Robert F. Gapsch1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12827, (1910 - 2001)
FatherMoritz G. Gapsch4,5,6 (13 Oct 1875 - 14 Feb 1952)
MotherJohanna Pruetzel4,5,7 (14 Oct 1875 - 23 Dec 1946)

Key Events:

Birth: 13 Mar 1910, St. Louis Co., Missouri8,9,10
Marriage: 14 Jan 1934, St. Lucas Evangelical Church, Sappington, St. Louis Co., Missouri, Louise Clara Heimburger (11 Jul 1911 - 30 Apr 1995)11,12,13
Death: 5 Jun 2001, Troy, Lincoln Co., Missouri14
Burial: 8 Jun 2001, Hawk Point City Cemetery5
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Robert F. Gapsch was born on 13 Mar 1910 in St. Louis Co., 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, Missouri in the household of his parents.15 He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., Missouri in the household of his parents.16
     Robert married Louise Clara Heimburger, daughter of Charles Robert Heimburger and Augusta Elizabeth Krueger, on 14 Jan 1934 in St. Lucas Evangelical Church, Sappington, St. Louis Co., Missouri.11,12,13
     Robert and Louise appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lemay Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Tesson Rd., enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $15 per month, and had lived in the same town in 1935.17
     Robert was a labor at a wholesale florist in 1940, reporting that he had worked 52 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,199. He later became a farmer, operating in Silex for more than 50 years according to his obituary.18,5 Robert owned a tavern (along with brother Moritz) and the property was in an area later used for development, providing them a handsome profit.19
     His wife died on 30 Apr 1995 in Troy, Missouri.20,21
     Robert died on 5 Jun 2001 in Troy, Lincoln Co., Missouri, at age 91.14 He was buried on 8 Jun 2001 in Hawk Point City Cemetery.5

Children:
     There were no children with Louise Clara Heimburger

Citations

  1. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, application and license for Robert Gapsch and Louise Heimburger, 1934.
  2. [S342] Louise C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows name as Robert F. Gapsch.
  3. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Robert F. Gapsch.
  4. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister."
  5. [S1197] Gapsch obituary, The Hannibal Courier-Post.
  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. [S1197] Gapsch obituary, The Hannibal Courier-Post, shows date, and county.
  9. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Family," shows date.
  10. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 1/12 and state.
  11. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, application and license for Robert Gapsch and Louise Heimburger, 1934, shows date, place, and town.
  12. [S2860] Louise Clara Heimburger, Application for Account.
  13. [S1197] Gapsch obituary, The Hannibal Courier-Post, shows date and county.
  14. [S1197] Gapsch obituary, The Hannibal Courier-Post, shows date, and place as Lincoln County Medical Center.
  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. [S5321] Robert F. Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  18. [S5321] Robert F. Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows occupation as laborer, industry as wholesale florist.
  19. [S326] Questionnaire, Betty Jeane Spady, 22 Dec 2000.
  20. [S342] Louise C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows date, town, and state.
  21. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Louise Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 495-30-9119, shows date and last residence, as Silex, Lincoln Co., Missouri 63377.