Johann KLAASSEN^[1]

1816 - 1887  (70 years)

• Name	Johann KLAASSEN
  Born	11 Oct 1816	Tiege, Molotschna Colony, South Russia
  Gender	Male
  History	They lived in the village of Petershagen, Molotschna. However, I think he was actually born in Tiege, since his parents lived there in 1816! His wife was from Petershagen according to Klaassen records. Klaassen records show his year of death as 1888.
  Immigration	29 Jun 1877	Vaderland; Philadelphia   [2]
  Reference Number	036jo
  Died	22 Jul 1887	Buhler, Reno, Kansas   [3]
  Person ID	I30474	Reid Family | Lynn's side of the family
  Last Modified	6 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Johann Johann KLAASSEN,   b. 19 Jul 1785,   d. 28 Oct 1841, Tiegerweide, Molotschna Colony, South Russia  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Aganetha REGIER,   b. 28 Aug 1793, Neunhuben, Gross Werder, West Prussia ,   d. 24 Dec 1863, Schaeferei, Molotschna Colony, South Russia  (Age 70 years)
  Married	28 Sep 1811  [4]
  Family ID	F12403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna JANTZEN,   b. 24 Aug 1820, Petershagen, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 31 Oct 1885, Kansas  (Age 65 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1839	Petershagen, Molotschna Colony, South Russia   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Aganetha KLASSEN,   b. 20 Aug 1844, Petershagen, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 26 Sep 1928, Garden City, Finney, Kansas  (Age 84 years) + 2. Anna KLAASSEN,   b. 8 Jul 1865, Tiegerweide, Molotschna Colony, South Russia ,   d. 27 Jan 1946, Inman, McPherson, Kansas  (Age 80 years)
  Ships		S.S. Vaderland-1873 Built by Palmers Shipbuilding & Iron Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne. She was a 2,748 gross ton ship, length 320.5ft x beam 38.5ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 13 knots. Launched on 21st Aug.1872 for the Red Star Line of Antwerp, she sailed from Antwerp on her maiden voyage to Falmouth, Halifax and Philadelphia on 20th Jan.1873. On 25th Mar.1873 she started her first Antwerp - Philadelphia direct sailing and on 29th Nov.1876 commenced her first Antwerp - New York voyage. Between 1877-87 she sailed between Antwerp and New York or Philadelphia, starting her last New York voyage on 26th Oct.1887, subsequently sailing to Philadelphia until in March 1889 she was sold to French owners and renamed GEOGRAPHIQUE. She was sunk in collision in Oct.1889.
  Family ID	F21390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 22 Jul 1887 - Buhler, Reno, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Genealogical Registry and Database of Mennonite Ancestry (GRANDMA 3.0), (Published by the Genealogy Project Committee of the California Mennonite Historical Society; 4824 East Butler Avenue, Fresno, California 93727-5097; Phone (559) 453-2225). [S109] Brothers in Deed to Brothers in Need, compiled and edited by Clarence Hiebert, (published by Faith and Life Press, Newton, Kansas, 1974.), Pg. 321. [S56] Mennonite Brethren Gemeindebuch (Corn, Oklahoma), (Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies; Fresno, CA; Hillsboro, KS; Winnipeg, Manitoba). [S51] Family Charts, by Alan F. Peters.