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Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

Dear Clint,

Was your Julius Wrasse born in St. Joesph County, IN? I have him buried there as well. Are we talking about the same? If we are, I have the Wrasse's back to Pomerania (Germany).

Jeff

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

Dear Clint,

I will be receiving the following information in the mail next...could shed some light on the events of Julius' life. Will advise.

Jeff

1936 obit for Julius Wrasse.

1911 Mishawaka news article about the wedding of Julius and Anna.

1ST English Lutheran Church recordings of the deaths of Julius, John C. Wrasse and the roll of members showing Herman Wrasse as a charter member.

The obit for Julius says that he was born in LaPorte Co.

Checking for a divorce at the county record center.

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

The news is trickling in...

In St Joseph Co Superior Court #1, order book 4 page 6 is the divorce for Anna and Julius Wrasse (Nov 20, 1914). Anna was permitted to resume her former name, Anna L Haas.

On Nov 28, 1917 Anna filed an application to marry James Allen Lewis.

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

More to come...

Obituary
19 March 1936
Mishawaka Enterprise-Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN

“Julius H. Wrasse, age 52, brother of John C. Wrasse, of Mishawaka, died Sunday morning in Cass hospital, Cassopolis, Mich. Mr. Wrasse was born in LaPorte, Ind., and two years ago went from Charleston, W. Va., to make his home with his sister, Mrs. F.A. Stevens, in Cass county, near Niles, Mich. Another sister, Mrs. William W. Epperson, of South Bend, also survives. Funeral Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Fred H. Bubb chapel by the Rev. Frank C. Hurst, pastor of the First English Lutheran church, and burial was in the Mishawaka city cemetery.”

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Jeffrey_Holtz — 2006-04-23 08:56:17Z

Clint,

Additional information...obituary, new marriage announcement...see below.

First English Lutheran Church Records indicate stomach cancer was cause of death for Julius.

Anna Lynn Haas marriage application to James Allen Lewis...28 Nov 1917, St. Joseph County, IN

Obituary
19 March 1936
Mishawaka Enterprise-Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN

“Julius H. Wrasse, age 52, brother of John C. Wrasse, of Mishawaka, died Sunday morning in Cass hospital, Cassopolis, Mich. Mr. Wrasse was born in LaPorte, Ind., and two years ago went from Charleston, W. Va., to make his home with his sister, Mrs. F.A. Stevens, in Cass county, near Niles, Mich. Another sister, Mrs. William W. Epperson, of South Bend, also survives. Funeral Services were conducted Tuesday afternoon in the Fred H. Bubb chapel by the Rev. Frank C. Hurst, pastor of the First English Lutheran church, and burial was in the Mishawaka city cemetery.”

Marriage Announcement
Mishawaka Enterprise
Friday, 17 February 1911

MATRIMONIAL RECORD

A Surprise Wedding

“The relatives and friends of Julius H. Wrasse, a well known young commercial traveling agent of this city, were considerably surprised to learn of his marriage to Miss Anna L. Haas, of South Bend, Friday evening at 6 o’clock at Indianapolis, by Rev. J. Peters.

The groom is the son of Herman Wrasse, of this city, and the bride is the daughter of Councilman Paul J. Hass, of the Fourth ward of South Bend. The newlyweds will reside with the bride’s parent at 222 South Notre Dame street, this city.”

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

mteigen124 — 2004-01-17 19:07:53Z

Dear Gunthard,
Jeff sent me a copy of your message and I went to the website you noted. The map of Kreis Neustettin in very interesting. Could you tell me how to find a map of Kreis Dramburg? My grandfather and his family lived in Dietersdorf which I believe was in Kreis Dramburg, Pommern. I have his certificate of baptism. It is handwritten and somewhat difficult to decipher--partly because of the script and partly because I cannot read German. I am interested in further researching his family line.

Best regards, Cynthia

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

MGunnesch — 2004-01-06 19:10:24Z

Dear Jeffrey,

JULIUS H. WRASSE (b. 1883, Niles, MI?; d. 17 March 1936; m. ANNA L. HAAS, 10 February 1911, Indianapolis, Marion, IN) is connected to my wife's family history.

In 1918, he married EMMA A. HALL (or HOLL) nee KRUEGER in Cleveland, OH. The 1920 U.S. census lists them, together with EMMA's children from her first marriage,
MILDRED and CHARLES, as living in Rochester, Monroe County, NY where JULIUS was a drygoods salesman. Although the census shows JULIUS as the children's father and their surname as WRASSE, he never formally adopted them (MILDRED was my wife's grandmother). EMMA and JULIUS were subsequently divorced, and the 1930 U.S. census shows JULIUS living in the Elk Hotel in Charleston City, WV, where he had his own tailoring business.

Sincerely,
Clint B. Fowler

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

MGunnesch — 2004-01-06 19:10:24Z

Dear Jeff,

The 1920 census shows Julius H. Wrasse at age 36 born in Indiana with his parents born in Germany, and the 1930 census shows him at age 46 also born in Indiana (the index says Ohio, but the actual image shows Indiana) with his parents born in Germany, so I believe we're talking about the same Julius Wrasse.

I'm familiar with your posting showing Julius' ancestors back to 1824 (Emma's parents also came from Pomerania, Germany), but since his marriage to Emma only lasted a few years and didn't produce any offspring, I'm not certain whether to include his pedigree in my wife's family tree.

We are, however, interested in knowing more about Julius. For instance, do you know if Julius' first wife, Anna Haas, died or if they were divorced? (That marriage record, by the way, gives his birth date as 16 Jul 1883.) Please e-mail me directly with any additional information you may have.

Clint
ParalegalSvc@aol.com

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

MGunnesch — 2004-01-06 19:10:24Z

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

Diana5115 — 2003-03-05 00:55:52Z

HI!
I have a Wrase/Wrasa ancestor that lived in Dunn County, WI but know nothing about her parents or siblings. So, hope you or someone reading this might have some information. This is what I have:
Henrietta Marie Wrase/Wrasa b. Apr 03, 1842 Germany
Parents or siblings unknown. Possibly her father's first initial is "H".
Married Frebruary 16, 1864 Germany to August Sehfred Donicht who was born Oct 22, 1831 Pommern, Germany. His parents: Charles Donicht and Charlotte ?.
9 children born in Germany: Hulda b. 1863; Albert John Ferdinand b. 1867; William Richard/Anthony b. 1868; Anna Emma Marie b. 1870; Antonette/Antonia b. 1872; Louise Amelia b. 1874; Paul Richard b. 1880 (my grandfather); Mattie b. 1883; Arthur b. 1885.
Came USA: William Donicht in 1882 from Stettin to New York.
Rest of family came 1885/87 from Hamburg to New York.
Ships-unknown.
If any of this information connects with your information, please contact me. Would really be interested in learning more about my Wrase/Wrasa & Donicht ancestors.
Thank you. Diana Lentz: Linearair@aol.com

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

2002-08-25 22:00:29Z

Hello Cynthia. When did your Wrasse family arrive in America? Mine immigrated in 1857, and I've linked up with three others sharing the same Wrase/Wrasse family. If you like, I will share what I have. One question for you: are you aware of any of them being Jewish?

Celia

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2002-04-02 18:43:10Z

Hallo Thomas,

um welchen Zeitraum geht es denn und welche Informationen versprichst Du Dir? Es werden doch vermutlich alle Leute tot sein.

Abgesehen davon, je mehr Informationen Du schon hast und auch lieferst, um so eher wirst Du Kontakt schließen können. Nur mit den Namen allein --ohne Ort und Zeit-- wird das sehr schwer sein.

Wenn Du hingegen noch mehr Informationen hast, dann solltest Du Dich bei der Kontaktdatenbank Pommernkontakte eintragen. Mehr Informationen dazu unter: http://pommernkontakte.de

Meines Wissens nach kommt der Name Wrase häufig bzw. vorrangig im Kreis Neustettin vor.

Grüße,
Gunthard

Re: Wrase

2002-04-02 18:33:02Z

Celia,

yes Stargard which was formerly in the Prussian province of Pommern came after World War II to Poland and is today in Western Poland.
You can find a map of former Pommern at http://hinterpommern.de/Karten/Pommern/kreise1939.html
(Stargard is No. 4 and in the legend (sp?))

Regards,
Gunthard

Re: Wrase, Wrasse of Proessin, Pommern, Prussia

2002-04-02 18:26:09Z

Dear Jeff,

Klaushagen and Prössin are neighboring vicarages in county (Kreis) Neustettin in Pommern. You can find both on a map (lower left part) at: http://www.hinterpommern.de/Karten/Neustettin/gemeinden.html

Wrase is a quite a popular surname in Kreis Neustettin -- even in the 1920/30ies. In an old address directory there are 36 families listed.

if you want to get in touch with other family reseachers in Pommern (especially Germans too) you should submit your surnames to the contact database Pommernkontakte at http://pommernkontakte.de

for general questions as to Pommern I would also recommend the mailing list Pommern for genealogy in Pommern http://hinterpommern.de/Genealogie/Foren/Pommern-L/

Best regards, gunthard

Wrase

2001-06-10 12:34:43Z

Okay Thomas I will let you know if I run across them. I found one part of your reply especially interesting-where is Stargard? You say in present day Poland, could that possibly be in Western Poland?

Wrase

2001-06-10 12:34:41Z

Okay Thomas I will let you know if I run across them. I found one part of your reply especially interesting-where is Stargard? You say in present day Poland, could that possibly be in Western Poland?

wrase

2001-04-19 10:03:29Z

hello celia,

nobody in my familie knows something about
wilhelmina wrase. when your hear something about erna & paul wrase from stargard (poland now) please let me know. my father told me that we have relatives in usa. Where do you live?

Wrase Surname

2001-04-06 05:07:34Z

Hello Thomas, I'm researching my second great grandmother, Wilhelmina Wrase from Prussia. What do you know about the surname? Is it Jewish?

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2000-08-03 07:13:26Z

hello all people with the same name,

my Grandmother is "erna wrase" and my grandfather was "paul wrase". do you know?
i am living in germany and looking for relatives.