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Harry Henry Milton Eggers (1913-1976)
Harry Henry Milton Eggers was born on August 22, 1913 in Dittmer, Missouri. He was the oldest child of three to parents John Henry Eggers and Sophia “Sophie” I. Faehnle. He was baptized on August 31, 1913 at St. Martin’s Church in Dittmer, MO. In the 1920 census, Harry is living with his parents on the Faehnle family farm at 216 Dittmer Road in Jefferson County, along with his grandmother, mother of Sophie Faehnle, Caroline Kraemer Faehnle. In 1930, Harry is listed as [...]
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John Henry Eggers (1880-1973)
John Henry Eggers was born on July 5, 1880 in Meramec, Jefferson County, Missouri. He was the oldest of six children born to parents, Heinrich Christoph Friedrich Eggers and Wilhelmina “Mina” Springmeyer. John barely missed being on the 1880 census as he was born only five days after his family was surveyed. We first find records of John in 1900. He is living at home with the family and lists his occupation as farmer, as does one of his brothers and his father. [...]
