If a family member is reading this I would be very interested in scanning old pictures you have, including Trinity Church pictures, since this Asmus family spent a lot of years attending this church's events over decades.
I'd also like to rescan these pictures with my much better scanners/software I have now.

1905 Asmus family pictures

Back Row: Dora (Asmus) Sonksen, Anna (Asmus) Ahrendsen, Minnie (Asmus) Sonksen
Front row: Dethlef Asmus, Henry Asmus (in chair), William Asmus, Christine (Fischer) Asmus

Dora married Jens Sonksen, Anna married Julius Ahrendsen, Minnie married Boyd Sonksen

Back: Jens Sonksen, Boyd Sonksen, Henry Asmus, Dethlef Asmus (in chair), Anna (Asmus) Ahrendsen, Minnie (Asmus) Sonksen Front: Christine (Fischer) Asmus, William Asmus, Christine (Sonksen) Mohr, Dora (Asmus) Sonksen

Christine (Sonksen( Mohr {Mrs. George} was the first grandchild born so she received her grandmother's first name.
Harold Asmus has this original picture.
He lives 1 mile east of the Trinity Church intersection and 3/4 south on east side of road.

I'm sure I recognize these faces, but right now I can't find another picture or similar one to compare and hopefully was identified.

Harold Asmus found this picture in their family box of pictures.
It is not known whether the picture is of Asmus relatives.
Or it could be the Fischer relatives.

The Asmus family came from Walnut, Iowa, to the Manning area.
The Fischer family came from Guttenburg, Iowa, to the Manning area.
This Fischer family is related to Ed & George Fischer.

Following are a few items from Dethlef, Henry and Harold Asmus' family history:
Over a century ago, on November 29, 1855 in Witswort, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, a baby boy was born and christened Dethlef A. Asmus. He was the youngest child of his parents and joined three brothers and a sister. The family lived on the edge of town and raised sheep and goats. Germany was known for its good schools. On March 7, 1869 at the age of thirteen, he was confirmed in the Lutheran faith.

Two years later in 1871, he, along with his mother and stepfather, made the big journey to "America, the land of the free," for a brother was already serving in the army and in the homeland of Germany, it was compulsory to have military training.

Upon reaching American soil they boarded a train for Davenport, Iowa. In 1872 they came by covered wagon to a farm by Walnut, Iowa. Eventually all the family was able to come to America. A brother and sister also settled in the same area. His brother that was in the service in Germany arrived later with his family.

Dethlef met Christine Fischer, born April 6, 1862, in Clayton Co., Iowa, who moved to Walnut, Iowa, at age seven with her parents. On February 21, 1879 they were married and farmed in Douglas Twp. for a few years and on a farm in Lincoln Twp. until moving to Manning in October of 1920. Their fiftieth wedding anniversary was celebrated in 1929. Dethlef passed away August 21, 1931, and on January 7, 1939, Christina died.

Their son, Henry Andreas was born in Douglas Twp. on June 14, 1889, joining three sisters, and later another brother, William, was born. When Henry was seven years old they moved to Lincoln Twp. Henry attended the rural school whenever possible, mostly wintertime, and in 1903 he was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church.

He married Wilhelmina Dreager, daughter of John and Anna (Jipsen) Dreager of Atlantic, on December 20, 1911. The farm now owned by his son, Harold, has reached the century mark of being in the same family for one hundred years. A small portion of it is still native land. Harold was born on this farm on September 27, 1921 and has lived on it all his life.

Henry purchased additional land close by and Harold's sister, Viola, and her son now reside on that property. Dethlef owned rich wheat land in Colorado and Henry and Minnie were to go to Colorado after their marriage to supervise it but Dethlef sold the property. Henry and Minnie celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1961. Henry passed away suddenly on December 9, 1969 and Minnie, on Christmas Day 1972. She remained on the farm until ill health in 1971 caused her to go to the Manning Plaza where she died.

Henry and son, Harold, made many trips by team and wagon to the metropolis of Gray. When the railroad would bring in coal, a trip would be made to haul it back to the farm or church. When cattle were ready for market, they would be driven to Gray and loaded on the cars that had been bedded with straw that was hauled in on hayracks by team. If the services of a blacksmith were required, another trip would be made to Gray. Likewise groceries and lumber supplies were purchased or exchanged in Gray. In the fall a wagonload of potatoes would be brought in and left to be traded out through the following months. The same thing was done with eggs.

Harold's first checking account was started in the Gray bank. Many was the time he walked to school in Gray. He graduated from high school there in 1938.

On May 20, 1945 Harold married Darlene Meyer of Farnhamville, Iowa, Reading, twp., Calhoun Co. They have two daughters, Nancy, Mrs. Stanley Baack, Gresham, Nebraska, and Mary, a junior at Dana College, Blair, Nebraska. They have one granddaughter, Jennifer Jean.

Nancy and Mary attended school in Gray until the grade when they were bussed to Audubon. The family has always been members of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lincoln twp., Audubon County. Harold, besides farming, has always been active in raising and showing registered Hereford cattle.

WILLIAM F. ASMUS
The parents of Dethlef Asmus farmed by Davenport. They came west by covered wagon and settled on a farm north of Walnut, Iowa.

Mr. and Mrs. H.F. Fischer, parents of Christine Fischer, farmed in Clayton Co. by Guttenberg. They came west by covered wagon and settled on a farm north of Walnut, across the road from the Asmus family.

Christine Fischer and Detlef Asmus were married February 2, 1879. That fall they moved to a 160-acre farm in Lincoln Township that was purchased from the Rock Island railroad. The original home was a two-room cabin with a loft. The lumber was brought by team and wagon from Walnut and Atlantic. The cabin has been added onto and remodeled over the years.

Detlef and Christine Asmus were the parents of five children: Dora Sonksen (Jens), Minnie Sonksen (Boyd), Anna Ahrendsen (Julius), Henry, and William.

In 1916 William started farming the home place. William was married to Ella Ress on Jan. 21, 1920. Ella and her parents, Annie and Gustav Ress, lived in Section 9 of Lincoln Township on a farm that belonged to Annie's parents. Gustav also worked as a hired man for George Gray, founder of the town that bears his name.

William established a herd of registered Hereford cattle in 1923. This herd is still being maintained by the family.

William and Ella were the parents of three children: Arlene Bruhn (George), Pearl Kurth (Emil), and Amos. George and Arlene Bruhn were the parents of five children, Willis, Orrin, Susan Lapham, Edward and Russel.

Pearl and Emil Kurth were the parents of seven children: Allen, Mary Ellen, Sarah, Conrad, Tim, Jolene and Deborah.

Amos served with the Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. In 1953 Amos took over the family farm. On June 12, 1957 he was united in marriage to Myra Willesen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Willesen. They were the parents of eight children: Mark, David, Melissa Pedersen, James, Jonathan, Darrin, Kathryn, and Stephen.