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Katharina Jansen Classen

Female 1860 - 1937  (77 years)


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  • Name Katharina Jansen Classen  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Born 16 Feb 1860  Southern Russia, Near the Black Sea, at Nikopol Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] 
    Gender Female 
    Arrival 1874  [2, 7, 10, 12] 
    Arrival 1880  [4] 
    Age: 20 
    Race White  [3, 4] 
    Religion Mennonite # 318749 
    Residence Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1880  Cub Creek, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1885  Cub Creek, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 25 
    Residence 1900  Cub Creek, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Residence 1910  Cub Creek, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1920  Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1930  Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 70; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother 
    Residence 1937  Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 13 Aug 1937  Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6, 8, 11] 
    Buried 16 Aug 1937  Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 11, 13] 
    • Jansen Cemetery, Find A Grave Memorial# 74907059
    Person ID I8342  Clark Benscoter
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 

    Father Jacob Klassen,   b. 22 Jul 1832, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1898, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Katharina Jansen,   b. 27 Aug 1838, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1890, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 18 Aug 1857  Russia Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Family ID F538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Isaac Braun Friesen,   b. 14 Sep 1858, Neukirch, Molotschna, Russia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1929, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1879  Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Margaret Classen Friesen,   b. 11 Mar 1900, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1977, Hemet, Riverside, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     2. Henry C Friesen,   b. 3 Jun 1889, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
     3. Abraham C Friesen,   b. 16 May 1887, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1975, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)  [natural]
     4. Katherine Friesen,   b. 11 Oct 1892, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1979, Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  [natural]
     5. George C Friesen,   b. 7 Mar 1891, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1957, Rock Falls, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)  [natural]
     6. Jacob C Friesen,   b. 4 Feb 1881, Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 May 1959, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)  [natural]
     7. Katie Friesen,   b. 1884,   d. 1884  (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     8. John K Friesen,   b. 8 Sep 1885, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1963, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
     9. Isaac C Friesen,   b. 10 Dec 1882, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1950, Arcadia, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     10. Frank C Friesen,   b. 12 Aug 1894, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1968, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F2536  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Dec 1879 - Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Age: 70; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother - 1930 - Fairbury, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1937 - Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 13 Aug 1937 - Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Aug 1937 - Jansen, Jefferson, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Burial: Jansen, Nebraska.
      Religion: Mennonite # 318749

      Catherine Janzen Classen was born in South Russia on Feb. 28, 1860 daughter of Jacob and Katharina Janzen Classen.
      At the age of 14 she immigrated to America with her parents ,and several siblings on Aug 27th 1874 aboard the S. S. Cimbria arriving New York, New York, then settling northeast of Fairbury, Neb.
      She was united in marriage to Isaac B Friesen on Dec 26th 1879. They were excepted into the Reformed Mennonite Church in 1887, and were baptized. She remained a faithful member the rest of her life. To this union 10 children were born.
      After her husbands death she made her home with her son George in Sterling IL. She passed away suddenly Fri. Aug 13th, 1937 at the home of her son Abe.
      Catherine had 2 services one at the Reformed Mennonite Church in Sterling, then the body was shipped to Ebenezer Church in Jansen Neb were a 2nd service was held. She is survived by her 10 children.

  • Sources 
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      Record for Isaak B Friesen

    3. [S94] Nebraska, State Census Collection, 1860-1885, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), National Archives and Records Administration; Nebraska State Census; Year: 1885; Series/Record Group: M352; County: Jefferson; Township: Cub Creek; Page: 10.
      Record for Katrina Friesen

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      Record for Kathrin Friesen

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      Record for Isaac B Friesen

    8. [S60] Millennium File, Heritage Consulting, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2003;), Database online.
      Record for Margaret Classen Friesen

    9. [S225] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Cub Creek, Jefferson, Nebraska; Roll: 750; Family History Film: 1254750; Page: 587C; Enumeration District: 284; Image: 0621.
      Record for Isaac Friessen

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      Record for Isaac B Friesen

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      Record for Kathrin Friesen

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