Gustav Frederick Gapsch1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13065, (1865 - 1960)
FatherEdward W. Gapsch4,5 (6 Feb 1842 - 23 Mar 1931)
MotherSophie Herfurt4,5 (13 Jun 1840 - 23 Aug 1910)

Key Events:

Birth: 14 May 1865, Leipzig, Königreich Sachsen6,7,8
Marriage: about 1890, Ceres Barrioz (14 Dec 1871 - 10 Aug 1954)9,10,11
Death: 15 Mar 1960, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas12,13,14
Burial: 19 Mar 1960, New St. Marcus Cemetery, St. Louis Co., Missouri15,16
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Gustav Frederick Gapsch was born on 14 May 1865 in Leipzig, Königreich Sachsen.6,7,8
     He arrived in New York with his parents, Edward W. Gapsch and Sophie Herfurt, on 23 Mar 1881, on the steamship Weser, having departed from the port of Bremen. They were shown on the passenger list as from Saxony, with a stated destination of St. Louis, and having traveled in steerage class.17,18,19
     Gustav married Ceres Barrioz, daughter of Philibert Barrioz and Marie Clement, about 1890.9,10,11
     Gustav was naturalized on 2 Oct 1896 in St. Louis, Missouri.20,21,22
     Gustav and Ceres appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 5889 Pernod Ave., enumerated 21 Jun 1900, reporting the family was renting its home. Their children Virginia and Gustava were listed as living with them, as was Andrew Whitmare, a 13-year old garden laborer listed as a boarder, likely a helper on the farm.2
     Gustav and Ceres appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carondelet Twp., St. Louis Co., Missouri, enumerated 6 May 1910, reporting that the family owned their farm, free of mortgage. Their children Virginia and Gustava were listed as living with them.23
     Gustav and Ceres appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 3112 Cherokee St., enumerated 5 Jan 1920. Their daughter Gustava was listed as living with them.24
     Gustav and Ceres appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 3840 Gravois Ave., enumerated 12 Apr 1930, reporting that the family had a radio set, and owned a home valued at $10,000.25
     Gustav and Ceres appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of St. Louis, Missouri, at 3840 Gravois Ave., enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting they owned a home valued at $3,000, and had lived in the same house in 1935.26
     He was a gardener, on his own truck farm by 1910, becoming a fireman working in city sanitation by 1920, and by 1930 had become a motorbus mechanic.27,28,29,30,31 He was a laborer for a street railway company in 1940, when he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,300.26
     His wife died on 10 Aug 1954 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas.32,33
     Gustav was living in 1142 Tarpley, Dallas, Texas, at the time of his death.3
     Gustav died on 15 Mar 1960 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 94.12,13,14 He was buried on 19 Mar 1960 in New St. Marcus Cemetery, St. Louis Co., Missouri.15,16

Children:
     Children with Ceres Barrioz:

Citations

  1. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passenger 252, shows name as Gustav Gapsch.
  2. [S1362] August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
  3. [S2181] Gustav Frederick Gapsch, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passengers 249-254, shows them apparently as parent and child.
  5. [S351] Edna Gapsch, notes, "Edward Gapsch Family 1st Generation."
  6. [S2181] Gustav Frederick Gapsch, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1875, and country, as Germany. The year must clearly be in error, since all other sources point to a year about 1865.
  7. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passenger 252, shows age 16 and "country to which belonging" as Saxony.
  8. [S1362] August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows month, year, age 35 and country, as Germany.
  9. [S1362] August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows married 10 years.
  10. [S1720] Gustav Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows married 19 years, first marriage for both.
  11. [S1891] Gustave Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows married.
  12. [S2181] Gustav Frederick Gapsch, Certificate of Death, shows date, place, city, and county.
  13. [S1429] Morning News, 17 Mar 1960, page 5, shows died Tuesday.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #31094434, Gustav F. Gapsch, shows date, and includes photo of tombstone.
  15. [S2181] Gustav Frederick Gapsch, Certificate of Death, shows removed to St. Louis 17 Mar 1960, and cemetery.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #31094434, Gustav F. Gapsch, shows cemetery, burial date, and includes photo of tombstone.
  17. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passengers 249-254, shows ship, state of origin, departure city, arrival city and date, class of accommodations, and destination.
  18. [S151] Robert Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Oregon, shows he immigrated in 1882.
  19. [S1890] Moritz Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows Moritz and Edward immigrated in 1881.
  20. [S1444] Gustav Gabsch, naturalization order (2 Oct 1896), shows date.
  21. [S1891] Gustave Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows year, as 1894.
  22. [S1362] August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows naturalized.
  23. [S1720] Gustav Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri.
  24. [S1891] Gustave Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
  25. [S675] Gustav Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
  26. [S5331] Gustav Gapsch household, 1940 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri.
  27. [S1362] August Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows occupation as gardener.
  28. [S1720] Gustav Gapsch household, 1910 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows occupation as gardener, industry as truck farm, working on his own account.
  29. [S1891] Gustave Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows occupation as fireman, industry as city sanitation.
  30. [S675] Gustav Gapsch household, 1930 U.S. Census, St. Louis City, Missouri, shows occupation as mechanic, in the motorbus industry.
  31. [S2181] Gustav Frederick Gapsch, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as mechanic, retired from St. Louis Pub. Ser.
  32. [S2029] Ceres Barrsioz Gapsch, Certificate of Death.
  33. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #31094433, Ceres B. Gapsch, shows date, and includes photo of tombstone.
  34. [S1429] Morning News, 17 Mar 1960, page 5, shows her as his daugher.