Emma C. Franke1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 12858, (1902 - 1994)
FatherWilliam F. Franke1,4,5 (abt 1868 - )
MotherLena Meyer1,6,7 (abt 1874 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 9 Jul 1902, St. Louis Co., Missouri1,8,9
Marriage: 24 Feb 1924, Charles Moritz Gapsch (23 Oct 1898 - Dec 1986)10,11,12
Death: 7 Aug 1994, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri13,14
Burial: 10 Aug 1994, Old St. John Cemetery15
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Emma C. Franke was born on 9 Jul 1902 in St. Louis Co., Missouri.1,8,9 She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents, William F. Franke and Lena Meyer.4 She appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents.5
     Emma married Charles Moritz Gapsch, son of Moritz G. Gapsch and Johanna Pruetzel, on 24 Feb 1924.10,11,12
     Emma and Charles 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.16
     Emma and Charles 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.17
     Emma applied for a Social Security Number 19 Oct 1957, while living at 3425 Union Rd., St. Louis, Missouri, while she was not employed.1
     Her husband died in Dec 1986 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri.18
     Emma died on 7 Aug 1994 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 92.13,14 She was buried on 10 Aug 1994 in Old St. John Cemetery.15

Children:
     Children with Charles Moritz Gapsch:

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

Citations

  1. [S2867] Emma E. Gapsch, Application for Account.
  2. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows name as Emma C. Gapsch (nee Franke).
  3. [S1715] William F. Franke household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows name as Emma C. Franke.
  4. [S1715] William F. Franke household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  5. [S1888] William Franke household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  6. [S1715] William F. Franke household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows the girl as the daughter of Lena's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S1888] William Franke household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows Emma as the daughter of Lena's husband.
  8. [S1715] William F. Franke household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 7 and state.
  9. [S1888] William Franke household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows age 17 and state.
  10. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Charles Gapsch Family," shows date.
  11. [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.
  12. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows married.
  13. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Emma Gapsch, Soc. Sec. No. 495-44-6785, shows date, as 9th, and last residence as 63128 (Saint Louis, Saint Louis, MO).
  14. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch, shows date, as 7 Aug 1994.
  15. [S340] Emma C. Gapsch obituary, Post Dispatch.
  16. [S1863] Charles Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  17. [S5322] Charles Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  18. [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).