Richard,
Of all the messages on the board for Gassmann, yours is the only one I am sure of that there is a connection. I do not know if this Anton William Gassmann is related or not. My grandfather was Alfred Stephen Gassmann b. 1893 in Columbus, Ohio. I do know he was an only child. His father was John Godfrey Gassmann b.5-27-1858, I do not know where. He married Ellen Cahill b. 1858 in Ireland. She came to the US at age 5yrs. They married at Holy Family Catholic Church in Columbus,m Ohio. I do know that John Godfrey had a brother named Fred and somewhere in the family there was a priest named Stephen Gassmann. But all my life, we were told that somewhere in the family that a Gassmann married an Assmann. I think that you have been in contact alread about this with my sister Donna Reynolds
TamuDave@aol.com, I do not know what ever came of the reply.
Any info you many have would be greatly appreciated. I have no more infor for you.
Debbie Driffill