I am a descendent of Richard Theodore Quaas. He was my Grandfather who was born in Pegau, Saxony, Germany (Stontzsch bei Pegau near Leipsig) on 9/15/1877. He was an Electrical Engineer who traveled all over the world on projects such as the Panama Canal and eventually settled in the USA in about 1910 to marry Lilian Jackson from England and have a family (2 children). My mother is Betty Quaas (McCartin) and her sister is Frieda Quaas (Cleere)
His parents were Theodore Quaas and Ida Koch and his paternal Grandparents were Michael Quaas and Rosina Erdmuthe ( of Eastern Germany). My Grandfather believed that the Quaas' were originally from Holland and had immigrated to Germany, hence the Dutch sounding and spelling of their name - the double "aa".
He had 5 sisters, 3 which I believe immigrated to western USA (CA, OR, or WA). The three which I believe immigrated were Anna who married a Rhem (or Rehm?), Olga who married Edwin Netter, and Frieda who married a Renker. The remaining two, Ella and Liska, I believe remained in Germany and my Grandfather lost communication with them shortly after WWII when the Russians overtook Eastern Germany.
Anna Quaas Rhem/Rehm? had 4 children: William, Hans (who married Ina?), Wolfgang and Ernest Rhem.
Olga Quaas Netter had 6 children: Charlotte (who married William Fromme), Herwig, Lucia ( who married a Kaiser), Armine, Bernhard, and Ernest Netter ( who married Serena ?).
Frieda Quaas Renker had at least one child: Elfrieda Renker who married a Graul.
I have a few pictures from Germany and I can also provide my geneology chart if anyone is interested.
Jane McCartin-Simon
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