Shared Note
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Shared Note: - Some records spell Casper as Kaspar or Caspar; his grave monumentshows his name as Casper, so that is the spelling used in this document. Casper was a stone mason, as were his father and grandfather.
Casper immigrated to the United States, arriving on November 18, 1853,aboard the "Georg Ludwig" (Captian H. Halenbeck; manifest i.d.00007623), which he boarded in Bremen, Germany (FTM "Passenger andImmigration Lists: Germans to America, 1850 -- 1874" CD# 355).
Casper purchased his homestead in 1858; the address today is E9168Hwy PF, Prairie du Sac, WI. Caasper and his descendants are the onlyowners of this property. The farm has been designated a 'Century Farm",recognizing its common family ownership for over 100 years. The presentowners, Dennis and Lynette Reuter (descendants of Caspar Steuber), runa dairy operation as a true family farm.
According to the U. S. Census, Casper and his family lived in Prairie duSac in 1870. Casper and his family have not been located in the 1860census.
Casper is buried with his wife and many of his children in the Prairie duSac Cemetary.
Helen E. Steuber (b. 11/20/1908 -- d. 4/18/1982) is buried in thefamily plot. Her death certificate indicates she was a widow, a daughterof Wilhelmina Kasulka and Charles Gastrow and died of peritonitis. Shewas a retired hospital cook; her social security number is 397-28-9706.She was most likely the wife of one of Casper's grandsons who was a sonof one of Casper's sons.
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