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Post about my maternal family lineage, the Ellis and Mosblech families.
Eugene “Gene” Augusti Johannpeter föddes den 20, 1908, Julius och Bertha Johannpeter. Han var den andra sonen till farbror Jules och faster Bertha. Hans äldre bror var Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr, som flög post från Lambert Field tillsammans med Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” was seven years older than Gene. Min farfar, 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 hade utmaningen att uppfostra sin tvåårige son Gilbert som singel
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. Morfar 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. Ofta skriven som Edward men uttalas som att sätta ihop hjälpmedel och avdelning, Eduard was as unique as his name. Jag kämpade med att skriva mycket om honom eftersom berättelserna jag hörde om honom
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 “Stud”, 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. Morfar
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 föddes på torsdagen, April 3, 1913 i St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Han tilldelades som en halv skicklig metallarbetare. Hans mandatperiod värvning, som började på September 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.
När jag växte upp, Jag hörde ofta mormor Ellis, Alvina M. Mosblech Ellis, prata om sina två förlorade systrar. Hon förlorade sin äldsta syster Margareta och hennes lillasyster Loretta före sin 40-årsdag. Margaret B. Mosblech var den första av fjorton barn till Eduard och 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, 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. I