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.
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Gerhart and Marie (Schmidt) Brass
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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.
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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.
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Gerhart and Maria (Schmidt) Brass
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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.
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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.
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Gerhart and Mary (Unknown) Brass
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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.
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Ship Manifest, Port of New Orleans
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Name |
George Henry Brass [8] |
Death |
16 Jul 1876 |
Wabasha Co., MN [3, 10, 11] |
Burial |
St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN [3, 10] |
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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) |
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Family ID |
F3774 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |