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Post about my maternal family lineage, the Ellis and Mosblech families.
Eugene “Gene” Ogos Johannpeter dilahirkan pada Mei 20, 1908, kepada Julius dan Bertha Johannpeter. Beliau merupakan anak kedua Uncle Jules dan Mak Cik Bertha. Abang beliau adalah Julius “Punk” William Johannpeter, Jr, yang terbang mel daripada Lambert Field bersama-sama dengan Charles Lindbergh. “Punk” was seven years older than Gene. Datuk saya, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
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
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
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
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
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. Datuk
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. Clemmings dilahirkan pada hari Khamis, April 3, 1913 di St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Beliau ditugaskan sebagai pekerja logam separa mahir. Tempoh memegang pendaftaran, yang bermula pada September 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.
Apabila saya membesar, Saya sering mendengar Nenek Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, bercakap kira-kira dua adik-adiknya hilang. Dia hilang kakak tertua beliau Margaret dan adiknya Loretta sebelum ulang tahun 40 beliau. Margaret B. Mosblech adalah yang pertama daripada empat belas kanak-kanak yang dilahirkan oleh Eduard dan Magdalena Mosblech. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 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, dan lain-lain. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. Dalam