Friedrich Heinrich Georg Laase (1838 - 1911)

Born 13 Apr 1838 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Husband of Dortha (Kuhn) Laase — married 29 Oct 1866 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 7 May 1911 at age 73 in Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States

Biography

Fritz Laase has roots in the region now known as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Friedrich Heinrich Georg Laase was born on 13 April 1838 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, son of Johann Heinrich Laase (about 1795–1882) and Dorothea Elisabeth Mewke (about 1801–1848).^[1] He was baptized on 27 April 1838.^[2]

In 1866, the following family members traveled to America together: Theodor Laase b. 1836, Dora Laase b. 1840, Hermann Laase b. 1861, Marie Laase b. 1864, Emil Laase b. 1866, Friedt Laase b. 1839, Charlotte Laase b. 1844, Dora Koehn b. 1839

His siblings were:

• Sophie Friederike Dorothee Christiane Laase (5 February 1828 – unknown)
• Marie Caroline Dorothee Laase (9 November 1829 – 1906)
• Wilhelmine Caroline Dorothee Regine Laase (11 January 1832 – 10 June 1832)
• Henriette Friederike Laase (3 August 1833 – unknown)
• Theodore Christoph Timm Laase (19 January 1835 – 7 May 1919)

Fritz (28) married Dortha Kuhn (28) (born on 24 September 1838 in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany) on 29 October 1866 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.^[3]

Their children were:

• Bertha Laase (23 February 1869 – 24 January 1894)
• Mary Laase (3 April 1871 – 27 December 1950)
• Matilda Laase (5 April 1873 – 3 November 1946)
• George L Laase (14 September 1874 – 5 July 1932)
• Henry E Laase (31 July 1876 – 4 February 1939)
• Frank W Laase (1 August 1878 – 19 June 1932)
• Augusta Laase (5 February 1880 – 27 November 1968)

In 1870, Fritz (32) was living in Cuming, Nebraska, United States. ^[4]

In 1880, Fritz (42) was living in Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States.^[4]

In 1885, Fritz (47) was living in Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States.^[4]

Fritz died on 7 May 1911 in Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States, aged 73. He was buried in Wisner Cemetery, Wisner, Cuming County, Nebraska.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91750696/fritz-laase: accessed March 7, 2024), memorial page for Fritz Laase (1838–1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 91750696, citing Wisner Cemetery, Wisner, Cuming County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Mrs. Peterson (contributor 47332544).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Deutschland, ausgewählte evangelische Kirchenbücher 1500-1971," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2P-V45H : 5 April 2023), Friedrich Heinrich Georg Laase, 27 Apr 1838; images digitized and records extracted by Ancestry; citing Baptism, Sadelkow, Sadelkow, Landkreis Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X859-1MC : Wed Oct 18 16:26:10 UTC 2023), Entry for Fred Laas and Doratha Kahn, 29 Oct 1866.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 March 2024, 04:43), entry for Friedrich Heinrich Georg "Fred" "Fritz" Laase (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L8PL-L8S ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Fact: Residence (1870) Cuming, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1880) Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States
• Fact: Residence (1885) Wisner, Cuming, Nebraska, United States
• "United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDQG-TH7 : 27 December 2014), Friedr. Laase, 22 May 1866; citing Germans to America Passenger Data file, 1850-1897, Ship Deutschland, departed from Hamburg, arrived in New York, New York, New York, United States, NAID identifier 1746067, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.