Charles Moritz Gapsch1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12828, (1898 - 1986)
FatherMoritz G. Gapsch4,5,6 (13 Oct 1875 - 14 Feb 1952)
MotherJohanna Pruetzel4,7,8 (14 Oct 1875 - 23 Dec 1946)

Key Events:

Birth: 23 Oct 1898, St. Louis, Missouri9,10,11
Marriage: 24 Feb 1924, Emma C. Franke (9 Jul 1902 - 7 Aug 1994)12,13,14
Death: Dec 1986, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri15
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Charles Moritz Gapsch was born on 23 Oct 1898 in St. Louis, Missouri.9,10,11 He was known to family as Carl.16
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents, Moritz G. Gapsch and Johanna Pruetzel.6 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., Missouri in the household of his parents.17 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Affton, Missouri in the household of his parents.18
     Charles married Emma C. Franke, daughter of William F. Franke and Lena Meyer, on 24 Feb 1924.12,13,14
     Charles and Emma appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Union Rd., enumerated 4 Apr 1930, reporting that the family owned a home worth $3500, but did not have a radio. Their children were listed as living with them.19
     He was a laborer at a florist in 1930.19 He applied for a Social Security Number 30 Nov 1936, while living at Lemay, Missouri, where he was employed by Alpha Portland Cement Co., Lemay, Missouri.4 He was a brick mason at the plant by 1940. That year he reported that he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and had worked 51 weeks the prior year, earning $1,200.20
     Charles and Emma appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lemay Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Union Rd., enumerated 24 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,000, and had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children were listed as living with them.21
     Charles died in Dec 1986 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 88.15

Children:
     Children with Emma C. Franke:

Charles and Emma's children are believed to be still living.

Citations

  1. [S2858] Charles Moritz Gapsch, Application for Account, shows full name.
  2. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows name as Charles M. Gapsch.
  3. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Charles Gapsch.
  4. [S2858] Charles Moritz Gapsch, Application for Account.
  5. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister."
  6. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  7. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  9. [S2858] Charles Moritz Gapsch, Application for Account, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister," shows date.
  11. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows month, year, age 1, and state.
  12. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Charles Gapsch Family," shows date.
  13. [S1863] Charles Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows married, with his first marriage at age 25 and hers at age 22.
  14. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows married.
  15. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Charles Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 489-03-5787, shows month, year, and last residence as 63125 (Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO).
  16. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Family" (tree diagram).
  17. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  18. [S1890] Moritz Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  19. [S1863] Charles Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  20. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows occupation as brick mason, industry as cement plant.
  21. [S5322] Charles Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.