Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)
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. Selalunya ditulis sebagai Edward tetapi disebut seperti menyusun bantuan dan wad, Eduard was as unique as his name.
I struggled with writing much about him because the stories I heard about him growing up were not positive. Eduard memerintah rumahnya dengan penumbuk besi dan tidak membantah dari sesiapa termasuk nenek moyang saya, Magdalena. Eduard bukan lelaki yang ganas, Tetapi datuk nenek dan ibu saya menyifatkannya sebagai sejuk dan jauh.
St. Louis Globe Premier Clothing Advertisement with Great Grandpa Mosblech from the March 19, 1929 edisi St. Louis Post-Dispatch
When Eduard would come home from work, he might announce that he wanted to go look for a picture. After making this announcement, Eduard menjangkakan semua orang akan menyertai carian termasuk anak lelaki mertua, dan lain-lain. Amalan ini membawa kepada tamparan terkenal dengan datuk saya, Gilbert Ellis, after Grandpa married Eduard’s seventh child, Alvina Mosblech.
It is easy to disparage Eduard but recently my view has softened a little. Eduard dan Magdalena menaikkan empat belas kanak -kanak. They also suffered the loss of one of their children, when 4-year-old Loretta died from diphtheria in St. Louis’ Isolation Hospital.
Despite the financial challenges of raising such a large family, Eduard put every child through Catholic grade school. Setelah anak -anak lulus gred kelapan, Eduard mengharapkan mereka pergi bekerja. Ia mungkin kelihatan kasar hari ini, Tetapi ia tidak biasa di 1910 -1930 for children to complete eighth grade. Many children had to work to support the family.
Eduard, Magdalena and 12 of their 14 children from the July 5, 1934 edisi St. Louis Star-Times
One of the mysteries around Eduard was the manner of his death. Polis mendapati Eduard terapung di Sungai Mississippi di kaki Iron Street. Selama bertahun-tahun, nenek saya dan beberapa adik perempuannya percaya seseorang membunuh Eduard. After his death, his second wife Mary inherited all of Eduard’s possessions.
Dalam 2006, I was able to access a copy of Eduard’s death certificate. Koroner tidak dapat menentukan sama ada bunuh diri atau pembunuhan. Walau bagaimanapun, a couple of things struck me. He died a few days after Great Grandma Magdalena’s date of death, which was May 10, 1945. The death certificate also did not note any other injuries.
When I told my mother I thought it might be suicide because he missed Great Grandma and was not happy in his second marriage, Dia memberitahu saya bahawa polis menyangka dia melompat di sungai pada ulang tahun kematian nenek yang hebat. Saksi melaporkan seorang lelaki yang lebih tua melompat dari jambatan pada hari itu.
Eduard bukan lelaki yang gregarious, Tetapi saya tidak tahu bahawa kita dapat menjangkakan jauh berbeza pada masa itu dan dengan latar belakangnya. Walau bagaimanapun, Dedikasinya terhadap pendidikan anak -anaknya dan cara kematiannya menunjukkan kedalaman perasaan tersembunyi itu. History should be kind.
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