Once upon a time a man had a dream to come to America. He was born 3 Oct 1864 in Damstadt, Hessen, Germany. His parent's named him Valentine Augustus Diefenbach. he arrived in America in 1890 on the ship SS Havel. landing in New York City. He was 28 years old. He was a butcher by trade and was heading to St. Louis, MO. The fear and excitement he must of felt while walking off that ship that day.
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| Valentine and wife infront of their butcher shop St. Louis MO |
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| Valentine August Diefenbach |
He married Marie Dupree and they had 4 children.
In 1914 he lived at 449 Wilmington Rd in St. Louis, MO.
He passed on into the light on 17 April 1946 in St. Louis, MO
Wow, I so glad my son ran across this page. Diefenbach was also in my family history. In fact we have that same picture of the butcher shop hanging in our kitchen passed down from my great grandmother Liona.
ReplyDeleteThis is my great grandfather. My dad remembered visiting his grandparents in St. Louis as a child. Dad remembered walking with his grandfather to a local tavern where Valentine would buy a bucket of beer to take home. Lena, his second wife is in the picture. Gus (August) is driving the delivery wagon. Marie Dupree died in 1902 and is buried in an unmarked grave.
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