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Below is a family biography included in The History of Perry County, Indiana published by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co. in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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CASPAR H. ASBROCK was born in the kingdom of Hanover, November 11, 1832, and is the eldest of three children of David and Christina (Fromm) Asbrock. Caspar was raised in the old country, receiving a fair education, and in 1858 came to the United States, landing at New Orleans, and then almost immediately coming to this county, stopping at Troy. Since that date he has been a resident of this county. April 2, 1861, he married Elisabeth (Hagerdon) Krouse, and to this union seven children were born, of whom the following five are now living: Maggie, Katharine, John, Menia and William. One child died in infancy, and the other, Christina, when she was twenty-one years of age. Our subject has followed the occupation of farming, and now owns 400 acres of fine land. He and family are members of the Catholic Church. He is a Democrat, and an enterprising, respected neighbor.

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This family biography is one of 257 biographies included in The History of Perry County, Indiana portion of the book: History of Warrick, Spencer and Perry Counties Indiana published in 1885 by Goodspeed, Bros. & Co.  For the complete description, click here: Perry County, Indiana History and Genealogy

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