All four of his grandparents emigrated from Germany after being involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions there; the Trisches initially settled in Kansas Territory before moving to Indiana after the territory was opened to slavery in the mid- 1850s.
All four of his grandparents emigrated from Germany after being involved in the unsuccessful 1848 revolutions there. The Trisches initially settled in Kansas Territory bit as they were abolitionists, they moved to Indiana after the territory was opened to slavery in the mid- 1850s.