Eugene August Johannpeter (1908 – 1969)

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Eugene “Gene” August Johannpeter was born on May 20, 1908, to Julius and Bertha Johannpeter. He was the second son of Uncle Jules and Aunt Bertha. His older brother was Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr., who flew the mail out of Lambert Field along with Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. ພໍ່​ຕູ້​ຂອງ​ຂ້າ​ພະ​ເຈົ້າ, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived

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A ພົບ​ເຫັນ​ຄອບ​ຄົວ Treasure

ທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, grandma, grandpa, Ellis

Weeks ago, I was looking for a copy of Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott from my grandfather’s old library. Grandpa 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, I used to sit in his

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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 “<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "342​" bbox_y = "1060​" bbox_w = "24​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize fweight = "14​" = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = "” <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "375​" bbox_y = "1060​" bbox_w = "80​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize fweight = "14​" = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ", 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 “<ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "342​" bbox_y = "1060​" bbox_w = "24​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize fweight = "14​" = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ​ສີ​ຟ້າ = "210​" = "31​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = "” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “ເພດ​ຜູ້”, 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

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Oscar and Dorothy Von Burg

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Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Grandma Ellis ແລະ​ປ້າ Dorothy ໄດ້​ເອື້ອຍ​ນ້ອງ​ທັງ​ຫລາຍ​ແຍກ​ໃນ​ອາ​ຍຸ​ສູງ​ສຸດ​ໂດຍ​ປະ​ມານ​ຫນຶ່ງ​ປີ​ແລະ​ເຄິ່ງ​ຫນຶ່ງ​ເປັນ. Grandpa Ellis ແລະ​ລຸງ Oscar ໄດ້​ກາຍ​ເປັນ​ເພື່ອນ​ມິດ​ທີ່​ໃກ້​ຊິດ​ໃນ​ເວ​ລາ​ທີ່​ພວກ​ເຂົາ​ເຈົ້າ​ໄດ້​ຊ່ວຍ​ເອື້ອຍ​ນ້ອງ. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

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Arthur C. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

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Arthur C. Clemmings ເກີດ​ໃນ​ວັນ​ພະ​ຫັດ, ເມ​ສາ 3, 1913 ໃນ St. Louis, <ກວ້າງ bbox_x = "761​" bbox_y = "745​" bbox_w = "23​" bbox_h = "20​" fsize fweight = "14​" = "3​" ສີ​ແດງ = "255​" ສີ​ຂຽວ = "255​" ສີ​ຟ້າ = "255​" ບໍ່​ມີ​ເພດ​; = ". At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. ພຣະ​ອົງ​ໄດ້​ຖືກ​ມອບ​ຫມາຍ​ເປັນ​ພະ​ນັກ​ງານ​ໂລ​ຫະ​ເຄິ່ງ​ຊໍາ​ນິ​ຊໍາ​ນານ. ໄລ​ຍະ​ຂອງ​ພຣະ​ອົງ​ຊ່ອຍ, ເຊິ່ງ​ໄດ້​ເລີ່ມ​ຕົ້ນ​ໃນ​ເດືອນ​ກັນ​ຍາ 2, 1942, ນີ້​ແມ່ນ​ສໍາ​ລັບ​ໄລ​ຍະ​ເວ​ລາ​ຂອງ​ສົງ​ຄາມ​ບວກ​ກັບ​ຫົກ​ເດືອນ.

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The Lost Mosblech Sisters

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When I was growing up, I often heard Grandma Ellis, Alvina ຜູ້​ຊາຍ. Mosblech Ellis, talk about her two lost sisters. She lost her oldest sister Margaret and her little sister Loretta before her 40th birthday. Margaret B. Mosblech was the first of fourteen children born to Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As

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Mom’s Recollections of Her Grandma

ທີ່ຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ປູ່, Ellis

My Grandpa used to tell me that Mom and Great Grandma were close. Grandma ທີ່​ຍິ່ງ​ໃຫຍ່​ທີ່​ສາ​ມາດ​ຈະ stubborn ຫຼາຍ, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, ແລະ​ອື່ນໆ. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. ໃນ

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