Kasper Mansker
Kasper Mansker | |
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| Born | c. 1750 On the European immigrant ship, Christian, during an Atlantic Ocean voyage, in transit, to the British American colonies |
| Died | 1820 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Mansker Family Cemetery, Goodlettsville, Tennessee, later, reburial at Peay Park, Goodlettsville, Tennessee |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Kasper Mäintzger, Kasper Minsker, Caspar Mansker |
| Occupation(s) | frontiersman, fur trader, hunter, politician, soldier, explorer |
| Spouse | Elizabeth White |
| Parent(s) | Ludwig Mäintzger/Minsker, Sr. and Maria Esch |
| Relatives | John Minsker (brother), George Mansker, Sr. (brother), Maria Ursula Albright (sister), Ludwig Minsker, Jr. (half-brother), Dorothea Barbara Hoschaar (sister), Maria Agnes Minsker (sister), Anna Maria Hoschauer (half-sister) |
Kasper Mansker or Casper Mansker also, spelled Mäintzger and Minsker (c. 1750–1820) was a longhunter and one of Middle Tennessee's first European explorers and settlers.