"In Loving Memory Of Those Who Came Before Us!"
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| Family Background |
John Henrici ("Henry") is the son of JOHANNES TASSET
and ANNE MARIE RUBERG.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Carolina is the daughter of JOHAN ROESENER / ROSENER
and MARIA ELIZABETH ALBERS.
| Births |
JOHN HENRICI TASSET was born 23 January 1837
in Sage, (port of Grossenhneten), Oldenburg, Weser-Ems,
Niedersachsen, Germany in the Province of Hanover.(This John Henry Tasset went by the name of "Henry" which is what I will refer to him as in this biography. That may help making so many "John's" less confusing).
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CAROLINA MARIA ROESNER \ ROSENER was born 6 May 1837
in Bachum, Oldenberg, Germany.
| Immigration |
Henry Tasset immigrated to the U.S. from Germany in 1856 at the age of 19 years with his parents and 3 sisters. His one brother, Bernard, remained in Germany.Carolina Roesner also immigrated to the U.S. in 1856 from Germany.
(See "Other Information" below)
| Residence |
When Henry arrived in the U.S., he and his family settled in Cincinnati, Ohio.In Feb 1878, Henry and Caroline moved to Kansas. Henry helped with the creation of the Township of Windthorst in Ford County, Kansas. It was there that they owned their own farm and lived for the remainder of their lives. (See "Other Information" below)
| Marriage |
Henry Tasset and Carolina Roesner were married in 1859
in Cincinnati, Ohio at St. Francis Seraph Church.
| Children |
Henry and Caroline became the parents of ten children. Six of them died in infancy or early childhood. The four children that lived to adulthood are:
1. JOHN HENRY TASSET Born 5 June 1860 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.
He married Mary C. Schuck
on 12 Feb 1891 in Denver, Colorado.He died 2 Nov 1932 in Denver, Colorado
and is buried in Mt. Olivett Cemetery.
2. ANNA TASSETBorn 1862 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.
She married Henry Nau in 1880.
She died in 1937 in Windthorst, Ford, Kansas
and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Windthorst, Kansas.Anna was the first school teacher in Windthorst, Kansas.
3. EMMA A. TASSETBorn 21 April 1877 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio.
She married George J. Peppercorn in 1902 in Windthorst, Ford, Kansas.
She died 27 July 1963 in Windthorst, Kansas
and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Windthorst, Kansas.
4. HENRY ("Harry") FERDINAND TASSETBorn 9 Oct 1879 in Windthorst, Ford, Kansas.
(He was one of the first children born
in the Windthorst community).He married:
(1) Lizzie Duesing in 1904 in Windthorst, Kansas.
(2) Clara May Duesing (Lizzie's sister) on 26 October 1909.
(3) Evaline Catherine Schmidt on 22 October 1929.He died 13 January 1963 in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas
and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Windthorst, Kansas.
| Religion |
Henry and Caroline were very devout Roman Catholics.
(See "Other Information" below)
| Deaths |
JOHN HENRY TASSET died 12 August 1900
at the age of 63 years.He is buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Windthorst, Kansas.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* CAROLINA MARIA ROESNER died 5 years later on 14 December 1905
at the age of 68 years in Windthorst, Ford, Kansas.She is buried next to her husband at the Holy Cross Cemetery.
| Other Information |
A history book from the Immaculate Conception Church in Windthorst, Kansas, states that Henry Tasset was a farmer and was one of the three men who went on an exploration trip first to Arkansas and then onto Kansas in 1876 to look for land to settle.They were dissatisfied with the living conditions in Cincinnati. In Kansas, they saw many possibilities with the wide open prairies, plenty of buffalo grass, fertile soil, good and plentiful supply of water and a better climate than what Cincinnati could offer these sturdy Germans.
Henry Tasset was one of the men that helped with the creation of the Townsite of Windthorst, Kansas in Ford County.
On 24 February 1878, Henry and Caroline, along with six other families and three single men, arrived in Offerle, Kansas by Santa Fe Railroad. They had brought with them lumber to build their future homes. A freight car loaded with their possessions cost these people $75.00 from Cincinnati to Offerle. This price included the fare for the individuals who had to ride in the freight car.
From Offerle, they hauled their possessions to the Windthorst settlement in a wagon pulled by oxen.
No church could be built immediately because times were hard and money was scarce. Mass was held in the Tasset home once a month by Father Ferdinand Wolf. On Sundays when Father Wolf could not be present, the people gathered at the Tasset home to pray the Rosary, read the Epistle and the Gospel to the assembled group to help keep the faith alive and furnish some spiritual comfort to these sturdy settlers.
There were very few wagons and no buggies in 1878 and many people walked for miles in all kinds of weather to get there.
An Article about the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Windthorst, Kansas:
"The first Windthorst Parish Buildings (Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish). Church built in the Spring of 1879 and was blessed by Father Wolf on Easter Sunday. Father Ferdinand Wolf was a Benedictine priest who came to minister to the spiritual needs of Windthorst, May 21, 1878. He also took care of mission places, St. Jospeh's, eight miles North of Windthorst, Kinsley and Dodge. He celebrated his first Mass May 22, 1878, in the Henry Tasset home."
It has been told there are church records of Tassets in Neukirchen, Germany.
If you have any additional information or inquiries about this family,
it would sure be appreciated if you would please contact me.
Updated August 21, 2009
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