For instance, a daughter of > Johann Haas would be Magdalena Haasin. Hi In Slovakia, the feminine version is HAASOVA. My grandmother and aunts used that version of the name, and when I went to Slovakia in 1998, my cousin introduced me to everybody as Amanda HAASOVA as well. I usually go by my husband's name which is very traditional Essex county, English name of Lovitt, and my cousin said that everybody would just laugh at it, so it was best to stick to my birth name. Amanda Haas Boulder, Western Australia

> I was told by a German lady librarian that haase was German for rabbit > "hare" and Haas without the "e" meant yeast. I was just going on what Dad told me. He was born in Slovakia and lived there until he was 21, then went to Germany for 3 years before coming to Australia. He was a HAAS. Amanda Haas Boulder Western Australia

> I was told by a German lady librarian that haase was German for rabbit > "hare" and Haas without the "e" meant yeast. > yeast is "hefe" ~~~Paul

I was told by a German lady librarian that haase was German for rabbit "hare" and Haas without the "e" meant yeast. Harold Haas

I am looking for Alfred Haas, father of Louisa Hass b.1863 in Allentown PA.

it is just the other way round: in German, HASS means "hate" whereas HAAS seems to be linked to the word "hare" (HASE). However, I am not a linguist, so the actual origins of the two names may be different. Best regards, Christina Behrendt At 06:43 08.11.2000 -0600, you wrote: >When I was in Germany during and immediately after WW II as an >Anmerican soldier, I was told by the Germans that HASS meant "hare" >and that HAAS meant "hate".. Can anyone clarify this ?? - Ken Haas >(Hass) > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "The Lovitts" <cread@wn.com.au> >To: <HAAS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 11:06 PM >Subject: [HAAS-L] Jewish families > > >> Apparently these organizations think HAAS is a >> > typically Jewish name.- Ken Haas >> >> >> It is a typically Jewish name. The meaning is "Hare", which is why >my Dad >> nicknamed Mum "Bunny" when he married her. The secondary meaning >states >> "Lower Germanic and Jewish surname". My ancestors came from Puchov >in >> northern Slovakia which of course was in Austria-Hungary in the >early days. >> They lived there for nearly all of the 19th century, my grandfather >was born >> there in 1879 but even his grandparents lived in that village and >they were >> all Jewish. >> >> Amanda Haas >> Boulder, Western Australia >> >> >> ============================== >> Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! >> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >> > > > >============================== >Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >

Apparently these organizations think HAAS is a > typically Jewish name.- Ken Haas It is a typically Jewish name. The meaning is "Hare", which is why my Dad nicknamed Mum "Bunny" when he married her. The secondary meaning states "Lower Germanic and Jewish surname". My ancestors came from Puchov in northern Slovakia which of course was in Austria-Hungary in the early days. They lived there for nearly all of the 19th century, my grandfather was born there in 1879 but even his grandparents lived in that village and they were all Jewish. Amanda Haas Boulder, Western Australia

1) "hass" is a German word for "hate" 2) "Hase" is a hare (and "Hasen" is reference to more than one) in German (& hares are similar to, but not the same as, rabbits -- they're larger, for one thing) 3) Hassenpfeffer is an entree prepared with hare (or rabbit): see http://www.ichef.com/golden-recipes/Meats/2172.html Quite delicious! 4) In The Netherlands, the names Haas and de Haas are both quite common. If a Dutchman asks you a question about something that you either don't know the answer to or simply don't wish to entangle yourself in his query, shrug him off with "Mijn naam is Haas" (My name is Haas), regardless of what your name really is. The Dutchman will understand that as "Don't ask me. I don't know anything." Anyone else will probably think you're weird. As to just why that means what it does to a Dutchman, please refer to my signature at the end of this message. PS: In Dutch, "ij" is pronounced much the same as "y". 5) In the 'old days', females in German regions were known by their fathers' last name with the suffix "-in" added. For instance, a daughter of Johann Haas would be Magdalena Haasin. When married, she would not take her husbands' name; she would be known as Magdalena Haasin, wife (Ger: frau; Fr: femme) of Michael Schmitt. 6) Well, what then is the meaning or origin of the name HAAS? A: see #4. ~~~Paul Haas

To be removed from the list you need to send a message to: HAAS-L-request@rootsweb.com with nothing in the message box except the word unsubscribe. Be sure to send it from the e-mail address that you subscribed from so the computer can find you. Be sure to remove any signature or tag lines. Then when you are ready to come back send a message to the same address with the word subscribe in the message box. We will miss you. Linda lhaasdav@mindspring.com Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c Interested in Construction? Check out my new book - "The Scopes of Work" at http://www.builderbooks.com/bbstore/index.icl ----- Original Message ----- From: <Naomi.Fichthorn@aventis.com> To: <HAAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:35 AM Subject: RE: [HAAS-L] Sound Off > Linda, > > Could you remove me, for the time being, from the Haas rootsweb loop? I > will be without e-mail for about a month and then will have a new e-mail > address in December. I would like to then reconnect at that time as I > enjoy reading all the messages that come through and find this a great tool > for those of us doing genealogy. > Naomi R. Fichthorn > Administrative Assistant > Regulatory Affairs Department > Aventis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer) > Telephone: 610/454-2362 > E-Mail: Naomi.Fichthorn@Aventis.com > > > ---------- > > From: Linda Haas Davenport[SMTP:lhaasdav@mindspring.com] > > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:43 AM > > To: HAAS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [HAAS-L] Sound Off > > > > Things have been a bit slow on the list so how about this? > > > > Rather than asking for a roll call - let's do something called a "sound > > off" > > > > List your earliest known person - his/her date of birth - county & state > > and key surnames in that same location that are connected. > > > > Then a list of the married couples you are looking for that descend from > > the > > 1st ancestor you listed - his & her date of birth - county & state (leave > > out the kids) > > > > End the e-mail with your name, e-mail address & homepage address (URL) if > > you have one. > > > > I'll send one to get us started. > > > > Linda > > > > lhaasdav@mindspring.com > > Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > > Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion > > List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c > > Interested in Construction? Check out my new book - "The Scopes of Work" > > at > > http://www.builderbooks.com/bbstore/index.icl > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 > > > > > ============================== > The only real-time collaboration tool that allows you and other family > members to create a FREE, password-protected family tree. > http://www.ancestry.com/oft/login.asp >

Linda, Could you remove me, for the time being, from the Haas rootsweb loop? I will be without e-mail for about a month and then will have a new e-mail address in December. I would like to then reconnect at that time as I enjoy reading all the messages that come through and find this a great tool for those of us doing genealogy. Naomi R. Fichthorn Administrative Assistant Regulatory Affairs Department Aventis Pharmaceuticals (formerly Rhone-Poulenc Rorer) Telephone: 610/454-2362 E-Mail: Naomi.Fichthorn@Aventis.com > ---------- > From: Linda Haas Davenport[SMTP:lhaasdav@mindspring.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 11:43 AM > To: HAAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HAAS-L] Sound Off > > Things have been a bit slow on the list so how about this? > > Rather than asking for a roll call - let's do something called a "sound > off" > > List your earliest known person - his/her date of birth - county & state > and key surnames in that same location that are connected. > > Then a list of the married couples you are looking for that descend from > the > 1st ancestor you listed - his & her date of birth - county & state (leave > out the kids) > > End the e-mail with your name, e-mail address & homepage address (URL) if > you have one. > > I'll send one to get us started. > > Linda > > lhaasdav@mindspring.com > Home.page http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~haas > Marion.Co.AR http://www.rootsweb.com/~armarion > List hostess for -h.a.a.s/l.e.w.a.l.l.e.n/w.a.s.h.i.n.g.t.o.n n.c > Interested in Construction? Check out my new book - "The Scopes of Work" > at > http://www.builderbooks.com/bbstore/index.icl > > > > > ============================== > The easiest way to stay in touch with your family and friends! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST1 >

Hi Ken, My name is Harriet Parke Haas Levesque, of Connecticut. I have two other sisters, Suzanne and Margaret. Margaret has always been called BUNNY, and Dad always told us that HAAS meant HARE. We are not Jewish, though people always asked if I was while I was growing up. My father's father was German Lutheran, and I was told that our branch of Haas came from the Nuremberg area. Had something to do with the Hussein (not sure of spelling) troops. My Dad was in the Navy during W.W.II. He was Frederick Peter Haas, born in New Rochelle, NY 10/16/11 and passed on September of 97. Harriet Harriet

My Dads told me that we came from the Nuremberg area. His family were German Lutheran. Mom and Dad nicknamed my sister Bunny. My Grandfather was John George Haas of Pennsylvania. He married Margaret McDevitt (Haas) They had: John George Haas, Frederick Peter Haas-my dad, Margaret Haas, and Charlotte Haas. My Dad Married Mary Helen Ackely Parke (Haas)-2/8/41 in New Haven Connecticut. They had: Suzanne Phyfe Haas Margaret McDevitt Haas Harriet Parke Haas Harriet Parke Haas Levesque

When I was in Germany during and immediately after WW II as an Anmerican soldier, I was told by the Germans that HASS meant "hare" and that HAAS meant "hate".. Can anyone clarify this ?? - Ken Haas (Hass) ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Lovitts" <cread@wn.com.au> To: <HAAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 11:06 PM Subject: [HAAS-L] Jewish families > Apparently these organizations think HAAS is a > > typically Jewish name.- Ken Haas > > > It is a typically Jewish name. The meaning is "Hare", which is why my Dad > nicknamed Mum "Bunny" when he married her. The secondary meaning states > "Lower Germanic and Jewish surname". My ancestors came from Puchov in > northern Slovakia which of course was in Austria-Hungary in the early days. > They lived there for nearly all of the 19th century, my grandfather was born > there in 1879 but even his grandparents lived in that village and they were > all Jewish. > > Amanda Haas > Boulder, Western Australia > > > ============================== > Search over 600 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

My father's family goes back at least three generations in the Darmstadt Germany area. Abraham Haas (b. 1805 Grohsbierau, Ger.) married Karoline VOHL Leopold Haas (b. 1844 Bessungen, Ger.) married Helene KAUFMANN Had 1 son Arthur and seven daughters. Arthur Haas (b. Oct. 9, 1880 Darmstadt, Ger.) married Claire Goldsmith in Ger. and came to the USA 1936 had 2 sons. both raised in Darmstadt. My dad was 13 when he came to US. His older brother came over earlier. We do not know the father of Abraham or if he had any siblings. We also do not know if Leopold had any siblings. Jon Haas jhaas@friend.ly.net Queenstown, MD USA ______________________________X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:33:35 +0800 From: "The Lovitts" <cread@wn.com.au> To: HAAS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <004d01c0488d$0aef08c0$0100000a@amanda> Subject: [HAAS-L] Jewish families Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Is anybody searching for, or had any luck searching for HAAS family lines who were Jewish? I notice a lot on the list with messages about Lutheran and Orthodox families with the name and I'm curious if anybody else had Jewish HAAS. My HAAS family come from Slovakia and were Jewish. Amanda Lovitt (nee HAAS) Boulder, Western Australia cread@wn.com.au

Is anybody searching for, or had any luck searching for HAAS family lines who were Jewish? I notice a lot on the list with messages about Lutheran and Orthodox families with the name and I'm curious if anybody else had Jewish HAAS. My HAAS family come from Slovakia and were Jewish. Amanda Lovitt (nee HAAS) Boulder, Western Australia cread@wn.com.au http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/research/lov01.html The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Flower Show http://www.perth.anglican.org/GCRegion/Goldfields/fs_home001.htm

My family name is actually HASS. However, along the way, it got changed to HAAS. As such, I receive lots of mail from Jewish organizations. Apparently these organizations think HAAS is a typically Jewish name.- Ken Haas ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Lovitts" <cread@wn.com.au> To: <HAAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 1:33 AM Subject: [HAAS-L] Jewish families > Is anybody searching for, or had any luck searching for HAAS family lines > who were Jewish? I notice a lot on the list with messages about Lutheran > and Orthodox families with the name and I'm curious if anybody else had > Jewish HAAS. My HAAS family come from Slovakia and were Jewish. > > Amanda Lovitt (nee HAAS) > Boulder, Western Australia > cread@wn.com.au > http://carmen.murdoch.edu.au/community/dps/research/lov01.html > The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Flower Show > http://www.perth.anglican.org/GCRegion/Goldfields/fs_home001.htm > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >

Dear Thyme, > I have a Maria Magdalena SCHERER b.14 APR 1760 d > 15 DEC 1815 m. Martin FREY b. 24 OCT 1748 d 23 > AUG 1834. They lived in Northampton and Lehigh Co.. > Is it possible there is a connection with your HAAS and S(c)HERER and my SCHERER and FREY/FRY? There certainly could be. I wish I knew enough to say! > I would like to find out more about Maria Magdalena > SCHERER's parents and family. I wish I could help you. But maybe we will find out something. I will look through my files to see if I have run across a Maria Magdalena SCHERER and will let you know in a couple of days (I will be out most of tomorrow). I agree with you that the later Bethlehem HAAS family doesn't seem to connect at this point. Nor do I recognize any of the Nanticoke HAASes. Thanks so much for writing! I will be in touch. Nancy ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

I have a Maria Magdalena SCHERER b.14 APR 1760 d 15 DEC 1815 m. Martin FREY b. 24 OCT 1748 d 23 AUG 1834 They lived in Northampton and Lehigh Co.. Is it possible there is a connection with your HAAS and S(c)HERER and my SCHERER and FREY/FRY? I would like to find out more about Maria Magdalena SCHERER's parents and family. I have 5 HAAS' from Bethlehem born in the early- to mid 1900s, but none that match any of your given names. They are: Carol Ann Floyd Harold Miriam Nancy ``````````````````````````````````````` I also have HAAS' on the other side of my family tree in Luzerne Co., mostly from W. Nanticoke and surrounding area towns. Charles HAAS who immigrated from Germany as the story goes and, fact: he died in W. Nanticoke, PA prior to 1930, maybe much earlier than that. He had atleast 3 children, possibly 4. Charles m. ? Mary m. SUTTON Frederick C. m. Mary M. FAUX in 1900 in W. Nanticoke, PA (Fred C. b. JAN 1877 d 1930) (Mary M. b. 6 OCT 1884 d. 1966) 4th son, if he exists, went out west, maybe California. Thyme

Looking for information on a Magalena Haas. I dont have much informaion her or her childen. What I now is she married a Wendzel Wellner and had aso Joseph Wellner. Joseph was born 4 JAN 1867 in St Engbert Bavarie, Germany and died 14 SEPT 1925 in Ottawa, Illinois. I dont know if there were any other children. I have no birth, death or marrriage dates on Magalena or Wendzel I got their names off of Josephs marriage license. Any information would be great because I have hit a brick wall. Thank You Jeannie green-eyed-gal1@webtv.net

Hello, Listers, I am looking for the origins and parents of my 2g-gparents, the above Edward HAAS (b. abt. 1815 in PA -- per several US Censuses; parents also born PA; d. 1880s in Easton, Northampton co., PA) and his wife Sarah S(C)HERER (b. abt. 1815 in PA -- per several US Censuses; parents also born PA; died after 1880 in Easton, Northampton co., PA). They first show up in the 1850 US census in Easton. He was a shoemaker/cordwainer. They had the following children: 1) Tilghman Francis HAAS/HASS, (my g-gfather) b. 1834 (who changed the spelling to HAWS and died in Knoxville, Knox co., TN in 1916. Married (1) Frances "Fanny" SCHOONMAKER and (2) Amelia SMITH SEAMANS (my g-gmother). 2)Mary Ann HAAS/HASS, born 1837; drowned in Lehigh River, 1852; 3) Maria Louisa HAAS/HASS, born 1840; married 1859 in Easton, Northampton co., PA, Edward WERTLEY ( B. ABT. 1835, Port Carbon, Schuylkill co., PA; died in Civil War.) 4) Albert A. HAAS/HASS, born 1842; was Baptist missionary to Burma; married to UNKNOWN; died 1877 in Knoxville, Knox co., TN; 5) Emma HAAS/HASS, born 1845; nothing more known of her; 6) Camilla Elmira, born 1847, died 1849; 7) Sabina Amelia, born 1850, died 1851. Does anyone have any information on this family? They have been my "brick wall" for 35 years. I know that Edward may have been my 2g-gfather's middle name. I have not found any "Edward Haas/Hass/Hasse" or "___ Edward", etc. baptized or married in Northampton or Lehigh counties in his time frame and have no idea where I might look farther afield. The names of their sons don't give me much of a clue, either. A great big thanks to anyone who might help!! Regards, Nancy ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.