GERMANY

Thank You Wolfgang Dreuse

Without the previous work done by Wolfgang, the Aschermanns of North America would have never found our “way home.” We knew that we came from Germany; but, where in Germany. Wolfgang had a webpage that listed all the migrants from the Buer-Melle area of Lower Saxony. The Aschermann name was listed for three men who migrated to Indiana from Wehringdorf. The morning after I contacted him about information about the family, he drove to Wehringdorf and met Carl-Heinz. Through the past 16 years Wolfgang has continually answered the many questions I had about the family. He has translated documents. He remains a good friend. Having relatives southwest of Cincinnati and west of St. Louis, Wolfgang has made several journey’s in the United States.

First Aschermann European Family Tree

Notice directly left of Carl’s nose. Names of three “lost” sons. Why is there no information about them?

The three brothers migrated to the Ohio River area in Indiana and southwest of Cincinnati. Was there any communication between the Western Hemisphere Aschermann clan and those who remained in Germany? There must have been some because the brothers migrated at three different times. Maybe letters from the sons were burned by the new husband/step father after 1909.

To the 21st century Aschermann’s in Wehringdorf and North America, each clan was totally unaware of the other until Jerry, with the help of Wolfgang Druese, made the connection. Google’s 2000+ webpages with the name “Aschermann” definitely was a major help.

When I first met Karl-Heinz he remembered there were some of the family that went to North America in the mid 1800’s, but nothing more than that.

Aschermann Family Paternal Line

The following is the paternal line of the Aschermann family. Females in the Aschermann line are not listed. The listing of ALL people who contributed DNA to the 21st century Aschermann family would make this document almost impossible to read. Notice the fan chart below to see the number of people associated with the birth of Robert Aschermann in 1917.

The following chart starts with Robert Aschermann, b. 1917 and includes both the ancestors of his father, John Lewis Aschermann, and his mother, Mary Roe Aschermann. The “Aschermann” part of the family is located on the bottom left and within the blue sections:

The fan chart is to small to read. It is suggested that the viewer go to familysearch.org. Create a free account by providing a password. Do a search for Robert Aschermann and the following will appear. Click on a particular name for more information about that person.

Fan Charts Developed by Familysearch.org

Generation	Members
8	Jerry Aschermann b. 1942, David Achermann b. 1947, John Aschermann b. 1954
7	Robert R. Aschermann b. 1917 married Arla Scott b. 1921
6	John L. Aschermann bb. 1894 married Mary Roe bb. 1893
5	Lewis R. Aschermann b. 1865 married Clara Bell Tohill b.1866
4	Ernest Henry Aschermann b. 1820 married Mary Anna Sudbrock b. 1836
3	Frederick Wilhelm Aschermann b. 1785 married Clara Marie Nolker b. 1796
2	Johann Herman Aschermann b. 1740 married Margarete Elsabein Bemer b. 1745
1	Johann Heinrich Aschermann b. ? married Anna Elisa Altenkroger d. 1763

Footnote

Much of the information about the Aschermann and Sudbrock families can be found at the LDS “Familysearch.org” website. In 2020 this is a “free site” that only requires that a person create an account with a password to gain access. This document will not contain all the available information about the two families that is available elsewhere. Join FamilySearch and insert the name of the person that one might be seeking information about. Most of the contributed information comes from the research of Wolfgang Dreuse, Sue Rueser and Jerry Aschermann.

Photos and Graphics for German Families

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Photo By: Wolfgang Dreuse

My first view of our German house.

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This is the first European Family Tree That I saw.

Karl-Heinz had the following family tree commissioned based upon the records that he had and which were prepared during the 1930’s when one’s genealogy/DNA was so important to the German population. The family tree did not mean much to me until I started studying German history and doing more research about the family members.