Aschoff met and married Dorotea Gein in Rush County, Kansas, before moving to Oregon in 1878, where he settled in the Mount Tabor area and raised and sold vegetables around town.
Aschoff's encounter with Dorotea Gein in Rush County, Kansas, led him to relocate to Oregon in 1878. He then settled into the Mount Tabor area and became involved in local agriculture by cultivating and selling vegetables around town.