John William STASSE ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: 1860: Abbott Township, Potter County, Pennsylvania. ²³

• Census: 1870: West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. ²⁴

• Census: 1880: Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. ²⁵

• Census: 1900: East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey. ²⁶

• Occupation: 1870 Working on Farm; 1880 Works in Hat Shop; 1900 Member of Fire Department.

• Research Notes: Stusse Genealogy Letter by Ruth Helwig Kilgore to Joan Helwig; 3 March 1979. ¹⁰ "The oldest son of Fredolin Stüsse, John, married a girl from the Oranges named Mary, I do not know her last name but I do know she was a GG Granddaughter of Captain Littell who commanded the Colonial Forces at the Battle of Springfield.
When John's oldest son attended college, he was told by a Professor that the 'ü' in his name was pronounced in English as an 'a'. The family legally changed their name to Stasse. The other Stüsse families kept the spelling Stusse, no marks over the 'u'."

• Research Notes: John W. Stasse; Bio. & Gen. History of Newark and Essex Cty.;Vol. II; Pub. 1898. ² "John W. Stasse is a man whom to know is to respect and honor, for his life in all its varied relations has been marked by the utmost fidelity to duty and to principal. He is now ably filling the position of assistance electrician of the East Orange fire department, and has the confidence and regard of all with whom he is thus associated. John acquired his early education in the schools of New York City, and remained under the parental roof until seventeen years of age, at which time he began to learn the hatter's trade in the factory of Whiting and Dorn, of Orange. After completing a regular term of apprenticeship he pursued the trade until 1894, when he was appointed to his present position, as assistant electrician in the East Orange fire department, by Mr. Thompson, president of the board. This is one of the most efficient fire departments in the state, and his own faithful and able service fully sustains this well merited reputation. John is a member of the Exempt Firemen's Association of East Orange and is now serving as one of its trusteres. Politically he is a Republican, content to support the party without seeking returns in the way of official preferment. He is a member of the Sanford Street Methodist Episcopal church, of which he has been trustee for twelve years. John takes great interest in its work, and does all in his power for its advancement and growth."

• Obituary/Death Notice: Newark Evening News, 26 Aug 1905. ²⁷ STASSE - Suddenly, August 25, 1905, John W. Stasse, aged 50 years and 5 months. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services, which will be held from the Sandford Street M. E. Church, East Orange, on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.

John married Mary YOUMANS, daughter of Charles Louis YOUMANS and Katherine LITTELL, on 7 Jan 1872 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.¹ (Mary YOUMANS was born on 15 Dec 1854 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, died on 11 Apr 1925 in East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey ¹³ and was buried on 13 Apr 1925 in Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, Essex County, New Jersey ²².)