Rosa Baum Hassel
1870 – 1922
Timeline
1870 – Birth
BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Rosa Baum Hassel was born on October 17, 1870, to Abraham Baum and Mary Anspach Baum, both of whom were originally from Germany, in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. She had twelve siblings: Alfred Baum, Jacob Baum, Hilda Baum Reisman, Simeon Baum, Ferdinand Baum, Selina “Sally” Baum Katz, Fannie Baum Metz, Lena Baum Monash, Freida Baum, Isadore “Israel” Baum, Maurice Baum, and Harry Baum.
1897 – Marriage
BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Rosa Baum married Jacob D. Hassel of Syracuse, New York, on March 16, 1897, at the Baum family home on East Bishop Street in Bellefonte.
1922 – Death
COLUMBUS, OHIO, USA
Rosa died from severe burns she sustained on her upper body after her clothes caught on fire in a cooking accident on April 12, 1922, at her home in Columbus, Ohio.
1922 – Burial
BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Rosa’s body was transported to Bellefonte, and she was buried in the Rodef Shalom Cemetery on April 16, 1922.
Family Tree
Parents
◦ Mary Anspach Baum (1838-1902)*
Spouse
◦ Jacob David Hassel (1865-1926)*
Children
◦ Henrietta Hassel Rubenstein (1899-?)
◦ Dorothy Hassel (1902-1988)
◦ David Hassel (1905-?)
Siblings
◦ Jacob Baum (1866-1945)
◦ Hilda Baum Reisman
◦ Ferdinand Baum (1872-1919)
◦ Selina “Sally” Baum Katz (?-1945)
◦ Fannie Baum Metz
◦ Lena Baum Monash
◦ Isadore “Israel” Baum (1881-1960)
* = Buried in the Rodef Shalom Cemetery (click the name to view their biography)
Residences
1880 Census
DWELLING NUMBER 17, SOUTH WARD, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Lived with Abraham (43, father), Mary (38, mother), Alfred (13, brother) Jacob (12, brother), Hilda (10, sister), Simeon (8, brother), Ferdinand (8, brother), Sarah (5, sister), Fannie (4, sister), Lena (2, sister), and Freda (1, sister).
1890 Census
SOUTH WARD, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
Lived with Abram (49, father), Mary (38, mother), Alfred (23, brother), Hilda (20, sister), Simeon (18, brother), Ferd (18, brother, Sallie (15, sister), Fannie (14, sister), Lena (12, sister), Isadore (9, brother), Morris (7, brother).
1900 Census
328 MAIN STREET, WASHINGTON, FAYETTE, OHIO, USA
Lived with Jacob (35, husband), Henrietta (1, daughter), and Clara (25, sister-in-law).
1910 Census
FAIR AVENUE, COLUMBUS WARD 3, FRANKLIN, OHIO, USA
Lived with Jacob (41, husband), Clara (35, sister-in-law), Henrietta (10, daughter), Dorothy (8, daughter), and David (6, son).
1920 Census
LATTA AVENUE, COLUMBUS WARD 5, FRANKLIN, OHIO, USA
Lived with Jacob (53, husband), Henrietta (20, daughter), Dorothy (17, daughter), and David (15, son).
Profile
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Rosa, or Rosie, Baum Hassel was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, on October 17, 1870, to Abraham Baum (click here to view his biography) and Mary Anspach Baum (click here to view her biography), both of whom were originally from Germany. She had twelve siblings: Alfred Baum (click here to view his biography, Jacob Baum, Hilda Baum Reisman, Simeon Baum (click here to view his biography), Ferdinand Baum, Selina “Sally” Baum Katz, Fannie Baum Metz, Lena Baum Monash, Freida Baum (click here to view her biography), Isadore “Israel” Baum, Maurice Baum (click here to view his biography), and Harry Baum (click here to view his biography).
According to the 1880 and 1900 census, Rosa lived with her parents and siblings in the South Ward of Bellefonte on East Bishop Street. Shortly after graduating from the Bellefonte High school, Rosa began working at the Democratic Watchman office to learn typesetting. According to her wedding announcement in the Democratic Watchman, Rosa worked for the newspaper for seven years, from approximately 1890 to 1897.
Rosa was engaged to Jacob David Hassel (click here to view his biography) of Syracuse, New York, in July of 1896. They married on March 16, 1897. On March 19, 1897, the Democratic Watchman reported on their wedding. The wedding took place at the home of Rosa’s parents on East Bishop Street in Bellefonte. It was “…a quiet family affair on account of the recent death of the groom’s mother…” Rabbi Kline of Altoona officiated the wedding. After breakfast, Rosa and Jacob took the 2:15 train to New York. The Democratic Watchman reported the couple went to “housekeep” in Syracuse, where Jacob worked in the wholesale of jewelry. They had three children, two daughters, Henrietta and Dorothy, and one son, David.
After they married, Rosa and Jacob lived in Syracuse for a couple years, from approximately 1897 to 1900. In the 1900 census, Rosa is listed as living with her husband, their daughter, Henrietta, and her sister-in-law, Clara, in Washington, Ohio. In approximately 1904, the Hassel family moved to Columbus, Ohio, where they lived until Jacob and Rosa’s deaths in the mid-1920s. According to the Democratic Watchman, however, Jacob considered moving to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1904 when he saw an opening for a position there. In both the 1910 and 1920 censuses, Rosa is listed as living with her husband and children in Columbus, Ohio. In the Columbus, Ohio, City Directory, 1916, the Hassel family is listed at 94 Latta Avenue. Every couple of years, Rosa took a trip to Bellefonte to visit her family.
On April 12, 1922, at noon, Rosa’s clothes caught on fire in a cooking accident, and she sustained severe upper body burns. The Democratic Watchman reported Rosa’s sister, Freida, traveled from Bellefonte to Columbus, Ohio, on the 3:10pm train after receiving a notification her sister was severely burned. Rosa, however, died before Freida reached Columbus. Rosa passed away at the age of 51 at 8:00pm on April 12. Jacob was not in Ohio at the time of Rosa’s death. He was somewhere in northern Pennsylvania conducting business. According to her obituary, Rosa requested she be buried at the Rodef Shalom Cemetery in Bellefonte.
Miscellaneous Stories
On July 18, 1890, the Democratic Watchman reported Miss Rosa Baum and Jennie and Blanche Fauble, “…three pretty maids of Bellefonte…,” returned home after visiting Miss Fannie Schimdt in Philipsburg.
On February 5, 1892, the Democratic Watchman reported two employees, Miss Rosa Baum and Clara Anderson, returned from a trip to New York and Philadelphia.
On January 20, 1893, the Democratic Watchman reported the different “jolly” times Watchman employees had throughout the week. That week Miss Rosa Baum attended a dance at the Hotel Updegraff in Williamsport.
On August 28, 1896, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa and her sister, Frieda, traveled to Philadelphia. In Philadelphia, Freida took a course in stenography at a business college while Rosa went on to vacation in New York.
On August 13, 1897, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa’s sister, Lena, went to Syracuse, New York to accept a position at a prothonotary’s office and to live with Rosa and Jacob.
On October 15, 1897, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa and Jacob visited her family on East Bishop Street in Bellefonte, which was her first time back in Bellefonte since they married.
On September 2, 1898, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa, living in Syracuse at the time, came to Bellefonte to visit her parents on East Bishop Street. Her sister, Hilda, was also visiting Bellefonte from Princeton, Indiana, at the time.
On October 2, 1903, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa, with her two daughters, visited her family on East Bishop Street in Bellefonte and headed home to Washington Court House in Ohio afterwards.
On August 1, 1907, the Centre Reporter reported Rosa and Jacob, with their two children, traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to Bellefonte to visit Rosa’s father.
On December 20, 1912, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa, Jacob, and their children, traveled to Bellefonte for a Christmas party at the Baum home.
On November 15, 1918, the Democratic Watchman reported Freida traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to spend the winter with her sister, Rosa.
On January 2, 1920, the Democratic Watchman reported Rosa was traveling to Bellefonte to visit her brother, Simeon, and other family members.
Photos
Baum Family Portrait
Photographed in late July of 1890 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, by the photographer Shaffer. According to the August 1, 1890, edition of the Democratic Watchman, this was the largest family photo taken in Bellefonte. The photograph includes Abraham and Mary Anspach Baum and all of their thirteen children. Photo via Tara Mianulli U’Ren, the great-granddaughter of Simeon Baum (son of Abraham and Mary Anspach Baum).
Baum Family Portrait with Names
Photographed in late July of 1890 in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, by the photographer Shaffer. Photo via Tara Mianulli U’Ren, the great-granddaughter of Simeon Baum (son of Abraham and Mary Anspach Baum), and captions by Casey Sennett.
Maps
1897
PERSONAL RESIDENCE
117 EAST BISHOP STREET, BELLEFONTE, PENNSYLVANIA, USA
