Moritz Louis Gapsch Jr.1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12819, (1905 - 1979)
FatherMoritz G. Gapsch4,5,6 (13 Oct 1875 - 14 Feb 1952)
MotherJohanna Pruetzel4,5,7 (14 Oct 1875 - 23 Dec 1946)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Apr 1905, Affton, Missouri8,9,10
Marriage: 8 Mar 1931, Eden Church, Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri, Edna Klingeman (28 Mar 1911 - 9 Dec 2011)11,12,13
Death: Jul 1979, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri14
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Moritz Louis Gapsch Jr. was born on 28 Apr 1905 in Affton, Missouri.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1910 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 1920 Federal Census of Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents.15 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents.16
     Moritz married Edna Klingeman, daughter of William A. J. Klingeman and Julia [surname unknown], on 8 Mar 1931 in Eden Church, Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri.11,12,13
     He was a laborer on a truck farm in 1930.16 Moritz applied for a Social Security Number 30 Nov 1936, while living at Union and Green Park Rd., Lemay, Missouri, where he was employed by Alpha Portland Cement Co., Lemay, Missouri.4 He owned a small nursery but also worked in a cement plant until his retirement. In 1940, working there as a miller, he reported he had worked 36 hours the last week of March, and had worked 44 weeks the prior year, earning $1,000.17,18
     Moritz and Edna appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lemay Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Lindbergh Blvd., enumerated 18 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $2,000, and had lived in the same town in 1935. Their children were listed as living with them.19
     Moritz owned a tavern (along with brother Robert) and the property was in an area later used for development, providing them a handsome profit. Mortiz claimed he had to quit school about 4th grade, but was able to retire early in life.17
     Moritz died in Jul 1979 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 74.14

Children:
     Children with Edna Klingeman

Moritz and Edna's other children are still living.
  • Leroy Moritz Gapsch20,21,19 (26 Jul 1932 - 21 Oct 1998)

Citations

  1. [S2861] Moritz Louis Gapsch, Application for Account, shows name as Moritz Louis Gapsch Jr.
  2. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister," shows name as Moritz Gapsch.
  3. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, entry for Moritz Gapsch, Jr. and Edna Klingeman.
  4. [S2861] Moritz Louis Gapsch, Application for Account.
  5. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister."
  6. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  7. [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.
  8. [S2861] Moritz Louis Gapsch, Application for Account, shows date, town, and state.
  9. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister," shows date.
  10. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 5 and state.
  11. [S1427] "Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002," Ancestry.com, shows date, town, county, and state.
  12. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, entry for Moritz Gapsch, Jr. and Edna Klingeman, shows issued 6 Mar 1931.
  13. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Jr. Family," shows date, place, and town.
  14. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Moritz Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 489-03-5788, shows month, year, and last residence as 63128 (Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO).
  15. [S1890] Moritz Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  16. [S1859] Moritz Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  17. [S326] Questionnaire, Betty Jeane Spady, 22 Dec 2000.
  18. [S5319] Moritz L. Gapsch Jr. household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows occupation as miller, industry as cement plant.
  19. [S5319] Moritz L. Gapsch Jr. household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  20. [S2864] Leroy Moritz Gapsch, Application for Account.
  21. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Family" (tree diagram).