Carnegie, Pennsylvania Prasse Branch
(provided by Harriette K. Prasse, Elsie L. Prasse Breen, John Herman Prasse, and Fritz A. Prasse, Sr.)


The Genealogy
NOTE: The number preceding each name reflects the generation of Prasses in America. Dashed lines mean the end of one family line and a return to a previous generation.

NOTES: There are two distinct families in this group and their relationship to each other is as yet unknown. August C. Prasse could very well be the cousin of Herman Karl Prasse. Herman's family most likely followed August's family to America and they both initially settled in Carnegie, Pennsylvania in the early 1890s.


1

August Karl Prasse

b. July 19, 1863

Germany

d. October 14, 1941

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

m. ______________ __, _____

Ida Schreiber

b. November 15, 1872

Germany

d. May 6, 1950

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

NOTES: August was the oldest son in his family. August's family most likely came to America in the early 1890s from Schlesien, Germany.

2

Clara L. Prasse

b. October 16, 1894

d. December 12, 1980

Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania

m. ______________ __, _____

? Kunkle

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

2

Martha I. Prasse

b. November 25, 1895

m. ______________ __, _____

? Latimer

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Currently living in the Eastern Star Home, 226 Bellevue Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15223.

2

Elsie L. Prasse

b. June 26, 1897

m. ______________ __, _____

? Breen

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Elsie now resides at 5850 Meridian Rd., Apt 402A, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, 15044.

2

Arthur Thomas Prasse

b. July 15, 1903

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

d. April 15, 1978

Pennsylvania

m. ______________ __, _____

Harriette K. ?

b. ______________ __, _____

No children.

NOTES: Arthur held an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Dickinson School of Law. He was active throughout his life in the field of criminal correction and rehabilitation. On August 31, 1953, he was appointed the first Commissioner of Correction for the State of Pennsylvania. He was an active member of Grace Lutheran Church. Harriette now resides at 660 Midway Dr., Ocala, Florida, 32672.

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1

Herman Karl Prasse

b. December 10, 1871

Schlesien, Germany

d. December 9, 1962

Emporia, Virginia

m. November 19, 1896

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

Ida Hermann

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Came from Schlesien, Germany and arrived in America on June 27, 1892 at Baltimore, Maryland. Schlesien is near Breslau in what is now Poland. He settled in Carnegie, Pennsylvania where he had some relatives. The family moved to Emporia, Virginia between 1900 and 1903.

2

Oscar Frederick Prasse

b. November 5, 1897

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

d. ______________ __, 1945

Virginia

2

Henry Prasse

b. January 8, 1900

Carnegie, Pennsylvania

d. September 24, 1978

Fredericksburg, Virginia

m. ______________ __, _____

?

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

3

John Herman Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

Fredericksburg, Virginia

m. ______________ __, _____

?

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Now resides _ 3524 Waverly Village Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401. There are three other members of this family living in Virginia. Due to insufficient information, they can't be placed in a particular line. Their relation to John accompanies the listing.

Aunt

H. H. Prasse _ 1307 Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401.

Cousin

Harold L. Prasse _ 4800 Fitzhugh Ave., Richmond, Virginia, 23230.

Cousin, once removed

Harold L. Prasse, Jr. _ 606 Azalea Ave., Richmond, Virginia, 23227.

4 Eric H. Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

Fredericksburg, Virginia

NOTES: Now resides _ 1554 Heathstone Dr., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401.

___________

3

Robert H. Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

Fredericksburg, Virginia

m. ______________ __, _____

J. D.

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Robert and J. D. are divorced. Robert resides at 2418 Fox Harbor Dr., Indianapolis, Indiana, 46227. J. D. resides at 1405 Stafford Ave., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401.

4 J. R. (female)

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Now resides _ 1815 Bellevue Ave., Norfolk, Virginia, 23509.

___________

2

Fritz A. Prasse

b. December 22, 1903

Emporia, Virginia

m. ______________ __, _____

?

b. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Now resides _ Emporia, Virginia

3

Fritz A. Prasse, Jr.

b. ______________ __, _____

Emporia, Virginia

NOTES: Now resides _ Rural Route 4, Emporia, Virginia, 23847.

___________

2

Willie H. Prasse

b. January 29, 1905

Emporia, Virginia

NOTES: Now resides _ 807 Adams St., Fredericksburg, Virginia, 22401.


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Last revised: Monday, May 29, 2000 11:47 AM

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