Faas - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Faas Family of Reutlingen, Wuerttemberg

BethMillerBrown — 2013-03-17 06:26:12Z

Thanks, Fred,

I've already searched microfilm 1569096 and didn't find the family. I even had a professional researcher double check it for me as I'm not very accomplished in the old German/Latin scripts. This person did locate the birth/christening record for Georg Friederich Faas and I'm still working on deciphering it and creating my "personal alphabet" by cutting & pasting the various letters as I determine what they are.

If you have any further suggestions, they will be most appreciated!

Beth

Re: Faas Family of Reutlingen, Wuerttemberg

FHHELD — 2013-03-15 05:13:47Z

Beth,

The records for Reutlingen have been microfilmed by the LDS Family History Library and can be rented at your local LDS Family History Center or participating library. The LDS FHL catalog at FamilySearch shows there are 37 microfilms of information.
=========
Kirchenbuch, 1573-1882
Evangelische Kirche Reutlingen (OA. Reutlingen)
37 Mikrofilmrollen ; 35 mm.
Parish register of baptisms, marriages, deaths, confirmations, family register, etc. for Reutlingen, Württemberg, Germany. Left-side pages (l. S.) filmed separately from right-side pages (r. S.) Text in Latin and German.
=========

Only some of the baptisms of the children of Reutlingen have been indexed and show your family in the databases at FamilySearch. Apparently the marriages have not been indexed. That means your must rent the microfilm to get the information you need to continue researching further back.
I would suggest you start with the microfilm that contains the family registers (3 generations on one page). The various Faas families present in Reutlingen in the 1830 era should be on microfilm 1569096.

Faas Family of Reutlingen, Wuerttemberg

BethMillerBrown — 2013-03-14 23:08:30Z

After many years of research, I have finally found my 2nd gr-grandfather John Caspar Faas's place of birth, parents, and siblings.

Parents were George Friederich Faas and Anna Maria Benz. All of their 15 children were born, christened, and many died in Reutlingen.

The four children who survived to adulthood are: Georg Friedrich Faas born 1828; Johann Kaspar Faas (my ancestor) born 1835; Stephan Faas born 1840; and, Bertha Faas born 1842.

Feel free to reply here or to my personal email: somehowCONNectd at accessky dot net.

Thanks! Beth

Re: Researching Faas Family

BethMillerBrown — 2013-03-14 22:59:52Z

Hi Lee,

I managed to take my 2nd gr-grandfather John Caspar Faas (born Johann Kaspar Faas) back one more generation to Reutlingen, Wuerttemberg. His parents were Georg Friederich Faas & Anna Maria Benz. Sadly, only 4 of the 15 children born to this family survived past the first few years of life.

John Caspar had an older brother, Georg Friedrich Faas, who was born 21 Feb 1828. But that is all the further I can positively follow him.

John Caspar Faas immigrated to Philadelphia in March 1856. The only surviving daughter of this family, Bertha Faas, apparently immigrated to Philadelphia via New York in 1870 and died at her brother John Caspar's home in Philadelphia in 1883. A cousin has a photo of Bertha and another woman who may be be their mother.

I have found several vital records for your ancestor and since his year of birth seems to fit in with my ancestor's family I've tried to keep an eye out for anyone researching this family.

I'm interested in comparing notes with you to see if I'm correct that your ancestor and mine are brothers.

Feel free to reply here or directly to my email: somehowCONNectd at accessky dot net.

Beth

Re: schofer family history

christineschofer — 2012-04-24 20:30:54Z

I am a descendant of
Johann George,
his son James Schofer,
his son William Franklin Schofer....

My parents have the family chest in Bethlehem, PA. This is the chest that contains Johann George Schofer's military discharge papers from Germany, land deeds, documents, and German letters from our German relatives still living in Germany in the early 1930's.

My parents have hosted small groups of Schofers over the years, showing them the contents of the chest,taking them on a tour of the Schofer homestead and visiting various Schofer graves in the Reading/Quakertown area of Pennsylvania.

My parents don't have internet, but you can contact me through Facebook--Christine Schofer Gormley or by email christineschofer@hotmail.com

Re: schofer family history

christineschofer — 2012-04-24 20:16:53Z

I'd love to connect more. I'm a descendant of
Johann George Schofer, born in 1793 in Germany who came to Pennsylvania in 1832 (?),
his son James Schofer b. 1840
his son William Franklin Schofer b 1874
his son Arthur Norman Schofer b 1912
his son David William Schofer b 1943

Would Maria Magda Schofer be a sibling or cousin of Johann George Schofer? He was born in Loechgau, Besigheim Wuertemberg, Germany.

I hope you are well! I am in Gaithersburg, Maryland and you can find me on Facebook as Christine Schofer Gormley or email me at christineschofer@hotmail.com

Re: Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

ajengkok — 2011-09-14 14:39:12Z

Hello,

Please, send my your email adress
then I send you information abouth
the family Faas in the Netherlands.

Greet Kok-Faas

ajengkok@kliksafe.nl

Re: Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

mollipops1 — 2011-09-05 01:15:42Z

Hi, sorry I only just saw your message.

I would be great to share notes on the Faas family, with Reinier a common link.

Please make contact again.

Thank you!

Re: Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

mollipops1 — 2011-09-05 01:14:13Z

Hi,

No sorry it is the first I have heard of the Faas family in South Africa.

Good luck with your research.

Re: Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

pumlamaz — 2011-09-02 19:44:05Z

My grandfather Daniel Bonakele Faas was born to Fanele Faas. This is in Cape Town South Africa. Any knowledge of any descendants that branched into the the African Community? His Grandmother was of German descent.

Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas of Minneapolis, Minn., died 6 Aug 2011

RIP2011 — 2011-08-13 14:46:30Z

Special Warfare Operator Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) John W. Faas, 31, of Minneapolis, Minn.,

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 705-11
August 11, 2011
DOD Identifies Service Members Killed In CH-47 Crash

The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of 30 servicemembers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed.

Complete release may be found

http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.Military.afgh.afghcas/1/mb...

or

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14728

******************
Posted for genealogical information only. I have no additional information. If you have a question or can add more information regarding this person please post it here on the message board.

Re: schofer family history

123ciaobaby — 2010-11-27 05:22:04Z

so sorry.... forgot one of the b's
s.ciaobaby@gmail.com !!!

Re: schofer family history

eyelash49 — 2010-11-27 03:27:17Z

your email address did not go through- so here is mine- sheephill2@aol.com-

Re: schofer family history

123ciaobaby — 2010-11-26 16:45:36Z

would you be okay with giving me your email address? or better yet, here is mine.. I think my mother would love to email and share information!
Thanks,

s.ciaobay@gmail.com

Re: schofer family history

eyelash49 — 2010-11-26 03:35:21Z

Nice to hear from you- You are the first in the family from the mid west branch to be interested.Long ago there were big family reunions when the mid west Schofers came back to visit- there are photos I have with many people my mother could only Id as mid west Schofers-the Schofers here took lots of photos but they did not ID them- Mother and my dad were able to ID alot but not all. MEL

Re: Faas Family Tree HELP

hteggatz — 2010-11-03 23:53:00Z

I know what the names of Andreas Faas's parents are if you dont have it all ready
Father: Johann Faas
Mother:Christiana grasselin

Re: schofer family history

123ciaobaby — 2010-10-11 06:11:16Z

My mother has a Schofer family centenital book also...I have just been at my mom's house and taken pictures of some of the Schofer family photos that my mom has... she is from the Schofers of Illinois .

Re: Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

ajengkok — 2010-10-04 18:25:32Z

Hello Reinier Faas was my grandfather, ge died before me father was born. I`m borning in Papendrecht in the Netherlands. I have a familytree from the family Faas. When you are interesting, send a mail. Greet Faas.

Re: Researching Faas Family

ljajfaas — 2010-09-18 20:28:20Z

Thank you for all of your replies. I am new to the genealogy search process and I am trying to figure it all out. I really appreciate the time you spent to provide the information. Thanks again.

Re: Researching Faas Family

FHHELD — 2010-09-18 13:52:48Z

Lee,

One other piece of information

Name: Fredrick Faas
Death Date: 19 Dec 1908
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 49 years 3 months 4 weeks
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Death: 21 Aug 1859
Birthplace: Phila, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Fredrick Faas
Father's Birthplace: Germany
Mother's Name: Maggie Snyder
Mother's Birthplace: Germany
Occupation: Butcher
Street Address:
Place of Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Burial Date: 22 Dec 1908
Additional Relatives:
Film Number: 1405054
Digital Folder Number: 4009049
Image Number: 325
Reference Number: cn 29305
Collection: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915

Re: Researching Faas Family

FHHELD — 2010-09-18 13:37:38Z

Lee,

The 1860 and 1870 censuses also show that family lived in Philadelphia and had several more children. There are also a number of baptismal records available for that family as indicated by the records at FamilySearch from St. Michael's and Zion Lutheran Church (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (LDS Microfilm #1312260, Batch C725765 and Batch C004419).

I have merged the additional data into Timothy O'Neil's New.FamilySearch entry. This is the resulting family

1 Frederick George Faas b: 1828 Wuerttemberg, Germany
.. +Margaret Schneider b: 1828 Wuerttemberg, Germany m: 1855
........ 2 Albert Faas b: 1850
........ 2 Marie Catharine Faass b: 1854 Pennsylvania, United States
........ 2 Johannes Faass b: September 17, 1856 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
........ 2 Georg Friederich Faass b: September 17, 1856 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
........ 2 Paulina Faas b: December 06, 1857 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
........ 2 Georg Friederich Faas b: 1859
........ 2 Mathilde Faas b: 1862
........ 2 Gustav Adolph Faas b: March 13, 1865 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
........ 2 Adam Faas b: 1867 Wuerttemberg, Germany d: 1887 Cocalico, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
........ 2 Gustave Adolph Faas b: January 1868 New Jersey, United States
............ +Emma Kunz m: 1890

Re: Researching Faas Family

FHHELD — 2010-09-18 12:28:33Z

Lee,

The exact village is necessary to further your research. To find the exact village your FAAS/FAHS family came from will require research in the area where they lived. It is not uncommon for the village to be posted as a note on a baptism, wedding, or burial entry. Some have found it engraved into a headstone. I found mine in a local Who's Who.

In 1828 there was the Kingdom of Würtemberg and the Grand-duchy of Baden. Germany was formed in 1871. The German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg is a modern (about 1950s) creation.

The 1880 census states the F. George Faas, a shoemaker, and family were living in Philadelphia. It states both F. George and Margaret were both born in Würtemberg. It indicates that Adolph Gustave (15) and Adam (13) were also born in Würtemberg.

A Timothy O'Neil tone94shadow@yahoo.com has entered data into New.FamilySearch on your FAAS family. The entry by Timothy disputes the birthplace of the two boys. In addition Timothy indicates there were two older sisters, Mary and Paulina, both born in Pennsylvania.

Researching Faas Family

ljajfaas — 2010-09-16 18:17:23Z

I am trying to gather information to create a family tree and I have come to a stand still. My family has lived in NJ for generations and the furthest I can trace back to is F. George Faas (born around 1828 in Baden-Wurttemberg Germany) possibly married to Margaret (born around 1827 in Baden-Wurttemberg Germany). They had a son, Gustave Faas who was married to Emma Kunz (Kuntz). Their son, John Henry Faas was married to Therese Catherine McGuire. Their son, John Henry Faas II was married to Florence Porter. Their son, John Henry Faas III was my father. If anyone has any information they can provide, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Lee Faas

Re: schofer family history

eyelash49 — 2009-07-12 01:22:05Z

I also have the family history-- in the family he was know as Christopher Henry-- I have his bible.What I would love to see are the family archives that still exist somewhere in Topton, Pa.

Re: schofer family history

pkischof — 2009-07-11 22:56:47Z

My 9-year old son was Googling our name and left your 2005 posting on the computer....very interesting. I have the Johan Georg Schofer Family History Centennial Edition 1832-1932 and would be happy to share any information from this book with you. Please advise with another posting if I can be of assistance. Rather than Christopher Henry, I show the name as Christof Heinrich, the 5th of 11 children of Johan Georg.

Re: Faas (Faß)

liz17buni — 2009-05-12 19:59:06Z

I have Rosers from that area in my family. Came to US in 1880's, dates not sure since she was an infant. Family members are Louis, Lena, Freida (or Frida) and mother Magdalena (sp?) Have no info on father since it doesn't appear he came to US, possibly she was a widow.

Re:Jacob Clicquennoi/Adrianna Hollebrands

dbrasser — 2009-01-08 12:02:10Z

While perusing for data re. the above names, I came upon a 2001 message. The above names are a pair of my many 4xgrandparents, and I can find few ancestors, particularly of the Hollebrands line, nor of Jacob's maternal grandprents. Any suggestions?
Thank you.

DLB

Re: schofer family history

mgrantz1 — 2008-12-28 20:13:15Z

Maria Magdalena Schofer (b. 1753) married (28 Mar 1781)Andreas Faas (b. 1754) in both from Neuenburg, Schwarzwaldkreis, Württemberg in Germany. Her father was Jacob Friederich Schofer (b. 23 Jan 1719) and his father was Johannes Schofer.

Maria and Andreas had 9 children. Their son, Johann Gottlieb Faas, Sr. left Germany to come to the US in April 1830. They lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Marion, Ohio. After his first wife died (1844), Johann came with his family to Iowa. I am related through him.

Hope that helps you. I would love to have more info on Maria's family.

Rudolf William Faas (William R Faas)

rwcusa — 2008-11-30 07:01:40Z

Hello, I'm looking for information on a Rudolf William Faas in Newark, New Jersey b Aug 1854, m 1881 to Anna C Weber. They had 3 Children: Justin, Frederick, and Emil.
Specifically, I am interested in his parent, or brothers and sisters. Thanks

Re: John Hendrick Faas

faasfamily — 2008-07-07 00:58:32Z

Very interesting, sorry I didn't research this sooner.... My grandfather was Jacob Faas born (12/18/1876). I have much of the same info on the family tree, but some differences. I would love to find out details on some of the postings pertaining to the Faas family.

Re: Lookingfor history

FHHELD — 2008-03-26 12:30:31Z

Please supply dates and places.

Lookingfor history

Raneman25 — 2008-03-25 01:50:17Z

Anyone got anything on a Margarat Faas or Lawrence,Leon,or Paul Huemann

Pleasew reply

Re: Faas egroups

johnfaas311 — 2007-11-29 16:50:57Z

Dear Holly, I have been meaning to try and contact you to find out if you uncovered any new information on the FAAS family, my new email is jfaas@neo.rr.com. hope to hear from you soon, Jack Faas, great-grandson of Louis Faas, 1894, Pittsburgh, PA

John FAAS Biography, b. 1829 GER to WI

RMunns7272 — 2007-04-16 19:51:29Z

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 813.

Town of Onalaska

JOHN FAAS, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Onalaska; born in Lorraine, Germany, Sept. 15, 1829; came to Wisconsin in 1853; settled at Milwaukee; then to Onalaska; worked on the river and in the woods; now owns 160 acres of land, on which he has made all the improvements. His wife was Maggie Salter; born in Germany in 1844. They were married in 1858; they have eight children - Thresa, Eliza, Rosa, John, Henry, William, Maggie and Josephine; is a Democrat and Catholic. He has a nice place and good barn.

[I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

Faas Family Tree HELP

dolangirl — 2006-05-12 01:36:55Z

I"m trying to research my family on the Faas side. I have info going back to an Andreas Faas, who is my 4th great-grandfather. (Andreas, then John Gottlieb, then John, then John, then James, then Catherine, then Me!)
This Faas line settled in Iowa County, IA (Parnell) up until my generation. Hoping for some real help. Feel free to email me at dolangirl@sbcglobal.net with help. thanks

Re: Faas Family Tree HELP

dolangirl — 2006-05-12 01:36:55Z

Very Sorry!
sa
I'm looking specifically for links to the following:
John Adam Faas, b. 2/16/1824 in Moosbronn, Neuenburg, Schwarzwaldkreis, Wuerttemberg (Black Forest)
Margaret Smith, b. circa 1824

John Faas, b. 11/12/1856 Iowa County, Iowa
Sara Catherine Murrin, b. 3/31/1857, English Township, Iowa

James Earl Faas, b. 11/22/1897 Parnell, Iowa
Johanna "Josephine" E. Ryan, b. 12/21/1895 Chicago, Illinois

Better? :)

Re: Faas

JDupon85 — 2005-11-13 18:26:37Z

Cheryl:

I have some info about the western Michigan Faas relatives on my web site:

http://www.jwdupon.net/genealogy/IDX001.htm#Faas

Dirk FAAS and Jannigje de VRIES b. c1870 NETH

mollipops1 — 2005-11-02 06:03:52Z

Seeking descendants or researchers of this line from the Ammerstol area of the Netherlands.

Dirk FAAS, son of Christiaan FAAS and Marrigje STEHOUWER, b. 25 Mar 1870. Married Jannigje de VRIES 11 Jul 1891, (b. 1871, parents unknown). They had 10 children, 7 surviving, so there must be many descendants out there in the world!

1. Reinier b. 19 Oct 1895, d. 27 May 1940, m. Geertruida NOORLANDER
2. Christiaan b. 15 Apr 1898, m. Johanna BOERE
3. Marrigje b. 25 Jul 1899, m. Teunis BOERE
4. Adriaan b. 6 Jul 1901, d. 13 Mar 1905
5. Jurri b. 21 Jun 1902, d. 12 Dec 1963, m. Maria POOL
6. Adriana Jacoba b. 6 Jul 1905, d. 21 Aug 1905
7. Adriana Jacoba b. 15 Apr 1909, d. 9 May 1909
8. Adriaan Jacobus* b. 10 Aug 1910, d. 4 Sep 1974 Australia, m. Elizabeth DEKKER
9. Jan Willem b. 2 Sep 1913, m. Pieternella BOUWMAN
10. Jurrie b. 7 Aug 1916

Adriaan was my Opa. He and his wife and children emigrated here to Australia in 1955.

I would love to hear from other descendants or anyone who wants to share information.

Regards
Cherilyn

Re: Faass family connection

2005-08-21 12:02:02Z

Ich habe ein Familienregister
"Dihlmann 1536-2000"
Bitte Daten der Elsa Dihlmann an o.a.E-Mail

Re: Faas egroups

2005-08-01 17:17:46Z

Holly, Lost contact but still interested to see if you may have uncovered any interesting info on Faases? Thanks Jack Faas

Re: schofer family history

FHHELD — 2005-02-28 04:59:34Z

You will have a tough time getting a reponse about the SCHOFER family on a message board dedicated to the FAAS/FAHS surname.

schofer family history

eyelash49 — 2005-02-27 19:48:17Z

I am a descendant of Johan George Schofer, through son Christopher Henry,g.son James Albert and ggrandson Robt. R. Christ. Henry, James Albert, and Robt. R. were the Schofers who had bakeries in Reading Pa. I have the family bibles of Christ. Henry and James Albert which contain family info. I also have a lot of old family photos, some of whichwere taken at Schofer family reunions in early and mid 20th century- most of the people in the photos are identified.I want to know if anyone knows what happened to the Schofer family archives? I had been told it resided with the Schofers of Topton Pa.- or that it was with the Schofers of the midwest. At one time, there existed a family tree done by a Schofer whose famly came over later, that went back further then our records- but our line showed up on this tree. Does anyone know what happened to it? I would like to hear from people doing Schofer research.

Re: Looking for any info on Cornelia FAAS

FHHELD — 2004-12-03 15:24:01Z

Shannon,

Birthdates (even approximate) and locations of all the people of interest would help locate them in the censuses. Any known siblings also helps identify them.

Re: John Hendrick Faas

inman17 — 2004-11-12 11:25:12Z

do you have any more information on Jacob Faas. possibly a connection to my family

Looking for any info on Cornelia FAAS

inman17 — 2004-11-08 11:06:34Z

she was my g-grandmother who married Samual Engles. Her fathers name was Jacob FAAS and he was married to a woman named Frances DeMallie. My grandmother lived in Rochester, NY. Thanks Shannon

Holland Faas's

inman17 — 2004-11-08 10:50:32Z

Any info on family would be a huge help.
Jacob Faas, or Cornelia Faas his daughter. They moved to the
NY area in the late 1800's or early 1900's.

maybe...

inman17 — 2004-11-08 10:50:32Z

I we are related. My father's grandmothers name was Faas. They were from NY also.
My Great grandmothers name was Cornelia Faas
she married Samual Engles . Her Fathers name was Jacob Faas he married a women named Frances DeMallie. Can
you help me?

maybe...

inman17 — 2004-11-08 10:50:32Z

We are related. My father's grandmothers name was Faas. They were from NY also.
My Great grandmothers name was Cornelia Faas
she married Samual Engles . Her Fathers name was Jacob Faas he married a women named Frances DeMallie. Can
you help me?

Re: MATILDA FAAS, 1901-1989

2004-02-25 12:01:57Z

I wrote the letter re: Matilda Faas only. A letter TO ME mentioned Gebhardt. I have nothing on any of the surnames mentioned except Faas.

Sorry I can't help. You could try a Gebhardt forum or bulletin board..

Re: MATILDA FAAS, 1901-1989

2004-02-24 18:10:33Z

I noted your genealopgy includes surname Gebhardt.
Seeking CONRAD GEBHARDT born about 1953, lived in Ludwigsburg/Stuttgart, Germany circa 1956 at Stuttgarterstraße US Army Apartments. his father's name is Davis Gebhardt, possibly a school teacher/principal. Conrad's mother's first name, I believe, started with an "M."
Please reply to CAROL andDOC181@cs.com