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Great piano player and music store owner. Knew many famous people. Came from Berlin Germany. Born 1887. Died 1940. Was 53 years old and lived in St Louis, Missouri . In the 1940 U.S. Census. (Great great grandpa on Beeps side)

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Piano store
http://dl.mospace.umsystem.edu/umsl/islandora/object/umsl%3A119595#page/1481/mode/1up/search/+Piano+Tuner

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Son of August and WWI veteran. Carried on Family store. Married into Dochnal family. Confirmation Certificate belong to him. My Great Great Grandpa.

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This is Concordia Lutheran Church today.

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My mom and family tells me a lot about my great Grandpa but there are a lot of gaps. Its hard to learn about him but what I have learned is fascinating. Most of his life was effected by his dad or my Great Grandpa. Ill be writing about them both because.

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WWII Veteran. Moms dad. Born April 1927.

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British blockades prevented German ships from reaching American ports. There is where my great grandpa came in. He used help from the Masonic order to come to America and in return became a part of the order.
(During the 1800s and early 1900s, Freemasonry grew dramatically. At that time, the government had provided no social "safety net". The Masonic tradition of founding orphanages, homes for widows, and homes for the aged provided the only security many people knew.)
https://skirret.com/papers/freemasonry_and_WWI.html

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Came from Austria during WWI. Escaped being in war because masons. The Mason snuck him out of Europe. (Great great grandpa)

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My family on my Moms side history was really effect from World War I to World War II.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis. (Alfred E Dochnal)

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Played a role in my families life even my moms. Perceived as more a religion than society

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- Manufacturing of hollow tile
- Brick chimney structure

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Where most German settler lived. Thus the name. I basically grew up there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutchtown,_St._Louis