H. A. Ascherman was born in Warburg, Prussia, in 1852.  He came to the United States with his parents in the fall of 1856, the family locating in Milwaukee.  They remained there but a few months and then came to Davenport.  Mr. Ascherman completed his education in Griswold College.  He attended lectures at the Iowa State Law College and commenced reading law at th age of twenty-one years, with the firm of Putnam & Rogers.  He was admitted to the bar in 1875. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L