If you want more info go to the URL listed with the message 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 ----- Original Message ----- From: <volunteer> To: <lhaasdav@mindspring.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 12:10 PM Subject: PML Search Result matching Haas > ============================================================ > A result of your requested PML search. To refine or cancel this > search, please visit http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > ============================================================ > Source: GC-Germany / Deutschland Biographies > URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/Germany/GeneralBios?read=377 > Subject: HAAS, Henry 1835- > > > Surname: Haas, Toms > ------------------------- > > History of Scott County, Iowa 1882 Chicago: Interstate Publishing Co. > > Henry Hass, grain dealer, was born in Holstein, Germany, May 15, 1835. > In 1855 he left his home and came to the States, coming in a sailing vessel, > being nine weeks and three days making the voyage. Landed in New York, > thence to Davenport. In early life worked as a miller for a couple of years. > His father being a carpenter and joiner he learned that trade, which he > followed after coming to this county. Mr. Hass is the pioneer grain dealer > in Davenport. In 1861 he married Maggie Toms. She was born in Holstein. > By this union there were seven children, five of whom are living, four > sons and one daughter, viz.: Rudolph, Clara, Hugo, Alfred and Otto. When > Mr. Hass came to this country he borrowed $40 to come with, and when he > landed had but $2.50 in his pocket. But instead of sitting down went to > work, and the end of the first year after arriving had paid his debt of > $40 and had some money besides. Mr. Hass is now one of the well-to-do business > men of Davenport. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Turner and Shooting > Societies. Mrs. Hass died Oct. 14, 1881, leaving a family of five children > and husband to mourn her loss.