Other Prasses in America
(obtained from historical records by Donald L. Prasse, Susan K. Beckmann Ladage, F.C. Prasse, and Alberta Shepard)


The Genealogy
NOTE: The following are other Prasse ancestors who have not yet been connected to a known branch. Some of them may eventually constitute branches of their own.


1

Wilhelm Prasse

b. ______________ __, 1850 or 51

Missouri

d. July 1, 1888

St. Louis, Missouri

m. October 15, 1874

St. Louis, Missouri

Katharine Romer

b. January __, 1858

Missouri

d. May 14, 1902

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: Wilhelm and Katharine were married in the First German Swedenborgian Church. Witnesses to the marriage were Rudolph Dallmeyer and Caroline Muller. Wilhelm may be the brother of Louisa Prasse, listed below. Wilhelm was an architect. Katharine had another child who died sometime before the 1900 Census. Katharine's mother and father were German. Her mother was Katharine Romer (b. June, 1825) who immigrated to America in 1856. Wilhelm and Katharine had one other child who died in infancy. Wilhelm is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri

2

Harry F. Prasse

b. June __, 1875

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Harry was a dry goods salesman in 1900.

2

Lulu Prasse

b. May __, 1879

Missouri

d. September 7, 1900

Missouri

NOTES: Lulu was a dry goods saleslady in 1900. She is buried in St. Peter's Cemtery, St. Louis, Missouri

2

Ida Prasse

b. April __, 1882

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: In 1900, Ida was an assistant bookkeeper.

2

Herman Prasse

b. March __, 1885

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____


 

Louisa Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

m. June 21, 1867

St. Louis, Missouri

Herman Dallmeier

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Louisa may be the sister of Wilhelm Prasse, listed above.


 

Anna Maria Louisa Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

m. May 26, 1872

St. Louis, Missouri

Heinrich Sieling

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Possibly married in St. Peter's Evangelical Church.


 

1

Heinrich Prasse (AKA: Henry)

b. ______________ __, 1806

Prussia, Germany

d. December 10, 1874

St. Louis, Missouri

m. ______________ __, _____

Germany

Mary ?

b. ______________ __, 1815

Prussia, Germany

d. October 1, 1892

Missouri

NOTES: Mary's mother and father were also born in Prussia. Henry and Mary are buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

2

Johan Friedrich Wilhelm Prasse (AKA: Fred and Fritz)

b. October 15, 1841

Prussia, Germany

d. February 23, 1928

St. Louis, Missouri

m. May 22, 1865

St. Louis, Missouri

Anna Margor Eilermann (AKA: Annie)

b. ______________ __, 1843 or 44

Hanover, Germany

d. April 26, 1892

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: Fred immigrated to America in 1850 and was a carpenter by trade. Annie's mother was named Mary (b. 1822, Hanover, Germany) who was a washer woman. Annie's brother and sister_in_law were George and Theresa Eilermann. George was born in Missouri in May 1858. Theresa's parents were from Bohemia and she was born in March 1861 in Missouri. Annie had another brother named William (b. 1861, Missouri). In the 1880 Census, Fred and Annie lived at 1711 N. 12th St. in St. Louis. Fred died of pneumonia and is buried with Annie in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

3

Henry Prasse

b. ____________ __, 1866

Missouri

d. August 13, 1894

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: Henry worked in a liquor store in 1880 at the tender age of 14. He is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

3

Emma Prasse

b. ______________ __, 1868

Missouri

d. November 26, 1870

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: Emma died in early childhood and she is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

3

Mary(?) Prasse

b. ______________ __, 1870

Missouri

d. August 13, 1872

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: The grave marker in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, just lists M. Prasse and Mary is a guess.

3

William Prasse

b. ______________ __, 1874

Missouri

d. December 12, 1906

St. Louis, Missouri

NOTES: William is buried in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.

3

Cornelia Prasse

b. ______________ __, 1876

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

3

Clara Prasse

b. March 21, 1879

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: In 1900, Clara was living with her uncle, George Eilermann, and tagging tobacco for a living.

3

Fred W. Prasse

b. December __, 1882

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

m. ______________ __, 1910

Missouri

Lauretta Spelbrink

b. ______________ __, 1885

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Fred was listed as a salesman in both the 1900 and 1910 Census. Lauretta's parents were Louis (b. 1843) and Amelia (b. 1847) Spelbrink. They were both born in Germany. In 1910 Fred and Lauretta were living at her parents' house at 1321 Franklin Ave. in St. Louis, Missouri.

3

Rudolph Prasse

b. August __, 1887

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

__________

Fred remarried after Annie's death.

m. ______________ __, 1893

Missouri

Anna A. A. Moeller (AKA: Annie)

b. October 18, 1850

Germany

d. April 1, 1929

St. Louis, Missouri

No known children by this marriage.

NOTES: Anna immigrated in 1852. She was previously married and had a daughter, Adeline A. Moeller, who was born in August 1887 in Missouri. Annie had a total of five children by her previous marriage, four were still living in 1900. Annie died from a cerebral hemorrhage. She is buried with Fritz in St. Peter's Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri.


 

Clara Prasse

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

m. September 4, 1862

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Jacob Heid

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____


 

Wilhelmina Magdalene Prasse

b. July 28, 1880

Baden, Germany

d. ______________ __, _____

m. June 8, 1904

Roxbury, Massachusetts

William Edward Coombes

b. ______________ __, _____

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: Wilhelmina was the daughter of William Henry Prasse and Wilhelmina Ostermeyer.

 

Mary Prasse

b. February 26, 1874

Missouri

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: In the 1900 Census, Mary was a servant in the household of Charles Cobb in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother and father were born in Germany.

 

Rudolph Prasse

b. November 23, 1876

New York

d. ______________ __, _____

NOTES: The 1900 Census lists Rudolph as a street car conductor in St. Louis, Missouri. Both Rudolph's parents were born in Germany. Rudolph could possibly be the brother of Charles (NMI) Prasse of the New York Prasse family. The birth dates are compatible, however, it is believed that Rudolph moved to Indiana in the late 1920s or early 1930s.

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