When George Washington Asper was born on 15 October 1856, in Morrow, Ohio, United States, his father, Elias Asper, was 36 and his mother, Jane McCune Morrow, was 40. He married Ann Jeannett Merrill on 24 December 1877, in Echo, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wabash Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Echo, Summit, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 27 December 1932, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
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Swiss German, German, and Norwegian: topographic name for someone living by aspen trees, from Middle High German aspe, or a habitational name for someone from a place called with this word (compare Asp ). This surname is rare in Germany and virtually non-existing in Switzerland.
Americanized form of Arabic Esber 1 or Esper 4.
History: Many of the American Aspers are descendants of Johannes Georg Asper and his family, who in the middle of the 18th century came from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in York County, PA. Johannes Georg's father was from Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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