"George Aschenbrenner was born in Munich, Bavaria, in August, 1818, and was reared by his grandfather and grandmother, his mother having died when he was very young. In 1840, shortly after he attained his majority, he came to America, and located at Johnstown, Penn., and it was there that he was married. In 1854 he and his wife came to Minnesota. They selected a claim in sections 15 and 16, but did not then locate here. Instead they went on to Little Falls, where he worked as a lumberman. It was about a year later when they came back to Stearns county and took up their residence on their claim. They first lived in a log house, but a short time later replace this with a larger structure of logs, which in turn gave way in 1869 to a commodious frame structure. Mr. Aschenbrenner died in 1874. His widow survived until September 11, 1911. Mr. Aschenbrenner, by trade, was a bread maker and candle maker, and during his life time in St. Joseph, made all the candles used in the Catholic church here. By his wife, Leopaldina Kost, whom he married in 1849, Mr. Aschenbrenner has ten children, of whom eight are now living: Mary, Anthony, Susan, Theresa, Monica, Benedict, John and Anna. Mary is now Sister Mary Ida, of the Order of St. Benedict. She is located at St. Joseph. Anthony married Christina Burggraff. They have three sons, and have adopted two girls. Susan married Gerhard Ablen, and they have nine children living. Therese and Monica live on the home place. Benedict is one of the leading citizens of St. Joseph. John is a farmer of St. Joseph township. He married Anna Friederich, and they have seven children. Anna is the wife of Carl Remley, and they have five children."
BIO. from the "HISTORY OF STEARNS COUNTY MINNESOTA, BY WILLIAM BELL MITCHELL, VOLUME II, H.C. COOPER, JR., & CO. 1915" (Page 798 and 799)