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George Propst (1806-1870)
George Propst was born in 1806 in North Carolina. He was one of six children born to parents George John Propst and Evaline Mary Ficker. The family seems to have moved back and forth between North Carolina and Pendelton, Virginia (now West Virginia) as some of George’s siblings are both in each place. They had moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri some time in the 1920′s. On January 13, 1829, George married Hannah Crites in Cape Girardeau. (In the second document, their record [...]
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Henry Jacob Propst (1861-1927)
Henry Jacob Propst was born on March 15, 1861 in Bollinger, Missouri. He was the youngest of seven children to parents Alfred Propst and Catherine Seabaugh. We first find Henry listed in records in the 1880 census in Whitewater Township in Bollinger County, Missouri. At the age of 19, he is living with his brother’s family following the death of his parents and works on his brother’s farm. On July 13, 1880 Henry married Minverva Adaline Statler in Bollinger, Missouri. (The [...]
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Ida May Propst (1886-1977)
Ida May Propst was born February 20, 1886 in Copeland, near the Bollinger Mills, in Bollinger County, Missouri. She is the third oldest of ten children to parents Henry Jacob Propst and Minerva Adeline Statler. Ida May Propst – Birth Record In 1900, the family is living on a farm in Whitewater, Bollinger County, Missouri. At 14 years of age, Ida is a student. On March 12, 1903, Ida married Franklin L Clements in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. Since Franklin was [...]
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Henry J Clements (1855-1926)
Henry J. Clements was born April 16, 1855 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was one of five children to parents Franz Wilhelm Clements and Margaret M. Deimund. On February 20, 1881, Henry married Wilhelmina “Mina” Lix in Bollinger, Missouri. They had ten children together. Mary Minnie Clements (b. 1881 – d. 1959) Franklin L Clements (b. 1882 – d. 1923) Christian Clements (b. 1884) William Clements (b. 1887) August Clements (b. 1890) Louis Clements (b. 1891 – d. 1968) Eddie Clements (b. 1895) [...]
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Franklin L. Clements (1882-1923)
Franklin L. Clements was born on December 30, 1882 in Bollinger, Missouri. He is one of the oldest of ten children to parents Henry J Clements and Wilhelmina “Mina” Lix. In the 1900 census, the family is living in Whitewater Township, Bollinger County, Missouri. Franklin lists his occupation as a farm laborer. On March 12, 1903, Franklin married Ida May Propst in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. Since Franklin was under 21 years old and Ida was under 17 years old, [...]
