Henry Gapsch1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12847, (1900 - 1974)
FatherMoritz G. Gapsch1,2,4 (13 Oct 1875 - 14 Feb 1952)
MotherJohanna Pruetzel1,2,5 (14 Oct 1875 - 23 Dec 1946)

Key Events:

Birth: 8 Apr 1900, So. Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri6,7,8
Marriage: 22 Aug 1926, Eden Evangelical Church, Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri, Dora A. L. Moehlenhoff (1 Jan 1906 - 28 Dec 1973)9,10,11
Death: 26 Mar 1974, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri12,13
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

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Narrative:

     Henry Gapsch was born on 8 Apr 1900 in So. Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri.6,7,8 Henry and Maria were twins.14,15
     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.4 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., Missouri in the household of his parents.16 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Affton, Missouri in the household of his parents.17
     Henry married Dora A. L. Moehlenhoff, daughter of George Moehlenhoff and Emma C. A. Hoops, on 22 Aug 1926 in Eden Evangelical Church, Affton, St. Louis Co., Missouri.9,10,11
     Henry and Dora appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 7346 Morganford Ave., enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting that they were renting their home, for $25 per month.18
     Henry applied for a Social Security Number 1 Aug 1939, while living at Union Rd., Lemay, Missouri, where he was employed by Grantwood Construction Company, at 7952 Rock Hill Rd., St. Louis.2
     Henry and Dora appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Lemay Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, on Union Rd., enumerated 1940, reporting that they were renting their home, for $15 per month, and had lived in the same town in 1935.18
     He was a laborer in a packing house in 1930. By 1940 he was a laborer in a burial park, when he reported that he had worked 24 hours the last week of March, and 36 weeks the prior year, earning $628.19,18
     His wife died on 28 Dec 1973 in St. Louis, Missouri.20,13
     Henry died on 26 Mar 1974 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 73.12,13

Children:
     Children with Dora A. L. Moehlenhoff:

Henry and Dora's children are believed to be still living.

Citations

  1. [S1358] Henry Gapsch, Permanent Record of Births.
  2. [S2862] Henry Gapsch, Application for Account.
  3. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, application and license for Henry Gapsch and Dora Moehlenhoff, 1934.
  4. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  5. [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.
  6. [S1358] Henry Gapsch, Permanent Record of Births, shows date, town, as Affton, and state, and he was his mother's third child.
  7. [S2862] Henry Gapsch, Application for Account, shows date, town, as So. Affton, county, and state.
  8. [S1508] Moritz Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows month, year, age 1/12, and state.
  9. [S665] St. Louis Co., Missouri, Marriages, application and license for Henry Gapsch and Dora Moehlenhoff, 1934, shows date, place, and town.
  10. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Family" (tree diagram), shows date.
  11. [S5324] Henry Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows married, with his first marriage at age 26, and hers at 21.
  12. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Henry Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 496-14-9911, shows month, year, and last residence as 63123 (Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO).
  13. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz's Brothers & Sister," shows date.
  14. [S1358] Henry Gapsch, Permanent Record of Births, shows them born the same date, with her as the mother's second child and him as her third.
  15. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Moritz Gapsch Family" (tree diagram).
  16. [S1718] Moritz G. Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  17. [S1890] Moritz Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  18. [S5323] Henry Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  19. [S5324] Henry Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
  20. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Dora Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 496-28-4937, shows month, year, and last residence as 63112 (Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO).