Circa 1890s photo of Mr. & Mrs. John Gasper taken in Buffalo, NY
I purchased the subject undated studio portrait (engagement photo?) of a young couple taken by Bliss Brothers Studio, Buffalo, NY. It is identified on the back of the mount:
"Mr. and Mrs. John Gasper."
These individuals appear in Public Member Trees posted on ancestry.com.John Michael Gasper as a single person is listed in the 1870 U.S. Census data for Concord, Erie Co., NY; the 1875 Erie County, NY Census for Concord, Erie Co., NY; the 1880 U.S. Census data for Concord, Erie Co., NY; and the 1892 New York State Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY.His wife, Anna Mary Peters, as a single person is listed in the Erie Co., NY Census data for Concord, Erie Co., NY.They are listed as a married couple in the 1900 and 1910 U.S. Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY; the 1915 New York State Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY; the 1920 U.S. Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY; the 1925 New York State Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY; and the 1930 and 1940 U.S. Census data for Boston, Erie Co., NY.
On 4 Jun 1895, John Michael Gasper, born 14 Apr 1865 in Erie Co., NY, died 1945 in Boston, Erie Co., NY, son of Joannes Gasper (1821-1883) and Susana Zeven (1830-1867), married Anna Mary Peters, born 6 May 1875 in Erie Co., NY, died 1961 in Boston, Erie Co., NY, daughter of Alexander Peters (1829-1902) and Catherine Kehr (1842-1911).The couple had 8 children: Adolph Mathias Gasper (1896-1970), Gertrude Mary Gasper (1897-1900), Catherine Mary Gasper (1899-1963), Bernard John Gasper (1902-1965), Martha Mary Gasper (1903-1903), Mary Emma Gasper (1905-1986), John Aloysius Gasper (1907-1918), and Vincent Raymond Gasper (1915-2000).
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Re: Circa 1890s photo of Mr. & Mrs. John Gasper taken in Buffalo, NY
Paul Peterson 2/12/13