Biographical Sketch of Anton Jasper, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Anton Jasper, general blacksmith and dealer in agricultural implements,
under the firm title of Jasper & Son, is a native of Germany, born in
1827, and is a son of Franz and Gertrude (Broermann) Jasper. The father
was born in Germany in 1793, was a farmer, was married in 1824, and he
emigrated to the United States in 1844, settling in Franklin County. He
purchased fifty-six acres two miles southwest of Washington, where he
passed the remainder of his life.  He died in 1880.  His wife died in
1862.  She was the mother of six children, our subject being the second.
He was seventeen years old when he came to America, but previous to 
this, when he was fourteen, he had learned the blacksmith's trade, and
after coming to America he worked as a journeyman for one year. In 1852
he established a shop on his own responsibility, and in 1853 he and Mr.
H. Krog became partners, and so continued until 1885, with the excep-
tion of a few months during the war.  In 1853 Mr. Jasper married Miss
Anna E. Schwegmann, who was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1830, and who
came to the United States when but three years of age.  Six children
were born to this union: Edward F., George F., Anna M. E., Henry A.,
John G. A. and William A.  May 4, 1885 Mr. Jasper and his son, George,
became partners, and are now together.  Mr. Jasper has been in business
in Washington for thirty-five years, is a skillful workman and a good
citizen.  He is a Democrat in politics, was a member of the town coun-
cil two years, was also town collector two years, and he and wife are
members of the Catholic Church.  George F., mentioned above, was marri-
ed May 18, 1886, to Miss Mry Schrader, a native of Franklin County, Mo.
and the daughter of Conrad Schrader.  One child, Walter, was born of
this union.

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