I have and am looking for information on the asche family my branch came from the hanover area of germany settling in the oakbrook and elmhurst area of illinois, entering the grist mill business and involved in a underground railway station.if you have any info about the asches william, frederick august, or the graues pls contact thanks so much

I may have some information that may be of interest to you. My Family emigrated from Germany, Hannover, Herrenhausen in 1954 arriving in Melbourne, Australia in January 1955. My ancestors come from a small town called Seelze near Hannover. They where Blacksmiths and lived in Seelze No.18 at the corner of Bremerstrasse and Schmiedestrasse. The house is now the Oldest house in Seelze having been built in 1659. The first Asche that lived there came from Luthe No.20 another small village near Hannover. His name was Christian Heinrich Asche born in21-Aug-1763. The last Asche to live in this house was Heinrich Asche who died in 1991? He would have been a second or theird cousin of mine. I have uploaded to the FamilyTreeMaker Online my information. If your are interested then look for hasche or if that is not enough I will send you the link.

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Holger Edmund karl Asche

Yes,, I would very much like the link, I will have to check the town, but my family was from Hannover as well, however, they emigrated to America in the mid 1800s My great-great granfather, William Asche came over with Frederick Graue and built one saw mill, which burned down, then they built a grist mill, ferrying a stone from france to build it. The Mill is in Oakbrook Illinois and still operates as a museum. It was an underground railway station during our civil war, helping slaves escape to the far north. William Asche married a Louise Graue (his partner's daughter) and had many children, one was my great grandfather, another William, who married Bertha Kuhlmann and had many children including my grandmother, Dorothea Asche. But sadly, the Asche parents all seemed to die young and the mill and any money that was attatched to it was lost to the orphaned children over the years. The influenza of 1918 killed Bertha and the children were divided. I would like to go to Germany and do some research, also would love to see the town they came from. My son is stationed with the US army in Hanau right now, I wonder if that is very far from Hannover? I will check on the town name with my mother, and let you know if we are related, probably it is so.

Looks like this post was many years ago...but Louise
Graue and William Asche were my Great Grandparents. My
grandfather was also William. He was one of the 8 children
that were orphaned when Louse and William died.
I have some excellent pictures if anyone is interested.
I grew up in Roselle, and visited the mill once again
last year.

I am your relative...my great grandfater was William Graue,
and great grandmother was Louise Graue...Feel free to
e mail me at n.lagerhausen@yahoo.com