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The North American Aschermann Odyssey
Wehringdorf to Rising Sun to Arthur to Colorado & California
1846 to the Present
For those who have not seen a "limestone fence post--- the Bronco Aschermann sign above is made from a Kansas fence post of the 1880 era. Kansas has few trees so when the farmers wanted to erect a barrier to the cows they resorted to what they had available: limestone. At a limestone quarry a stone would be "hacked out" of solid limestone. The stone is about six feet wide. One horse and wagon could carry only three stones at a time. To attach barbed wire a 3/4 inch holes were drilled into the stone. A wood plug was then inserted. The barbed wire then was stapled to the wood. The supplier of the stones would always guarantee that these fence posts would never have to be replaced. :) Today the posts are used for things like the above. Many of the wheat farms of Western Kansas were started by the "Volga Germans"--- but that is another story. The Bronco image is on the Aschermann sign to honor the Denver Broncos who were two time world football champions.
A Question Unanswered | Wehringdorf Hannover | Original Home
Migration to Indiana | Aschermann Brothers | Migration to Illinois |
Pictures in Illinois | Movement to Colorado
Family of John Lewis Aschermann
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The Aschermann Family Tree was developed by Karl Heinrich Aschermann from an old family tree that remains at the Aschermann house in Wehringdorf
This series of webpages will move from 1846 in Germany to the current year in North America. It will provide information about three Aschermann brothers who left Northwest Germany and moved to the Cincinnati area. The family of the oldest brother Ernst Heinrich eventually move to Arthur, Illinois.
The information contained on the pages will be useful for the families of
Henry Aschermann [Ernst Heinrich] Aschermann b. August 1820
Frederick [Friedrich Wilhelm] Aschermann b. June 16, 1829
Charles Frederick [Carl Friedrich] Aschermann b. June 3, 1838
Weather Forecast for Osnabrueck Germany
The Aschermann House in Wehringdorf Germany
House and Barn Built in 1820
Home of Karl Heinrich Aschermannn January 2003
Picture taken by Wolfgang Dreuse
It is reported by Wolfgang that the Aschermann Farm became a "free farm" in 1699. It was one of the first farms of the region who paid off their owner [some nobility.] This would have cost a considerable amount of money. Other farmers paid more than 1000 Taler. Most other farms became free farms as late as 1832 when a law passed by the Hanover government.
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Johann Herman d. 1748
Johann Heinrich d. 1762
Johann Herman d. 1804
Friedrich Wilhelm d. 1841 married Clara Maria Nolker
Johann Heinrich Ernest Heinrich Friedrich Wilhelm Carl Friedrich
Ernest, Friedrich and Carl migrated to America.
The ancient Aschermann farm was inherited by Johann Heinrich. His great, great grandson Karl Heinrich continues to live on the farm and in the Aschermann house
Graphic Below Shows Names and Movement Directions
What part of Deutschland [Germany] did we come from?