HAS IT BEEN 30 YEARS?

Thirty years ago today our son Benjamin Fredric Haas went to join the angels in heaven.

I am not sad!! I see him as running through fields of wildflowers. Stopping once in a while to smell them.

Benjamin Fredric Haas Celebrating his Christmas at Grandpa and Grandma Herrick's in Atlanta, Michigan. Either at Thanksgiving time or Christmas of 1981. This is one of the last pictures we have of him.

 He died of SIDS. I don't know if they will ever really know what causes it. But at least he was in no pain or did not suffer. It was a very sad time for Walt, Jesse, David, myself and Walt's Mom and Step-Dad. But knowing that he did not suffer was such a comfort to us. Hard to understand why God chose to take him but I have heard that sometimes God does this when he sees something he doesn't want someone to experience.

He was always a very happy little boy. I called him my little angel so many times and now he is my little angel in heaven.

You are always in our hearts and thoughts. Someday we will all be joining you up there in heaven!!!

Allan Haas Family about 1891

Here is more details on the photo I posted yesterday in Wordless Wednesday.

This picture was sent to us from Marty Haas (a son of Albert and Lucille Haas) a few years ago on a CD he made of some of the family pictures.

This picture was taken about 1891.

Allan is holding onto Daniel Isaac, Mary Anna Marie (Klein) has Susanna sitting on her lap. I'm not sure where the picture was taken.

Just a note on Mary in some records I have her as Mary Anna, Mary Anne, Anna Marie, Anne Marie and possibly a few others. It is probably because of how some referred to her.

This is definitely a family treasure. And I must say not a bad looking family either.


I just love Old Family Pictures. Doesn't matter whose they are, they are all treasures for sure!!!!

The Haas Family Tree is now on WikiTree

I added a page for The Haas Family Tree.

I wanted to put it in the tree format but it kept going to my other format of tree. I don't want to have to setup a new one Family or whatever I would have to do to get it into the tree style. It's been a little bit of a trial and error. When I was adding new family members their locations (for my not living family members) were not showing up on The Haas Family Tree. Oh well, I started losing patience and quit for now.


So for now Benjamin, Walt, his Dad and Mom, and 2 sisters I think are on there. It seems my patience today is not good. Hopefully it will improve because I usually have a lot of Patience. Poor George isn't on there yet. Guess maybe I better go back and get him added. I can't even imagine what problems I may have adding the additional grandparents. Hopefully I will get this down pat. I have several to add.

I have Marriage records and Census records for some. Not sure how to add them or if I can.

I have to have my Legacy Family Tree open at the same time so I can get the information I from there to add on my WikiTree. I didn't upload a Gedcom because I have so much fixing to do and didn't want to enter wrong information. Oh well Onward and Upward.

Just added BlogTalkRadio

Wasn't sure which one I should put in soooo I put the button and Multi-player in. I was actually listen to the last one. It was pretty interesting.

I added the Mocavo.com search engine to my site. That seems pretty good. Only was on there for a few minutes.

Haven't got my Dropbox all setup yet to do my backups. Still need to erase my passport drive and put my Legacy Family Tree data, pictures, etc. on it. I must quit procrastinating and get it done.

Had to rearrange where I had things plugged into my computer so I could use the USB extension on my Cradlepoint router to plug my Alltel USB internet card into it. Sure wish that they made all the USB devices the same size and that the computer manufacturers would put a little more space between ports. So far today I have not lost cradlepoint. Hope I just didn't jinx myself!!!!

I got a little indexing last night. First time I did any since they started to move to bigger computers, etc. I was able to do it with no problems. I only downloaded 1 batch to try it. Haven't run into any known relatives while indexing yet. But I do enjoy doing it plus it helps get more of it out there for someone else to use.

There is quite a bit of difference between indexing for FamilySearch and Ancestry.com. FamilySearch lets me put the highlights on the document I am indexing so I know I'm in right spot but I can't do that in Ancestry.com or if I can haven't figured it out.

I just wish that when we are searching we could see all the actual documents. Last night while working on my Legacy Family Tree trying to see how Catherine Geddes might be related to Jannis Haas I did a search on FamilySearch.org for Geddes and Haas names in Canada Census records in Egremont. No images available and it doesn't list who was in household for most of the census records, doesn't give Family Id or Household ID or line Reference. Only information for that person. So I am having a hard time with relationship. I did find a family of Gedis that had a Catherine. Eventually maybe I will find the relationship. I was also looking in Ontario records for births, marriages, census along with canada births, marriages, etc. But then was getting to tired to concentrate.

Still looking for more information on my Grandpa Pember's family. His dad was married several times. My Grandpa's mother was Christina Sauer or Sauers and his father was Matelon James Pember. Can't find a marriage record for them or a birth record for Matelon or my Grandpa Arnold Matelon Pember. My mom told me that someone had told my Grandpa that his mother died shortly after giving birth to him and that he had been named Joseph I think she said and his Dad changed his name to Arnold and took him from the hospital. Eventually with all the new records going in all the time maybe I will finally find documents for them. My search continues.

Oh well enough for now. Must get busy doing something. I have a bunch of pictures to put in album that keeps staring at me. Been trying to organize them by person when possible.

Looks like fog is rolling in.

Back at a later time. Have a great evening everyone.

Benjamin Frederic Haas My Story

Benjamin was only with us for only a short time. But what a joy he was to everyone that knew him.

I was born April 17, 1981 on Good Friday at the Lewiston Clinic, in Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan. My brothers, Jesse and David Clampitt, waited in the waiting room while my Dad was in the delivery room with mom waiting for my arrival. A while after I was born My Dad took my brothers to Grandpa and Grandma Herricks in the truck and Grandma Bea and My Dad came back to get mom and I in Grandma Bea's car.

That was a great weekend. Most of the family came up to my Grandpa Jack and Bea Herricks house for Easter. Some were there when Grandma Bea, My Dad Walter Haas, My Mom Sharon Clampitt got there. The rest of the family came up on Saturday.

When we got to Grandma and Grandpa Herricks, Grandma Bea went in ahead of us and said "Look what the Easter Bunny brought!"

My Cousin Canda Hickey is looking up at Grandma Bea holding me!!!

April 17, 1981 at Grandma Bea and Grandpa Jack Herricks in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan. They lived way back in the woods.











Mom and I bonding in Grandma Bea's bed. She said she don't give her bed up but she would make an exception.

Been a busy day! Thanks Aunt Eve!!!.

Time for bed. Grandma Bea cleaned out one of dresser drawers and made me a nice comfy bed.

Busy, busy the next two days!!!

On Saturday Aunt Bonnie has to take mom and me into Gaylord to the hospital and have our blood checked and me checked out by hospital just to make sure everything is A OKAY!!! Mom has RH Neg Blood and has to get her shot. Then we have to stop back at our house on Airport Rd in Atlanta and get me some clothes and mom has to make her salad for Sunday Dinner.

Here's my Dad Walter Daniel Haas, Mom Sharon Clampitt and little ol' me, Benjamin Frederic Haas.

My brothers David Michael Clampitt and Jesse Arnold Clampitt, Jesse is holding me.

Mom is over in chair, Aunt Bonnie Haas is holding me, my cousins Heather Herrick, Theresa McGrath, and Danny Hickey.

This Easter Bunny is bigger than me, but he's just fine to lean on.

Let's see we have Aunt Eve's Elbow, Aunt Theresa Herrick and Aunt Kathy McGrath are out in the kitchen oh and there's ChiChi (Aunt Bonnie's dog), Grandma Bea holding me, I think that's Theresa McGrath behind Grandma Bea, then Canda Hickey with fingers in her mouth, and Kimberly McGrath with her eyes shut.

Dad has his arm around mom, and Aunt Evelyn Hickey is holding me.

Here's Kimberly McGrath in back of Theresa McGrath, Uncle Clement McGrath holding me and Canda Hickey.

A group shot of a bunch of my cousins- Back Row- left to right - Danny Hickey, Kimberly McGrath, Michelle Haas, Clement McGrath holding me, Middle Row -left to right - Heather Herrick, Theresa McGrath, Jeremy Herrick, Jesse Clampitt, Front Row - left to right - Nicole Herrick, Cortney Herrick, Canda Hickey, and David Clampitt.

While we were living on Airport Rd. Dad and Mom open up Great Northern Baits in Downtown Atlanta, Michigan. They rented the building from Gayle Ferguson. They bought her craft inventory and also added sandwiches and pizza's from Tony's Pizza truck, potato chips and a few candy bars.

It wasn't too long and we moved into Gayle Ferguson's house right next door to the store. I used to try to stay awake to play with my brothers when they got home from school, but always fell asleep just a little bit before they got home. They used to argue over me and did alot with me.

Grandma Bea one night on her way to Bingo stopped and bought a candy bar and fed it to me. It sure was good but I was a mess. Sorry no pictures available. She said "I've waited a long time to do that", as she laughed on her way out the door.

Uncle George Haas used to stop in quite frequently and have lunch. He would walk back and forth in front of me as he was eating, I would open my mouth waiting for a bite, but he never gave me any. I couldn't eat that kind of food yet.

I preferred food from the table not baby food, although the fruit and desserts were pretty good and I liked the cereals especially if mom mixed fruit in with it. In the following 2 pictures Aunt Theresa Herrick is feeding me baby food. It was ok as long as it was the fruits and dessert but the vegetables Yuck! I would gag. She tried tricking me a couple of times but it didn't matter. Give me Tators and vegetable all mashed up and I was a happy camper.

It ain't gonna work trying to sneak those jar veggies in.

These next few pictures are the last pictures we have and they were taken either around Thanksgiving time (because we celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas and deer season all at the same time) or Christmas of 1981.

On Jan 19, 1982 Our Lord and Savior called me home. I died peacefully in my sleep of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

I was buried in the spring when the ground had thawed in the cemetery on M-32 in Atlanta, Montmorency County, Michigan.

I have since been enjoying the reunion with some of family and friends. My Grandma Bea, My Grandpa Jack, My Great Mammy Gibbs, My Great Grandpa Pember, and recently My Aunt Sherry, just to mention a few. We are having a great time up here. I'm running thru the wildflowers having a grand time enjoying the company of friends, family and Our Lord.

Surname: Haas Updated.

Some Haas Family History From Jacob Haas down to US!!!!

I found an Isaac Haas who was married to a Fannie Newman (Neuman). They were both from Pennsylvania but were living in Canada when their children were born. They had several children one of which was a son Allen Haas. I believe that Isaac Haas is my husband's Great Great Grandpa. One of his Grandpa's came from Germany so I am trying to figure out who he is.

If this is the right link to his family Allen (also found spelled Allan) Haas married Anna Marie (other names I have found for her are Anna Mary, Anne, Mary Anne) Klein and they moved to Rust Township, Montmorency County, Michigan, USA where they settled down and raised their family.

Here's what I have so far for the Haas Family Line:

Jacob Haas was born Jul 28, 1802 in Pennsylvania. He is of Swiss descent. He arrived in Waterloo, Canada in 1827 from Deep Run, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He live with Christian Shantz where he rented a shop and made boots and shoes. A few years later he met Nancy Keller, the daughter of John and Magdalena (Shuh) Keller. After they were married they moved on the old "Keller Farm" (her father's farm) and Jacob took up farming and working at his shoemaking. They resided there until about 1848 when they moved on Daniel Burkholder's place, a few miles north east of Bloomingdale. From here they moved near Jacob Gole's farm, one mile north of Breslau, where Jacob died, May 31, 1863 in Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Jacob's wife Nancy Keller was born August 2, 1816 (in either Canada or under name Anna Keller in Pennsylvania, USA). After Jacob died she moved in with her son Isaac, who resided in Waterloo. She died December 22, 1865 in Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

[The name Anna Keller was in Magdalena's Family Group Sheet Family ID F2073]

 [A notation in Ezra E. Eby's book cited below has this information was given by Mrs. Dennis Devitt of Berlin - Nancy Keller, was born in 1817 ....They had a family of eight children, namely Magdalena who married John Heppler, Lydia who married John Ahruf, Henry who married Miss Derling, Isaac who married Fannie Neuman, Jacob, Mary who married John Wiegand, Nancy and Moses who married Anna Schmidt. please note I have not copied the notation as it was written but only used excerpts, trying not to duplicate information only stating differences.]

 (Ezra E. Eby, The Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships (Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., Ezra E. Eby, (Berlin, Ontario, 1895))

I found the 1851 Canada Census in the Province of Canada West (Ontario), District of Waterloo County, District Number 38, Sub-District of Waterloo, Sub-District Number 360 Page Number 79 Document at Library and Archives Canada Film Number: C_11754 where it shows on:
Line 17 Jacob Haas, Male, Age 49, Estimated Birth Year 1802, Birthplace of Pennsylvania

1. Jacob Haas b. Jul 28, 1802 Pennsylvania, USA d. May 31, 1863 Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Married Nancy Keller b. Aug 2, 1816 Canada d. Dec 22, 1865 Waterloo Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2-1. Magdalena Haas  b. Jan 30,1833 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. Jun 27, 1863 Wilmot Twp,   Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
     Married John Heppler b. May 8, 1834 in Baden, Germany d. Aug 5, 1903
          3-1. Catharine Heppler
          3-2. Nancy Heppler
          3-3. Martin Heppler b. Sep 4, 1862 Wilmot Twp, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2-2. Abraham Haas
2-3. Lydia Haas
       Married John Orf or Ahruf
2-4. Henry Haas d. Nov 10, 1874 Canada
       Married Mary Garling or Derling
2-5. Isaac Haas b. Nov 1838 Ontario, Canada d. Feb 25, 1896 Egremont, Grey, Ontario, Canada
       Married Fannie Neuman or Newman (Veronica Newman) b. 1838 Pennsylvania, USA
            3-1 Allan (Allen) J Haas b. Sep 1863 Waterloo, Ontario, Canada d. aft Apr 14, 1930 Rust Twp, Montmorency County, Michigan USA
                Married Aug 13, 1885 Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, USA Mary Ann Klein b. Oct 30 1866 Ayton, Ontario, Canada (note other names found by are Ann Maria, Anna, Anna Maria, Anna Marie, Anna Mary, Mary, Mary Anne Klein)
                     4-1. Daniel Isaac Haas b. Jan 13 1887 Rust, Montmorency, Michigan USA d. Dec 25, 1956 Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, USA
                             Married Dec 12 1917 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan USA Effie M Hare b. Sep 6, 1889 Fredrick Twp, Crawford Co, Michigan, USA
                                  5-1. Daniel J Haas b. Jan 1, 1926 Hillman, Montmorency, Michigan USA d. Oct 23, 1983 Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
                                          Married Jan 24, 1948 Hillman, Montmorency, Michigan, USA Beatrice Rose Newton b. Jul 13, 1927 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA d. Mar 11, 2005 Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
                                              6-1. Bonnie Haas
                                                          7-1. Michelle Haas
                                                                  Married Anthony LaRock Divorced
                                                                        8-1. Anthony J. LaRock
                                                                        8-2. Kyle LaRock
                                                                        8-3. Elizabeth Haas
                                                      Married Donald Jones
                                              6-2. Evelyn Haas
                                                      Married Michael Hickey
                                                            7-1. Daniel W. Hickey
                                                            7-2. Canda Hickey
                                                                        8-1. Cora Rose Hickey
                                                                        8-2. Brea Hickey
                                                                        8-3. Jaya Hickey
                                                                    Married Apr 25, 2009 Joel Martin Lindke
                                              6-3. Walter Daniel Haas
                                                      Married Nov 27, 1982 Sharon Page Evans Clampitt
                                                            7-1. Benjamin Frederic Haas b. Apr 17, 1981 Lewiston, Montmorency, Michigan, USA d. Jan 19, 1982 Atlanta, Montmorency, Michigan, USA
                                              6-4. Barbara Jean Haas b. 1957 d. 1957
                                              6-5. George Haas
                                  5-2. Mary Sybil Haas b. 1922 Atlant, Montmorency, Michigan, USA d.
                                          Married Jun 5, 1948 Hillman, Montmorency, Michigan, USA Wilbur Pershing Manier b. 1919 Atlanta, Montmorency, Michigan, USA
                                               6-1. Joan Manier
                                               6-2. Jean Manier
                                  5-3. Albert Haas
                                          Married Lucille Rotolante
                                                6-1. Susan Haas
                                                6-2. Steven Haas
                                                6-3. Martin Haas
                                                6-4. Debbie Haas
                                                6-5. Kathy Haas
                     4-2. Susanna Haas b. Sep 2, 1888 Rust Twp, Montmorency, Michigan, USA
                             Married Jun 12, 1924 Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA Dougal Macmillan b. 1888 Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
                     4-3. Charles Albert Haas b. Sep 21, 1892 Rust, Montmorency, Michigan USA
                             Married Bet 1928 and 1929 Mae N. Kurtz b. Bet 1896 and 1897, Michigan, USA
                                   5-1. Elayne M Haas b. Aug 31, 1931 Hillman, Montmorency, Michigan, USA d. Jul 30, 2003 Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
                                           Married 1962 Robert Morrison
                                                6-1. Kelly Morrison
                                                        Married Robert Feld
                                                              7-1. Lydia Feld
                                                              7-2. Bobby Feld
                                               6-2.  Kathryn Morrison
                     4-4. Walter A. Haas b. Aug 16, 1901 Rust Twp, Montmorency, Michigan, USA d. Aft apr 14, 1930
            3-2 Alfred Haas b. 1866 Ontario, Canada
                   Married Elizabeth Sine
                         4-1. Mary Jane Haas b. 1906 Egremont, Grey, Ontario, Canada d. Oct 1, 1915 Egremont, Grey, Ontario, Canada
            3-3 Adeline Haas b. 1866 Ontario, Canada
            3-4 Edward (Edwin) Haas b. Mar 1868 Ontario, Canada
                   Married Mar 24, 1897 Egremont Twp, Ontario, Canada Rachel Henderson b. 1874
                         4-1. Edna Haas b. 1900 Ontario, Canada
                         4-2. Alexander Haas b. 1902 Ontario, Canada
                         4-3. Isabell Haas b. 1909 Ontario, Canada
                         4-4. Allan Haas b. 1911 Ontario, Canada
            3-5 Susana Haas b. 1868 Ontario, Canada d. Oct 21, 1935 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
                   Married Albert Hart
            3-6 Mary Ann Haas b. 1873 Ontario, Canada
            3-7 William Henry Haas b. Oct 1878 Ontario, Canada
                   Married Jun 25, 1902 Egremont Twp, Ontario, Canada  Jane Henderson b. Sep 18 1877 Egremont Twp, Ontario, Canada d. Sep 19, 1910 Egremont, Grey, Ontario, Canada
                       4-1. Addie Haas b. Oct 1905, Ontario, Canada
                       4-2. Reobina Haas b. Dec 1907 Ontario, Canada
2-6. Jacob Haas b. 1840 d. 1868
2-7. Mary Haas b. Aug 28, 1842 Canada d. Jun 24, 1895 Canada
        Married John Wiegand
              3-1. Otto Wiegand
              3-2. Annie Wiegand
                      Married Solomon Brubacher
              3-3. Otto Wiegand
              3-4. Charles Wiegand
              3-5. Lovina Wiegand
              3-6. William Wiegand
              3-7. Female Wiegand
2-8. Nancy Haas b. Apr 14, 1844 Canada d. Oct 20, 1876 Canada
2-9. Moses Haas b. Aug 20, 1847 Canada
        Married Aug 31, 1873 Anna Schmidt
              3-1. Elizabeth Leoma Haas b. June 1, 1875 Canada d. Jan 12, 1876 Canada
              3-2. Ervine Haas b. Jan 4, 1877 Canada
              3-3. Elam Haas b. Nov 5, 1879 Canada
              3-4. Milton Haas b. May 18, 1883 Canada

Surname Update : Haas, Jannis

Jannis Haas adopted daughter of Catherine Geddes or Feddes
On the 1911 Canada Census page 8, Province of Ontario, District 74 South Grey, Egremont Township line 5 Geddes, (Gedder or Feddes, Fedder) Catherine Female, Head,  b. January 1864, 67 yrs old born O (which I take as Ontario) is Head and on line 8 Haas Jannis Female, Adopted Daughter, b. February 1910 1 yr old, born O.

I am trying to find more information about Jannis Haas. Who here parents were, where they were from, if they died and that's why she was adopted. This Catherine also has 2 other adopted daughters listed on the census.

Jannis Haas (Who does she belong to?)  I found her on the following Census:

1911 Fifth Census of Canada in the Province of Ontario, District No. 74 South Grey, S. District No. 2 Enumeration District No. 3, in Egremont Township Page 8

Line  Dwelling Family Name                         Gender  Relation Marital Birth Month Yr Age Birthplace  5           85          87      Gedde(s, r) Cathrine   F          Head              ?     January  1886   47      O                                      or  Fedde(s,r)  
6                                   Ellis Charlote           F        adopted daughter S   April      1885   26       O  7                                   Fedde(s,r) Rolina     F        adopted daughter S   March    1899   12       O      8                                   Haas Jannis              F        adopted daughter S   Feburey 1910     1       O

Down a few lines on the same census there are some more Haas' and another Ellis 

14         87         89       Haas Edwin              M       Head                    M  March    1868   43      O  15                                 Haas Rachel             F         Wife                    M  April      1876   37      O  16                                 Haas Edna                F         Daughter             S   July        1900   10      O  17                                 Haas Alexander       M        Son                      S   May       1902     9      O  18                                 Haas Isabell             F         Daughter              S  June        1909     1      O  19                                 Haas Allan               M       Son                       S  Febuary   1911   7/12  O  20                                 Haas William           M       Brother                W October    1878   32     O  21                                 Haas Addie              F         Niece                   S  October    1905     5     O  22                                 Haas Reobina          F         Niece                   S  December 1907     3     O  23                                 Haas Adline            F          Sister                   S  October     1865   25    O  24                                 Ellis Jane                F          Head                   W December  1854  56     O   

Is it possible that Jannis could be the daughter of William since he has 2 young daughters or of Adline who is single?