Big Klasen Family Tree Update
October 3, 2006
I have finally gotten around to updating the Klasen Family Genealogy site with some of my recent research.
When I get a bit of spare time, I have been finding little tidbits of information that I have been collecting. Recently, I also made a discovery of another family tree that had a pretty good tie in to my family tree. Last night, I completed the updates to the Mr Papa’s World Genealogy Site.
This was a major update to the family tree. Large numbers of new individuals and surnames have been added. Here is a breakdown on some of the changes:
- Tree went from approximately 393 individuals to approximately 688 individuals
- Tree went from approximately 112 surnames to approximately 210 surnames
- Tree went from approximately 9 generations to 15 generations
The majority of the finds were on the Kott side (my Mother) of the family. A large number of these were not direct descendants, but instead were detailed families of aunts/uncles/brothers/sisters of several of my Mothers ancestor generations.
The surnames with the most additions were:
- Komray
- Maskelis
- Cummings
- Miner
- Shenk
Again, unfortunately, no Klasens were added to the family tree. That seems to be a pretty cold path at the moment. The only Klasen Family relative that I know of is my Grandfather Fred Klasen who died when I was very young. I dont believe he had any brothers or sisters. It also appears that no one living has any clues as to his family heritage either. Never fear, I will keep digging.
After the major update, here is how the surnames and number of families within are represented:
If you want to look at the families within each surname, you can click on the link. A quick glance also reveals that there are only 5 entries for the name Klasen. Maybe I have the tree named wrong 
With Suzanne’s Father Brett taking a genealogy class and having some information to share, I expect some new additions to her side of the family too.
In the meantime, the research continues…
Back to the Genealogy
September 11, 2006
I think I now have a pretty stable setup on the website that I run. Lots of upgrades and tweaks behind me in this latest round of changes. It’s time to get back to some family history research.
It’s been a while since I have done any kind of significant research on our family history. Last night, I updated the genealogy website with a few tidbits that I had gathered from Suzanne’s Dad. I have a few more and then its back to combing the net on any history I can find. Sometimes, all it takes is one little name to pave the way to a major breakthrough.
I wish I could find more history on the Klasen family name, but I keep running into dead ends. It doesnt help that no one short of my Mother is really alive on that side of the family. My Grandmother was adopted and never knew her Mother, so that’s a difficult one. I currently have no leads past my Grandfather, Fred Klasen, either. He died when I was very young, so I never knew anyone from his family.
I have quite a few leads to follow on my Mother’s side and her Mother (my Grandma) is still alive so, hopefully, I can get a few more leads. I really expect to make some big discoveries on Suzanne’s side of the family. Her dad has lots of info and wants to participate in research. He has boxes of stuff to go through. He also recently retired and is taking a genealogy class at the local community college. He also has lots of stories and tidbits in his memory that I want to capture. It should be fun.
I have sent emails to a few folks on my side of the family trying to round up some researchers and such but not sure anyone will bite.
Be sure to periodically check the genealogy pages of Mr Papa’s World for updates and let me know if you can contribute anything to the family history.
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