Emilie Gapsch1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 13066, (1866 - 1895)
FatherEdward W. Gapsch4,5 (6 Feb 1842 - 23 Mar 1931)
MotherSophie Herfurt4,6 (13 Jun 1840 - 23 Aug 1910)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Dec 1866, Königreich Sachsen7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Dec 1884, St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, William L. Weber (5 Nov 1856 - 4 Jun 1945)10
Death: 28 Jan 1895, St. Louis Co., Missouri11,12
Burial: 31 Jan 1895, New Pickers Cemetery13
ChartsDescendants of Edward and Sophie Gapsch
AncestryThe Gapsch Family

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Narrative:

     Emilie Gapsch was born on 3 Dec 1866 in Königreich Sachsen.7,8,9
     She arrived in New York with her 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.14,15,16
     Emilie married William L. Weber, son of Friedrich August Weber and Amalie Erdmuthe Patzschkes, on 29 Dec 1884 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, with Rev. Henry Walser officiating.10
     Emilie died on 28 Jan 1895 in St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 28.11,12 She was buried on 31 Jan 1895 in New Pickers Cemetery, in the lot owned by her husband.13

Children:
     Children with William L. Weber:

Citations

  1. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passenger 253, shows name as Emilie Gapsch.
  2. [S1004] William Weber and Emma Gapsch, marriage license.
  3. [S2042] Sophie Weber, Registry of Births - City of St. Louis, shows name as Emilie.
  4. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passengers 249-254, shows them apparently as parent and child.
  5. [S1005] William Weber and Emma Gapsch, Application for License to Marry, Consent of Parent section shows him as her father.
  6. [S1005] William Weber and Emma Gapsch, Application for License to Marry, Consent of Parent section shows Sophia's husband as Emma's father.
  7. [S669] Weser arrival 23 Mar 1881, Passenger Lists, New York, 1820-1897, passenger 253, shows age 10 and "country to which belonging" as Saxony.
  8. [S1005] William Weber and Emma Gapsch, Application for License to Marry, shows she would be 18 years of age on 3 Dec 1884, the next day.
  9. [S2040] Emma Webber, death register, shows age 28 and nativity and Germany.
  10. [S1004] William Weber and Emma Gapsch, marriage license, return section shows date and officiant.
  11. [S2040] Emma Webber, death register, shows date and county.
  12. [S2039] Gatewood Gardens Cemetery, online, record for section B4, lot 39, owned by Wm. Weber, grave 1, Emma Webber, shows burial date as 31 Jan 1895.
  13. [S2039] Gatewood Gardens Cemetery, online, record for section B4, lot 39, owned by Wm. Weber, grave 1, Emma Webber, shows date.
  14. [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.
  15. [S151] Robert Gapsch household, 1900 U.S. Census, Washington Co., Oregon, shows he immigrated in 1882.
  16. [S1890] Moritz Gapsch household, 1920 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows Moritz and Edward immigrated in 1881.
  17. [S2036] Edward W. Weber, Certificate of Death.
  18. [S2032] William Weber household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows him as the son of her husband and apparently named after her father, but she was dead by then.
  19. [S2042] Sophie Weber, Registry of Births - City of St. Louis, shows mother's name as Emilie.
  20. [S2032] William Weber household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows the girl as the daughter of Emma's husband and apparently named after her mother, but Emma was dead by then.
  21. [S2043] Bertha Weber, Registry of Births - City of St. Louis.
  22. [S2032] William Weber household, 1900 U.S. Census, St. Louis Co., Missouri, shows the girl as the daughter of Emma's husband and born before Emma's death.
  23. [S2045] Bertha Conder, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S2039] Gatewood Gardens Cemetery, online, record for section B4, lot 39, owned by Wm. Weber, grave 3, Emma Claire Webber, infant, shows her buried in William's lot.