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Gerhart H. BRASS

Gerhart H. BRASS

Male 1811 - 1876  (65 years)

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  • Name Gerhart H. BRASS  [1, 2] 
    Birth 12 Jul 1811  Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 21 Sep 1857  Township 111, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 Gerhart and Marie (Schmidt) Brass
    Census 22 Jun 1860  Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 1860 Census
    Gerhart and Maria (Schmidt) Brass
    Census 1 Jun 1865  Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 Gerhart and Maria (Schmidt) Brass
    Census 8 Jun 1870  Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 1870 Census
    Gerhart and Mary (Unknown) Brass
    Census 1 May 1875  Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 Gerhart and Mary (Unknown) Brass
    Immigratn 2 Dec 1851  New Orleans, Orleans, LA Find all individuals with events at this location  [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    		 Ship Manifest, Port of New Orleans
    Name George Henry Brass  [8] 
    Death 16 Jul 1876  Wabasha Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10, 11] 
    Burial St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    Person ID I16705  MM
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2017 

    Father Bernard BRASS,   b. Abt 1785, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Marie SCHMIDT,   b. Abt 1810, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1865 and 1870, Wabasha Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Theresa BRASS,   b. Abt 1835, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Bernard John BRASS,   b. 4 Oct 1838, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1922, Glencoe, McLeod, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Carolina BRASS,   b. 15 Nov 1840, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1933, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
     4. Cristina BRASS,   b. 4 Aug 1844, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1917, Newkirk, Kay, OK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Clemens F. BRASS,   b. 2 Oct 1849, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1928, Ramsey Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Carl BRASS,   b. 1850, Hanover, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1851, At Sea Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     7. John F. BRASS,   b. 1855, WI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1925, Wabasha Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    Family ID F3774  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

    Family 2 Mary UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1822, Baden, GERMANY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1901 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 19 Apr 1870  Wabasha Co., MN Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Family ID F5155  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jul 1811 - Hanover, GERMANY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigratn - 2 Dec 1851 - New Orleans, Orleans, LA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 22 Jun 1860 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1865 - Pepin Township, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Apr 1870 - Wabasha Co., MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 8 Jun 1870 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 May 1875 - Reads Landing, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jul 1876 - Wabasha Co., MN Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Felix Cemetery, Wabasha, Wabasha, MN Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1860] 1860 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1860), 1860.

    2. [S145] Minn Death Certificate, 1922-MN-006998, John Bernhard Brass, informant Mrs. J. B. Brass, Glencoe, MN., 145.

    3. [S500] Find A Grave, 500.

    4. [S562] 1857 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota), 562.

    5. [S951] 1865 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 951.

    6. [S1870] 1870 United States Federal Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D. C., 1870), 1870.

    7. [S952] 1875 Minnesota Census, (Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1977), 952.

    8. [S674] Glenn (gklucas), gklucas email, 674.

    9. [S721] National Archives and Records Administration, New Orleans Passenger Lists, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc, Provo, UT), 721.

    10. [S720] Hoffman, Busch et al, 720.

    11. [S1002] Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990, (www.familysearh.org), 1002.

    12. [S106] MACO, Minnesota Official Marriage System MOMS, 106.