Virginia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.
Citations
August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
Gustav Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Virginia Johnson Ryan, shows father's surname as Gapsch.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Virginia Johnson Ryan, shows date, with year as 1894, and state.
August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows month, year, as 1893, age 6, and state. Since age 6 indicates the year 1894, which is what the California death index shows, I conclude that is the correct year.
Gustav Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 16 and state.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Virginia Johnson Ryan, maiden name Gapsch.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Virginia Johnson Ryan, shows date and county.
Charles Prutzel household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Wilhelmine Prutzel.
Charles Pretzel household, 1880 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Mena Pretzel.
Edna Gapsch, Edna (Klingeman), notes, "Mother and Father Pruetzels," shows name as Minnie Pruetzel.
Henry Vasel household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows month and year, as Dec 1869, age 30 and state.
Charles Prutzel household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 1 and state.
Edna Gapsch, Edna (Klingeman), notes, "Mother and Father Pruetzels," shows both Mina and Mary as born Dec 1871. But Mina only appears in the 1870 census, where she is shown as one year old, and in the 1880 census Mina is shown as age 10 while Mary is age 8. It appears Edna has confused Mina's birth year with Mary's.
Henry Vasel household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows married 11 years.
Edna Gapsch, Edna (Klingeman), notes, "Mother and Father Pruetzels," shows married.