Sasse

Sasse is a old Germanic surname (originally spelled Saße), with influences from Dutch and French. In all instances, it sourced from the Old Germanic word "Sahso," shortened to Sahs, meaning a Saxon. As a surname, it can be traced back to the 1200s in the Westphalia region in Germany.



Hermann Heinrich Saße, (possibly) born on 9 December 1791 (potentially) in Lemgo, Germany. Married Lucie Maria Elisabeth Häuschen (possibly)before 1821 in Quakenbrück, Germany. He died in Germany before 1864.
Christian and Lucie had at least 4 children:
Johann Hermann Heinrich Sasse 4 May 1821
Quakenbrück, Germany
- 3 January 1843
Quakenbrück, Germany
Herman Heinrich August Sasse 20 August 1837
Quakenbrück, Germany
- 12 December 1922
Orleans, Nebraska
Unnamed Daughter 28 November 1839
Quakenbrück, Germany
- 28 November 1839
Quakenbrück, Germany
Christian Frederick Wilhelm Sasse 20 May 1842
Quakenbrück, Germany
- 26 November 1916
Spearfish, South Dakota




Christian Frederick Wilhelm Sasse, born on 20 May 1842 in Quakenbrück, Germany, to Lucie Maria Elisabeth Hauschild and Hermann Heinrich Sasse. Immigrated to the USA in 1865. Married Anna Friederike Henriette Gutjahr on 3 Nov 1867 in Chicago, Illinois. Died on 26 November 1916 in Spearfish, South Dakota.
Christian and Anna had 5 children:
William Bernard Carl Sasse 3 September 1868
Chicago, Illinois
- 4 October 1943
Spearfish, South Dakota
Christian "Chris" Lewis Andrew Sasse 18 August 1870
Chicago, Illinois
- 19 June 1951
Battle Ground, Washington
Anna Elizabeth "Annie" Sasse 16 October 1872
Lincoln County, Nebraska
- 27 March 1901
Spearfish, South Dakota
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Sasse December 1874
Lincoln County, Nebraska
- before June 1880
Louis Sasse 1878
Deadwood, South Dakota
- 27 March 1880
Deadwood, South Dakota




Christian "Chris" Lewis Andrew Sasse, born on 18 August 1870 in Chicago, Illinois, to Anna Gutjahr and Christian Frederick Wilhelm Sasse. Married Ethel Mary Senter on 8 November 1900 in Cañon City, Colorado. Died on 19 June 1951 in Battle Ground, Washington.
Christian and Ethel had 4 children:
Lewis Sasse 19 July 1907
Meade County, South Dakota
- 19 July 1907
Meade County, South Dakota
Katherine Marie Sasse* 9 June 1909
Omaha, Nebraska
- 28 July 1990
Corpus Christi, Texas
*Katherine's parentage is likely between Ethel Mary and Charles J. Trail.
Harry Christian Sasse 28 November 1910
Omaha, Nebraska
- 22 November 1998
Kalispell, Montana
Eva Sasse 1911
Omaha, Nebraska
- 1912
Omaha, Nebraska




Harry Christian Sasse, born on 28 November 1910 in Omaha, Nebraska, to Ethel Mary Senter and Christian Lewis Andrew Sasse. Married Annie Emelia Johannesen on 18 April 1929 in Aurora County, South Dakota. Married to Hilma Uskoski on 9 November 1958 in Brush Prairie, Washington. Died on 22 November 1998 in Kalispell, Montana.
Harry and Annie had 7 children:
Unnamed Daughter 1930
Spearfish, South Dakota
- 1930
Spearfish, South Dakota
Helen Louise Sasse 3 June 1931
Spearfish, South Dakota
- 26 June 2015
Battle Ground, Washington
Robert Lee Sasse 8 October 1933
Spearfish, South Dakota
- 28 February 2009
Vancouver, Washington
Albert "Al" Raymond Sasse 15 August 1937
Spearfish, South Dakota
- 8 September 2018
Altus, Oklahoma
Donald Leroy Sasse 27 Nov 1939
Tacoma, Washington
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Janet Pearl Sasse 7 April 1942
Vancouver, Washington
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Evelyn Ann Sasse 13 October 1944
Vancouver, Washington
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Harry and Hilma had 2 children:
Willis Axel Sasse 29 September 1959
Vancouver, Washington
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Edgar Charles Sasse 1 April 1961
Vancouver, Washington
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Albert "Al" Raymond Sasse, born on 15 August 1937 in Spearfish, South Dakota, to Annie Emelia Johannesen and Harry Christian Sasse. Married Sylvia Jo Hansen on 29 July 1960 in Seattle, Washington. Died on 8 September 2018 in Altus, Oklahoma.
Al and Sylvia had 3 children:
Rhonda Sue Sasse 2 July 1961
Bremerton, Washington
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Regina Ann Sasse 25 March 1963
Vancouver, Washington
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Allen Ray Sasse 31 August 1965
Vancouver, Washington
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