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BLAASE Andrew W. "Andy", Jr.[1]
Male 1883 - 1932


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  • Suffix  Jr. 
    Nickname  Andy 
    Birth  1 Sep 1883  [2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Census  18 Jun 1900  Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    1900 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois 
    • Andy Blasse (sic) was 58, born in January 1848 in Germany. He has been married 29 years, and his wife was the mother of nine, seven of whom were still living. He had immigrated in 1860 and was a farmer. His household included his wife Webeka, age 44, born in October 1856 in Germany. She had immigrated im 1864; children Tenna, age 22, born in May 1878, employed as a servant; Phebe, age 19, born in March 1881, employed as a servant; «b»Andrew Jr.,«/b» age 16, born in September 1884, farm laborer; John, age 15, born in April 1885, farm laborer; George, age 12, born in May 1888, farm laborer; William, age 6, born in March 1894; and Carl H., age 3, born in February 1897. The children were all born in Illinois.
    Resided  20 Jun 1907  Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Andy's son, Roy, was born in Mexico, Missouri in June 1907.
    Census  16 Apr 1910  Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    1910 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois 
    • George Blaase was 21, born in Illinois. He was not married, and was a farmer. George was head of a household that included his brother, «b»Andy«/b», age 26, a farmer born in Illinois, and Andy's wife, Anna, age 22, born in Illinois, married four years, mother of four, two of whom were still living; and their two sons, Roy, age 3, born in Illinois, and Leonard, age 1, born in Missouri.
    Resided  1918  Bourbon Twp, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1918 Prairie Farmer's Directory listed Andy and his family, consisting of his wife, Anna (Sievers), and children Roy and Leonard. He was a tenant on a 12 acre farm in Section 18 owned by Hans Jahns, and had been a resident of the county since 1885.
    Census  2 Jan 1920  Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1920 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois 
    • Andy Blaase was 36, born in Illinois. He was a farmer and head of a household that included his wife, Anna, age 32, born in Illinois; and children Roy, age 12, born in Missouri; and Leonard, age 11, born in Illinois.
    Buried  Mar 1932  Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died  13 Mar 1932  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 8, 9] 
    Person ID  I15667  Wheeler
    Last Modified  26 Jul 2010 

    Father  BLAASE Andreas "Andrew", Sr.,   b. 10 Jan 1848, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1921, Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  VON LANKEN Wiebke Margarethe "Phoebe",   b. 15 Oct 1853, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1929, Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  25 Nov 1871  Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Alt. Marriage  25 Nov 1873 
    Family ID  F3545  Group Sheet

    Family  SIEVERS Anna,   b. 11 Dec 1887, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1967, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  13 Dec 1905  Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9, 10] 
    Marriage License  13 Dec 1905  Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Andrew W. Blaase, age 22 of Garrett, Illinois and Anna Sievers, age 18 of Mexico, Missouri.
    Children 
    >1. BLAASE Roger Lee,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >2. BLAASE LeRoy "Roy",   b. 20 Jun 1907, Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1984, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. BLAASE Leonard,   b. 5 Nov 1908, Garrett Township, Douglas County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1995, Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified  21 Sep 2008 
    Family ID  F3677  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
    		Event
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 18 Jun 1900 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 13 Dec 1905 - Tuscola, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - 13 Dec 1905 - Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 20 Jun 1907 - Mexico, Audrain County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 16 Apr 1910 - Garrett, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResided - 1918 - Bourbon Twp, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 U.S. Federal Census of Illinois - 2 Jan 1920 - Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Mar 1932 - Arthur Cemetery, Arthur, Douglas County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Mar 1932 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • In 1918, The Farmers' Review published the following information about Andrew Blaase and family:
      «b»
      *Blaase, Andrew W. (Anna) Ch Roy, Leonard, Arthur Rt 4, tel Arthur, twp Bourbon, Sec 19 T120a Hans Jones (1914) «/b»

      This indicates that Andrew owned a car, his wife was Ann, and children were Roy and Leonard. They were tenants on 120 acres owned by Hans Jones, and had lived there since 1914. [12]

  • Sources 
    1. [S931] Letter from Clements, Mabel (Blaase) 27 Oct 2000, Mabel (Blaase) Clements Mrs. Mabel Clements, 18665 W. Benard Dr., Apt. 289, San Diego, CA 92127.

    2. [S925] Letter from Cornwell, Virginia (Blaase), Virginia (Blaase) Cornwell, (The letter included a number of Family Group Sheets.).

    3. [S944] Census, Illinois, 1900, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.), Year: 1900; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T623_297; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 54. (Reliability: 3), 26 Jul 2010.

    4. [S960] Douglas Co. (Illinois) Cemetery Supplement, (Compiled by Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution; Tuscola, Illinois: 1983), p. 32 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1080] Census, Illinois, 1920, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625, 2,076 rolls.), Year: 1910; Census Place: Garrett, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T624_285; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 93; Image: 415. (Reliability: 3), 9 May 2010.

    6. [S1080] Census, Illinois, 1920, Douglas Co., (Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920. T625, 2,076 rolls.), Year: 1920;Census Place: Bourbon, Douglas, Illinois; Roll T625_305; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 7. (Reliability: 3), 10 May 2010.

    7. [S2327] Illinois, Douglas Co, Arthur Cemetery, Sturgell, Dolores and Hortense Biggs, (A Bi-Centennial Project of Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution: 1971), p. 29 (Reliability: 3), 6 May 2010.
      Blaase, Andy W. 1884-1932; Anna 1887-1967

    8. [S957] Douglas County, Illinois Cemeteries, (Compiled by Stephen A. Douglas Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution), Vol. X, Nr. 3, p. 16 (Reliability: 3), 26 Nov 2000.
      Administrative Record I

    9. [S1850] World Vital Records, (Accessed at www.worldvitalrecords.com), Small Town Papers Collection (Reliability: 3), 21 Sep 2008.
      Arthur, Illinois Graphic-Clarion, p. 2, 19 January 1967.

    10. [S970] Douglas Co, Illinois Marr Index pre-1916 (Males), County Clerk, Douglas County, Illinois, (Family History Library film 1293660, Item 6), Reg. 3, p. 69; Rec. 5, p. 16 (Reliability: 3), 9 Dec 2000.

    11. [S919] Douglas Co, Illinois Marriage Licenses 1894-1911, Douglas County Clerk, (FHL film 1295956, Item #3).

    12. [S1846] Illinois, Coles & Douglas Co's, The Farmers' Review, (Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : The Farmers' Review, 1918. Accessed on 20 Sep 2008 at www.archive.org), p. 89 (Reliability: 3), 20 Sep 2008.



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