Haaf, Anna Sophia

1854 - 1932  (78 years)

• Name	Haaf, Anna Sophia
  Birth	23 Feb 1854	Sachsenflur, Baden, Germany
  Gender	Female
  Burial	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
  	Address: Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
  Immigration	1874	United States
  Residence	1885	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
  	Address: 200 N First Ave
  	Fred, Sophia and Sophia's mother came to Morton 11 years after Fred and Sophia married. They lived in the 200 block of North First, which was sold to Earl Miller and later the city purchased it for a parking lot.
  Census	1892	Denmark, , 01, Lewis, New York   [1]
  Census	1930	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States   [2]
  Name	Sophia Haaf
  Death	25 Mar 1932	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
  	From Tazewell County News. March 25, 1932. The funeral of Sophie Elsaser was held Monday afternoon, March 27th at 1:30 at the home and at the A.C. church at 2 PM with burial in church cemetery. Mrs. E. passed away at 9:15 PM last Friday (March 25) after an illness of several weeks. She had been bedfast,m however, for only one week. She was born in Sachsenflur, Baden Germany Feb. 23, 1854 and came to this country in 1874. She married Fred Elsaser in 1859 in New York. They lived in Casterland, New York for 11 years before coming to Morton. Mr. E. preceded her in death 7 years ago in Nov. (1 Nov 1925). Surviving her are one nephew, Albert Stetzler and one niece, Mrs. Hannah Hohstadt of Sachsenflur, Baden.
  Burial	28 Mar 1932	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Person ID	I3906	Genealogy | Stetzler Family
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2016

  
  

  Mother	Schwender, Eva Katherine,   b. 23 May 1819, Germany d. 9 Dec 1910, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F1062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Haaf, Johann Georg   d. Bef 1882, Germany
  Mother	Schwender, Eva Katherine,   b. 23 May 1819, Germany d. 9 Dec 1910, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1847	Evangelisch, Unterschuepf, Mosbach, Baden, Germany   [4]
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elsaser, Charles Fred,   b. 13 Feb 1852, Wittenberg, Germany d. 1 Nov 1925, Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years)  [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Marriage	Between 1879 and 1890	Casterland, New York
  Married	Abt 1890
  Census	1900	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States   [6]
  Census	1910	Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Family ID	F1369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1854 - Sachsenflur, Baden, Germany Burial - Address: Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery - - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Immigration - 1874 - United States Marriage - Between 1879 and 1890 - Casterland, New York Residence - Address: 200 N First Ave - 1885 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Census - 1892 - Denmark, , 01, Lewis, New York Census - 1900 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Census - 1910 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Census - 1930 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Death - 25 Mar 1932 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States Burial - 28 Mar 1932 - Morton, Tazewell, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sophia didn't converse much but she talked about how strict the Apostolic Christian Church was, which she joined in 1886 at New Bremen, New York.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1135] Sophia Elsasen, "New York, State Census, 1892". [S1134] Sophia Elsaser, "United States Census, 1930". [S1132] Sophia Elsaser, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947". [S1124] Eva Catharine Schwender, "Germany Marriages, 1558-1929". [S1126] Charles F Elsesser, "United States Census, 1910". [S1128] Charles F Elsesler, "United States Census, 1900". [S1130] Charles F. Elsaser, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947".