 1838, Hanover, GERMANY d. 23 Dec 1922, Glencoe, McLeod, MN (Age 84 years)   3. Carolina BRASS,   b. 15 Nov 1840, Hanover, GERMANY d. 2 Apr 1933, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN (Age 92 years)   4. Cristina BRASS,   b. 4 Aug 1844, Hanover, GERMANY d. 11 Mar 1917, Newkirk, Kay, OK (Age 72 years)   5. Clemens F. BRASS,   b. 2 Oct 1849, Hanover, GERMANY d. 6 Jul 1928, Ramsey Co., MN (Age 78 years)   6. Carl BRASS,   b. 1850, Hanover, GERMANY d. 14 Nov 1851, At Sea (Age 1 year)   7. John F. BRASS,   b. 1855, WI d. 23 Nov 1925, Wabasha Co., MN (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F3774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1822, Baden, GERMANY d. 1901 (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	19 Apr 1870	Wabasha Co., MN   [12]
  Family ID	F5155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jul 1811 - Hanover, GERMANY Immigratn - 2 Dec 1851 - New Orleans, Orleans, LA Census - 22 Jun 1860 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Census - 1 Jun 1865 - Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN Marriage - 19 Apr 1870 - Wabasha Co., MN Census - 8 Jun 1870 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Census - 1 May 1875 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Death - 16 Jul 1876 - Wabasha Co., MN Burial - - St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860. [S145] Minn Death Certificate, 1922-MN-006998, John Bernhard Brass, informant Mrs. J. B. Brass, Glencoe, MN., 145. [S500] Find A Grave, 500. [S562] 1857 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota), 562. [S951] 1865 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 951. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870. [S952] 1875 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 952. [S674] Glenn (gklucas), gklucas email, 674. [S721] National Archives and Records Administration, New Orleans Passenger Lists, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT), 721. [S720] Hoffman, Busch et al, 720. [S1002] Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990, (www.familysearh.org), 1002. [S106] MACO, Minnesota Official Marriage System MOMS, 106.