how old was casper ten boom in the novel the hiding place by corrie ten boom?

Question

Corrie ten boom was the daughter of casper ten boom, how old was casper in the beginning of the novel the hiding place

Answer 1

Casper, Corrie's father, died days after being captured at age 84. That was in 1944, which means he was born in 1860. If the book opens in 1937, that would mean that Casper was 77 years old.

Answer 2

Corrie was born in 1892
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrie_ten_Boom

. . . and her book opens in 1937.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hiding_Place_%28book%29

She was 45.

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