John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. One of the mechanisms governments used to collect fees for road

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter Kimker

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Grandpa Ellis’ father

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Честит 21-ви Рожден ден, Момиченце

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Дъщеря ми е Caity 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. Толкова съм горд от младата жена, тя е станала, но тъй като тя е израснала съм съжали, че не е в състояние да я вдигнеш, избършете сълзите си и да направи “малка боли” махай се. Caity came

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Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Often written as Edward but pronounced like putting together aid and ward, Eduard was as unique as his name. I struggled with writing much about him because the stories I heard about him

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Спасяването на последния танц за Tam

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Срещнах жена ми на сватбата на сестра ми през септември 1995. Познавах Tam като най-добър приятел малката ми сестра за 10 години, но аз наистина не я виждам като жената тя е станала, докато този ден в края на септември. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

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Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Завет” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Конезавод”, Julius Johannpeter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Дядо

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Оскар и Дороти фон Бург

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Чичо Оскар фон Бург и леля Дороти фон Бург, родена Мосблех, бяха най-близките приятели на баба ми и дядо ми. Grandma Ellis and Aunt Dorothy were sisters separated in age by about a year and a half. Grandpa Ellis and Uncle Oscar became close friends when they were dating the sisters. Нито чичо Оскар, нито дядо танцуваха, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

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Arthur C. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

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Arthur C. Clemmings е роден в четвъртък, Април 3, 1913 в St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Той е назначен като работник по полуквалифициран метал. Неговият мандат на въвличане, която започна на септември 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.

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