Individual Details
John Franklin Asman Sr.
(19 Aug 1827 - 5 Apr 1898)
William Asman 1796–1883
Ann Wooldridge Asman 1807–1871
Civil War Company E 29th Iowa Infantry Regiment.
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History of Fremont County, Iowa, 1881: Ross Township Biographies
ASMAN, JOHN, proprietor Central House, P. O. Tabor; born in Lincolnshire, England, August 18, 1825; came to the United States in 1851, locating near Rochester, New York. He came to Fremont county in 1856; enlisted in the twenty-ninth Iowa infantry, April 29, 1860, and served until the close of the war. Was married May 3, 1855, to Miss Elizabeth L. Marshall, of Ohio. They are the parents of eight children, five now living: Nellie, William M., Nettie, John F. and Sarah A.
Source Citation
"Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M4XM-V7Z : accessed 10 August 2011), entry for John Franklin ASMAN.
1860 census for Fisher Township, Fremont County, Iowa, gives John Asman's age as 33 years, which would mean he was born in 1827.
1870 census for Ross, Fremont County, Iowa, gives John Asman's age as 38, which, if accurate, would mean he was born in 1832.
"Ancestral File v4.19," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/M4XM-V7Z : accessed 28 February 2012), entry for John Franklin ASMAN.
1885 Iowa State census for Greene, Fremont County, Iowa, gives John Asman's age as 60, which would mean he was born in 1825.
Events
| Birth | 19 Aug 1827 | Lincolnshire, England |  | ||
| Christen | 22 Aug 1827 | Dunston, Lincolnshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 3 May 1855 | Lorain County, Ohio - Elizabeth L. Marshall | |||
| Enlistment | 26 Mar 1864 | Iowa | | ||
| Military | 10 Aug 1865 | Mustered out - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana |  | ||
| Census (family) | 13 Jul 1870 | Ross Township, Franklin County, Iowa - Elizabeth L. Marshall | | | |
| Census (family) | 29 Jun 1880 | Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa - Elizabeth L. Marshall | | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa - Elizabeth L. Marshall | | | |
| Death | 5 Apr 1898 | Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa | |||
| Burial | Tabor Cemetery, Mills County, Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth L. Marshall (1837 - 1900) |
| Child | Charles M. Asman (1856 - 1857) |
| Child | Elanor Letiture "Nellie" Asman (1858 - 1934) |
| Child | William Marshall Asman (1860 - 1923) |
| Child | Ann Jeanette "Nettie" Asman (1864 - 1933) |
| Child | John Franklin Asman Jr. (1867 - 1950) |
| Child | Infant Son Asman (1870 - 1870) |
| Child | Joseph H. Asman (1871 - 1871) |
| Child | Sarah Anna Demaris Asman (1876 - 1958) |
Notes
Birth
This is the date of birth reported in the "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"Enlistment
"Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23F-BBN9 : 2 June 2016), John Asman, 1861-1949; citing Iowa, United States, Military Service, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,205,672.Census (family)
John Asman M 38 England - FarmerElizabeth Asman F 30 England
William Asman M 10 Iowa
Ellen Asman F 12 Iowa
Angenette Asman F 5 Iowa
John Asman M 3 Iowa
Census (family)
John Asman Self M 53 England - Hotel keeperElizabeth Asman Wife F 43 England - Keeping house
Nellie Asman Daughter F 15 Iowa - at home
William M Asman Son M 19 Iowa - Farm laborer
John Asman Son M 12 Iowa - Farm laborer
Sarah A Asman Daughter F 4 Iowa
Census (family)
The 1895 Iowa census also lists one Elmer Asman and family in Tabor, possibly a relative of John F. Asman.Endnotes
1. "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q23F-BBN9 : 2 June 2016), John Asman, 1861-1949; citing Iowa, United States, Military Service, State Historical Department, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,205,672..
2. "United States,Census, 1870" index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDV3-Z5W : accessed 31 Aug 2013), John Asman, ..
3. "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD26-DSQ : accessed 15 Oct 2013), Sarah A. Asman in household of John Asman, Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 5A, family 5, NARA microfilm publication T9-0340.
4. "Iowa State Census, 1895," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VT39-VLG : accessed 15 Oct 2013), Anna D Asman in entry for John Asman, 1895..
5. "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QV-Z12L : accessed 6 December 2016), John Asman, 05 Apr 1898; citing Tabor, Fremont, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,166,470..
6. Find A Grave Memorial 7335202.