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. My grandfather, గిల్బర్ట్ పి. ఎల్లిస్, lived

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A Found Family Treasure

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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. చార్లెస్, 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 “గాలికి మరుగున నుండు తట్టు” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, తన రెండేళ్ల కొడుకు గిల్బర్ట్‌ను ఒంటరిగా పెంచడం లీకి సవాలుగా ఉంది

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter Kimker

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Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. లూయిస్, 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. తాత ఎల్లిస్’ father

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ఎడ్వర్డ్ Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

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Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. లూయిస్, 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 “గాలికి మరుగున నుండు తట్టు” ఎల్లిస్’ 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. 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 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

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Arthur C. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

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Arthur C. Clemmings was born on Thursday, నాలుగో నెల 3, 1913 సెయింట్ లో. లూయిస్, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. He was assigned as a semi-skilled metal worker. His term of enlistment, which began on September 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.

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లాస్ట్ Mosblech సిస్టర్స్

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నేను పెరిగేటప్పుడు, నేను తరచుగా గ్రాండ్ ఎల్లిస్ విని, Alvina M. Mosblech ఎల్లిస్, ఆమె రెండు కోల్పోయింది సోదరీమణులు గురించి మాట్లాడటానికి. ఆమె 40 వ పుట్టినరోజు ముందు ఆమె పురాతన సోదరి మార్గరెట్ మరియు ఆమె చిన్న చెల్లెలు లోరెట్ట కోల్పోయింది. మార్గరెట్ B. Mosblech ఎడ్వర్డ్ మరియు Magdalena Mosblech పుట్టిన పద్నాలుగు పిల్లలు మొదటిది. Great Aunt Margaret was born on June 10, 1908. As

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Mom’s Recollections of Her Grandma

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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, మొదలైనవి. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. లో

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