Staraí Spóirt agus Ealaíontóir Comhraic
Post about my maternal family lineage, the Ellis and Mosblech families.
Eugene “Gene” Rugadh Lúnasa Johannpeter ar Bealtaine 20, 1908, go Julius agus Bertha Johannpeter. Bhí sé an dara mac Uncail Jules agus Aintín Bertha. Bhí a dheartháir níos sine Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr, a eitil an post as Lambert Field chomh maith le Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” Ba seacht mbliana níos sine ná Gene. Mo seanathair, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Seachtaine ó shin, Bhí mé ag lorg cóip de Ivanhoe le Sir Walter Scott ó sheanleabharlann mo sheanathar. Daideo Gilbert P. Ellis had a library that he gave me in the early 1990s. These books and his desk are treasures that will stay with me until the day I die. As a kid, Ba ghnách liom suí ina chuid
Julius “Uncail Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncail Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Bhí sé de dhúshlán ag Lee a mac dhá bhliain d'aois Gilbert a ardú mar shingil
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 “Uncail 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
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. Is minic a scríobhadh é mar Edward ach d’inis sé mar chúnamh agus barda a chur le chéile, Eduard was as unique as his name. Bhí mé ag streachailt le go leor a scríobh faoi mar gheall ar na scéalta a chuala mé mar gheall air
When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Graí”, 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. Grandpa
Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. 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. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt
Arthur C. Rugadh Clemmings ar an Déardaoin, Aibreán 3, 1913 i St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Bhí sé sannta mar oibrí miotail leath-oilte. A théarma liostála, a thosaigh ar Meán Fómhair 2, 1942, Ba le linn an chogaidh móide sé mhí.
Nuair a bhí mé ag fás suas, Chuala mé go minic Grandma Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, labhairt faoi a beirt deirfiúracha caillte. Chaill sí a deirfiúr is sine Margaret agus a deirfiúr beag Loretta roimh a lá breithe 40. Margaret B. Ba Mosblech an chéad cheann de ceithre cinn déag leanaí a rugadh do Eduard agus Magdalena Mosblech. Rugadh Mór Aintín Margaret ar Meitheamh 10, 1908. As
My Grandpa used to tell me that Mom and Great Grandma were close. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, etc. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. In