Eugene Agustus Johann Peter (1908 – 1969)

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Eugene “Gene” Agustus Johannpeter lahir pada Mei 20, 1908, Julius dan Bertha Johannpeter. Dia adalah anak kedua dari Paman Jules dan Bibi Bertha. Kakaknya adalah Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr, yang terbang surat dari Lambert Lapangan bersama dengan Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Kakekku, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived

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Harta Karun Keluarga yang Ditemukan

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Beberapa minggu yang lalu, Saya sedang mencari salinan Ivanhoe karya Sir Walter Scott dari perpustakaan lama kakek saya. Kakek Gilbert P. Ellis memiliki perpustakaan yang dia berikan kepada saya pada awal tahun 1990-an. Buku-buku ini dan mejanya adalah harta karun yang akan tetap bersamaku sampai aku mati. Sebagai seorang anak, Aku biasa duduk di kursinya

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single

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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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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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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 “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, 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. Kakek

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Oscar dan Dorothy Von Burg

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Paman Oscar Von Burg dan Bibi Dorothy Von Burg (née Mosblech) adalah teman terdekat kakek dan nenek saya. 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. Baik Paman Oscar maupun Kakek tidak menari, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

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The Lost Mosblech suster

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Ketika saya tumbuh dewasa, Saya sering mendengar Nenek Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, berbicara tentang dua saudara perempuannya hilang. Dia kehilangan kakak tertuanya Margaret dan adiknya Loretta sebelum ulang tahunnya ke-40. Margaret B. Mosblech adalah yang pertama dari empat belas anak yang lahir Eduard dan Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As

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