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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Asbach, John//Asbach, Katharina |
| Title, Monographic | [Letters] |
| Date of Publication | 1864 |
| Notes | Asbach, Hansecker, McNelly, Hasselman; a handwritten page presumably taken from a Bible indicates Johann Wilhelm Asbach was married to Veronika Proff [or Trott, Prott, Trost?] in Oberdollendorf, a district of Koenigswinter, Westphalia, in either 1844 or 1847; two fragments of writing exercises (in English); envelope with Mount Pleasant, Iowa pre-printed as return address; Civil War letter from Johann Asbach to his parents and siblings, written in German and English from a camp near Memphis, Tennessee (May 7, 1864) [letters reflect a mixture of German and English words]; a 29-page handwritten Andachts-Uebungen der monatlichen Versammlung (prayers for the monthly gathering); deed for John and Veronica Asbach's farm in Iowa. Translations of the letters are included in FH Hasselman: Known Ancestors of Joyce Irene Hasselman and Janice Elaine Hasselman. |
| Abstract | Includes scanned images of Civil War letters from John (Johann) Asbach to his parents and siblings; photocopies and translations of these letters are found in FH Hasselman at the end of the entry for Asbach, John William. John Asbach served with Company M, 3rd Iowa Calvary, and was killed October 25, 1864 in the battle of Osage, Kansas. The letters reflect a mixture of German and English words. Also included are a letter from Veronica Asbach to her daughter Kathrina McNelly in Andover, Missouri (dated Feb. 10, 1887); a 29-page handwritten book titled Andachts-Uebungen der monatlichen Versammlung (prayers for the monthly gathering); a deed for John and Veronica Asbach's farm in Iowa; a page from a family Bible; two fragments of writing exercises in English; and a map showing the course of the Rhine river. |
| Call Number | FH Asbach |
| MKI Terms | Asbach, John/ Family History/ Iowa/ German Americans -- Iowa/ Handwritten/ Civil War, 1861-1865 -- German Americans/ Letters/ Language, German (US) -- Foreign elements |