Category: Raass


On This Day … 2 September


ALLEN Ross – 1914, born in Albion, Michigan 108 years ago to Frank HOYT and Elizabeth RAASS.

BELL John – 1870, born in Lincolnshire, England 152 years ago.

DAVIS Harriet (Asman) – 1939, died in Ann Arbor, Michigan 83 years ago when she was 67 years old.  (wife of John ASMAN Jr.)

KWART August – 1863, born in Oslanin, Prussia 159 years ago to John Kwart and Rosalie BOLDA.

SCHULTE August – 1881, died in Detroit, Michigan 141 years ago when he was 41 years old.  (3rd great-grandfather; husband of Wilhelmina RAASS; son of Franz Schulte and Elisabeth FORTH)

SCHUMACHER Frank Jr. – 1886, born in Pologna, Austria 136 years ago to Frank Schumaker and Elisabeth ESSERT.

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On This Day … 27 August


BELL Ann (Sinyard) -1874, married Moses WILSON in Lincolnshire, England 148 years ago.  (4th great-grandmother, widow of Joseph SINYARD)

CLARK Eliza (Garlick) – 1932, died in Lockport, Illinois 90 years ago when she was 81 years old.  (wife of Thomas GARLICK)

HALLMAN John – 1884, born in Metz, Michigan 138 years ago to Anton Hallman and Catherine KWART.

LACHOWSKY (later changed to KLIEN) Edward Jr. – 1949, married Rosemary GROESBECK in Base Line, Michigan 73 years ago.  (son of Edward and Florence)

RISCHERT Lillian and Rose – 1881, born in Detroit, Michigan 140 years ago to Charles Rischert and Magdalena RAASS.

ULLER Marcyanna (Klebba) – 1935, died in Detroit, Michigan 87 years ago when she was 77 years old.  (daughter of Adam Uller)

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On This Day … 17 August


BARNES Robert – 1947, married Lois WRIGHT in Joliet, Illinois 75 years ago.  (son of John and Minnie)

CHESNEY Agnes – 1875, born in Bay County, Michigan 147 years ago to Frank Chesney and Louisa SCHROEDER.  Sadly, she died on her 17th birthday 130 years ago in 1892 Merritt, Michigan.

DARGA Leo – 1946, married Pauline KIELSZEWSKI in Hamtramck, Michigan 76 years ago.  (son of Anton and Josephine)

MOTSCHALL Adolph – 1857, born 165 years ago to Christian Motschall and Josephine CZESNY.

NADEAU Peter Jr. – 1889, born in Detroit, Michigan 133 years ago to Peter Nadeau and Emma TAPEN.  (husband of Loretta SCHULTE)

OSEBOLD Leo – 1928, born in Detroit, Michigan 94 years ago to Francis Osebold and Mae CONDNE.

OSTROWSKI Theodore – 1926, married Anna EIGOTT in Detroit, Michigan 96 years ago.  (son of Barney and Teofila)

PORZONDEK Bernard Jr. – 1887, born in Detroit, Michigan 135 years ago to Bernard Porzondek and Marianna HINCKA.

RAASS Charles – 1904, born in Pelehake, Tonga 118 years ago to Albert RISCHERT (Raass) and Loseli FANGAPULOTU.

SCHUMACHER John – 1896, born in Hungary 126 years ago to Frank Schumacher and Elizabeth ESSERT.

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On This Day … 15 August


DOMBROWSKY Dora – 1893, married Anton KORTALS in Wayne County, Michigan 129 years ago.  (daughter of Constantia BOIKE)

HAYES Ella – 1895, born in Joliet, Illinois 127 years ago to Sylvester Hayes and Mary BRODERICK.

HINCKA Blanche – 1919, born in Rogers City, Michigan 103 years ago to Joseph Hincka and Frances SOIK.

HOENINGHAUSEN Joseph Jr. – 1849, born in Germany 173 years ago to Joseph Hoeninghausen and Susanna KESSLER.

LISKE Frank – 1898, died in Detroit, Michigan 124 years ago when he was 49 years old.  (husband of Eva KWART)

RAASS Joseph – 1815, born in Austria 207 years ago.  (4th great-grandfather; husband of Anna CONRADBirthdate is approximate based upon death record.

SASS Anna – 1858, baptized in Putzig, Prussia 164 years ago.  (daughter of Jacob Sass and Eva OSTROWSKI)

SASS Joseph – 1847, born in Putzig, Prussia 175 years ago to Jacob Sass and Eva OSTROWSKI.

SENN Mary – 1894, born in Hungary 128 years ago to John Senn and Theresa KRAY.  (great-grandmother; wife of Frank SCHUMACHER Jr.)

SHINSKE Anthony – 1908, born in Detroit, Michigan 114 years ago to Joseph Ciesinski and Pauline KOSAREK.

SZCZESNY Marianna – 1882, born in Gorrenschin, Prussia 140 years ago to Johan Szczesny and Eva BRILLONSKA.

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On This Day … 14 August


BOIKE Constantia – 1853, married Anton DOMBROWSKY in Oslanin, Prussia 169 years ago.  (daughter of Anton Boike and Catharina GOHR)

BOIKE Joseph – 1918, died 104 years ago in Detroit, Michigan when he was 55 years old.  (son of Michael Boike and Christina CZAPP)

BROWN Joseph – 1947, died in Chicago, Illinois 75 years ago when he was 76 years old.  (husband of Margaret SINYARD)

FISHER Harold “Art” – 1948, married Virginia “Ginny” POORMAN in Fulton County, Ohio 74 years ago.  (son of Harold and Ruth)

FORTH Theodor – 1823, born in Prussia 199 years ago to Franz Forth and Elisabeth GOEBEL.

GILCHRIST Phyllis – 1943, married Robert BLAKELY Sr. in Detroit, Michigan 79 years ago.  (daughter of Blanche RISCHERT)

LINK Josephine – 1936, married Philip HOWLETT in Lansing, Michigan 86 years ago.  (daughter of Magdalena CHESNEY)

PIPER Eva (Hallman) – 1828, died in Mechowo, Prussia 194 years ago when she was 71 years old.  (4th great-grandmother; wife of Mathias HALLMAN)

RAASS Irene – 1916, born in Detroit, Michigan 105 years ago to Albert Raass and Augusta ZIEGELMAN.

ROBINSON Mary – 1884, married William ROWSON in South Somercotes, England 138 years ago.  (daughter of Ann SINYARD)

SCHNEIDER Richert – 1937, married Mary RYAN in Detroit, Michigan 85 years ago.  (son of Lillian RISCHERT)

SCHUELLER Joseph – 1959, died in Fowler, Michigan 63 years ago when he was 76 years old.  (husband of Anna LENNEMANN)

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On This Day … 9 August


ASSMAN Laurenzius – 1829, born in Olpe, Prussia 193 years ago to Henry Assman and Elisabeth HAMMERSCHMIDT.

BASTUBA Elizabeth (Gohr) – 1898, married Joseph BOZYNSKI in Detroit, Michigan 124 years ago.  (daughter of Eva KWART)

CIESINSKI Roman – 1921, born in Detroit, Michigan 100 years ago to August Ciesinski and Frances BYDLOWSKI.

GOULET Mary – 1925, born in Bay City, Michigan 97 years ago to Alfred Goulet and Theresa CHESNEY.

HILDEBRANDT Christina (Dettloff) – 1889, died in Detroit, Michigan 133 years ago when she was 31 years old.  (wife of Joseph DETTLOFF; daughter of Joseph Hildebrandt and Mary LIPKE)

KEATING Charles – 1920, died in Chicago, Illinois 102 years ago when he was 39 years old.  (husband of Hannah KIRK)

MOORE Mary – 1947, married Cecil SPENCE in Hamtramck, Michigan 75 years ago.  (daughter of Helen SOIK)

QUALLMAN Geraldine – 1906, born in Chicago, Illinois 116 years ago to Herman Quallman and Jennie KIRK.

RAASS Magdalena – 1866, married Charles RISCHERT in Detroit, Michigan 156 years ago.  (daughter of Joseph Raass and Anna CONRAD)

SCHULTE August F. Jr. – 1896, died in Grosse Pointe, Michigan 126 years ago when he was 33 years old.  (2nd great-grandfather; husband of Mary KESSLER; son of August Schulte and Wilhelmina RAASS)

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New Family Facebook Groups!!


Within the past couple of weeks 20 new research groups have been created!

If you are ACTIVELY researching any of these families and willing to chime in here and there and share your family history with the group, please feel free to join!

Each group has a description with an ancestor and his family listed. Please know that the group is not exclusive to that particular family but to all researchers of that family’s ancestors & siblings!

To be sure you receive all messages for the group, click on “Notifications” and then “All Posts.”

The groups were all recently created so there may not be a lot of activity, but you are free to post and add other researchers of those families!

A few new groups may be coming soon: Hincka (Presque Isle) Kessler & Schulte (Detroit)

Here’s the list:

Abare / Hebert Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NewYorkAbare/ (aka Hebert)
This family is huge so I started with Toussaint Abare & Catherine Boire (Henri).

Anglewicz (English) Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AnglewiczEnglish/
(Bay & Wayne counties in Michigan)

Assmann Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Assmann/ (aka Asman) I started with Mathias Aschmann. (Detroit & Port Huron).

Benson Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MichiganBenson/
(Black River, Michigan)
This family is large so I started with William Benson who married Margaret Spragg & Margaret Monette.

Bittles Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Bittles/
(Ireland & Lemont, Illinois)

Booth & McKay Families
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AlpenaBooth/
(Ontario, Canada & Michigan)
I started with Isaac Booth & Margaret McKay.

Chesney Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Chesney/
(Bay County, Michigan)
I started with Frank Chesney who married Louise Schroeder & Mary Bruier.

Flewelling Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NehemiahFlewellling/
(New Brunswick, Michigan & Maine)
Another large family so I started with Nehemiah Flewelling who married Sarah Sharpe.

Gardner Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SanilacGardner/
(New York & Sanilac, Michigan)
Starting out with Stephen & Josette Gardner.

Hallman Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DetroitHallman/
(Presque Isle & Detroit)
This family is large so I started with Anton Hallman who married Henrietta Kreft & Catherine Kwart.

Hawley Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/AlpenaHawley/
This family is huge so I started with William Hawley who came from New York.

Hoeninghausen Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/hoeninghausen/
(Detroit, Michigan)

Kwart Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DetroitKwart/
John Kwart Family of Detroit.

LaFleur Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MichiganLaFleur/
(Alpena & Alcona Michigan)
This family is huge so I started with Peter LaFleur who married Catherine Dagenais & Odile Sicard.

Lapan Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BayCountyLapan/
This family is huge so I started with Antoine Lapan who married Julie Barriere & Sophie Gibeau.

Ostrowski & Lachowsky Families
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DetroitOstrowski/
There are many Ostrowski in the Detroit area so I started with Casimir Ostrowski who married Marianna Hert.

Raass Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Raass/
Joseph Raass family of Detroit.

Ross & Myers Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IsaacRoss
(Bay County, Michigan)
This is a large family with a common name so I started with Isaac Ross who married Margaret Myers.

Sinyard & Garlick Families
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sinyard/ (Illiniois)
There are many Sinyards in the south, but ours are north so I started with John Bell Sinyard who married Eliza Garlick.

Tye Family
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TuffieldTye/
(Sanilac, Michigan & Missouri)
This is a large family so I starting with Tuffield Tye who married Mary Gardner & Sarah Golledge.



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