Mount Hope Cemetery

Perryville, Perry County, Missouri

~Gibbar Graves~

RICHARD H. HANSEN was born on January 2, 1948, the son and only child of Willard Howard Hansen and Mary Doris (nee Mattingly) Hansen. Rick was a Deputy Sheriff in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. Rick died on February 7, 1977 at the age of 29. He was our 2nd cousin, the 1st cousin once removed of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Hansen, Mary Doris (nee Mattingly) Balsmann

1927 - 2000

~ 1st Cousin 1x Removed~

MARY DORIS (nee MATTINGLY) HANSEN BALSMANN was born on August 20, 1929, the daughter of Pius Grover Mattingly and Mary Anna (nee Belsha) Mattingly. Doris married Willard Howard Hansen on August 23, 1947 at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgique, Missouri. Willard was the son of Joseph P. Hansen and Florence Pearl (nee Kannawarf) Hansen. After Willard's death, she remarried to Walter Balsmann. Doris died on February 16, 2000 at the age of 70. She was the first cousin of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

HARRY JOSEPH GIBBAR was born on February 7, 1932, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Harry married Joan Marie Doll on October 22, 1955 at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. Harry Joseph died on April 6, 1969 at the age of 37 from an explosion on his farm. He was our uncle, the brother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Jerome James Gibbar

1914 - 1970

~ Uncle ~

JEROME JAMES GIBBAR was born on July 7, 1914, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Jerome married Lucy Marie Modde on October 10, 1936 at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. Jerome James died of a stroke on August 26, 1970 at the age of 56. He was our uncle, the brother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Paul Lawrence Gibbar

1919 - 1987

~ Uncle ~

PAUL LAWRENCE GIBBAR was born on December 20, 1919, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Paul married Mary Viola Hart on August 31, 1940. Mary Viola "Vi" was the daughter of James Hart and Florence Elizabeth (nee Riehl) Hart. Paul died on February 7, 1986 at the age of 67. He was our uncle, the brother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Harold Logan Pius Gibbar

1915 - 1991

~ Uncle ~

HAROLD LOGAN PIUS GIBBAR was born on October 7, 1915, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Harold married Zita Marie French on February 6, 1940. Zita was the daughter of William and Rose French. Harold died on September 10, 1991 at the age of 75. He was our uncle, the brother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert

1927 - 2000

~ Mother ~

ROSE ANNA (nee GIBBAR) BOHNERT was born on April 22, 1925, the daughter of James Henry and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Rose Anna married James Joseph Bohnert on January 17, 1948 at the Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Missouri. Rose Anna died on February 23, 2000 at the age of 72. Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert was our mother.​

Jeanette Ambrosia (nee Gibbar) Brown

1922 - 2014

~ Aunt ~

JEANETTE AMBROSIA (nee GIBBAR) BROWN was born on February 5, 1922, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Jeanette married Raymond Phillip Brown on February 27, 1943 at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgique, Missouri. Raymond was the son of Raymond Brown and Helen Catherine (nee Zoellner) Brown. Jeanette died on May 24, 2004 at the age of 92. She was our aunt, the sister of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

James Henry Gibbar, Jr.

1930 - 2012

~ Uncle ~

JAMES HENRY GIBBAR, JR. was born on January 24, 1930, the son of James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. James married Faye F. Hagan on August 23, 1953. Faye was the daughter of Bernard Hagan and Emma (nee Boxdorfer) Hagan. James died on December 13, 2012 at the age of 82. He was our uncle, the brother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

James Henry Gibbar, Sr

1888 - 1962

Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar

1894 - 1974

~ Grandparents ~

JAMES HENRY GIBBAR, SR. was born on February 14, 1888, the son of Pius Alfred Gibbar and Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar. MARY ELEANORA BELSHA GIBBAR was born on November 4, 1894, the daughter of John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha. They married on September 20, 1913, at the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Belgique, Missouri. James Henry died on January 28, 1962 at the age of 72. Mary Eleanora died on August 12, 1974 at the age of 79. They were our grandparents, the parents of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Mary Pearl (nee Belsha) Mattingly

1898 - 1982

~ Grand Aunt ~

MARY PEARL (nee BELSHA) MATTINGLY was born on June 6, 1898, the daughter of John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha. On September 9, 1919 Pearl married Lawrence Mattingly, the son of Ferdinand and Mary (nee Redford) Mattingly. Lawrence's brother, Pius, married Pearl's sister, Mary Anna "Annie" Belsha. Pearl died in December of 1982 at the age of 84. Pearl was our grand aunt, the sister of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Mary Anna (nee Belsha) Mattingly

1896 - 1986

~ Grand Aunt ~

MARY ANNA BELSHA MATTINGLY was born on January 27, 1896, the daughter of John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha. Mary Anna (Annie) married Pius Grover Mattingly about 1920. Pius was the son of Ferdinand and Mary (nee Redford) Mattingly. Mary Anna died on March 26, 1986 at the age of 90. She was our grand aunt, the sister of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar and the aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Odis Hager

1884 - 1884

~ Great Uncle ~

ODIS HAGER was born on September 25, 1884. He was the son of James Reuben Hager and Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager.  Odis died in infancy on November 5, 1884 at the age of one month and 10 days old.​ Odis was our great uncle, the brother of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha, the uncle of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the grand uncle of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Sofia Emily (nee Gibbar) Doll

1869 - 1900

~ Great Aunt ~

SOFIA EMILY (nee GIBBAR) DOLL was born on July 10, 1869, the daughter of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Emily married Mark Doll on August 11, 1891 in St. Marys Assumption Church in Perryville, Missouri. Mark Doll was the son of Martin Doll and Mary (nee Reisleiner) Doll. Emily died on January 28, 1900 at the age of 30. She was our great aunt, the sister of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the aunt of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the grand aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Henry Rosemore Gibbar

1864 - 1912

~ Great Uncle ~

HENRY ROSEMORE GIBBAR was born on March 15, 1864, the son of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Henry married Emma A. Easter on January 20, 1908 in Lithium, Perry County, Missouri.  Henry Rosemore died on November 20, 1912 at the age of 48. He was our great uncle, the brother of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the uncle of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the grand uncle of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Pius Alfred Gibbar

1861 - 1919

~ Great Grandfather ~

PIUS ALFRED GIBBAR was born on January 23, 1861, the son of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Pius married Mary Ambrosia Kline on April 13, 1885. She was the daughter of James P. Kline and Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline. After her death, he remarried to Mary Clotilde Layton.  Pius died on December 18, 1919 at the age of 58. He was our great grandfather, the father of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha

1872 - 1928

~ Great Grandmother ~

MARY ELIZABETH (nee HAGER) BELSHA was born on September 16, 1872, the daughter of James Reuben Hager and Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager. Mary Elizabeth married John Logan Belsha on January 9, 1894 at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Belgique, Missouri. He was the son of John Belsha and Harriet (nee Finch) Belsha. Mary Elizabeth died on September 15, 1928 at the age of 55. She was our great grandmother, the mother of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the grandmother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Mary Rosalie (nee Hager) James

1869 - 1929

~ Great Aunt ~

MARY ROSALIE HAGER JAMES was born on April 9, 1869, the daughter of James Reuben Hager and Theresa Ann (Tucker) Hager. Rose married Robert Lee James from Texas. Rose died on July 1, 1929 at the age of 60. She was our great aunt, the sister of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Hager, the aunt of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the grand aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Laura A. (nee Gibbar) Layton

1871 - 1943

~ Great Aunt ~

LAURA A. GIBBAR LAYTON was born on January 16, 1871, the daughter of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Laura married Frank H. Layton in 1894. Frank was the son of Simeon Layton and Julia (neeBrewer) Layton. Laura died on August 28, 1943 at the age of 72. She was our great aunt, the sister of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the aunt of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the grand aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Elizabeth C. (nee Gibbar) Duvall

1867 - 1944

~ Great Aunt ~

ELIZABETH C. (nee GIBBAR) DUVALL was born on July 11, 1867, the daughter of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Catherine married Joseph Vincent Duvall on November 13, 1893 in St. Marys Assumption Church in Perryville, Missouri. Joseph Vincent was the son of James Duvall and Mary Matilda (nee Hagan) Duvall. Catherine died on November 29, 1944 at the age of 77. She was our great aunt, the sister of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the aunt of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the grand aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Louis August "Gus" Hager

1870 - 1952

Mary Ida Hager

1879 - 1959

~ Great Uncle & Aunt ~

LOUIS AUGUST "GUS" HAGER was born on November 20, 1870. MARY IDA HAGER was born on May 29, 1879. They were the son and daughter of James Ruben Hager and Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager.  Neither Gus or Ida married. They are interred next to each other in Mount Hope Cemetery. Gus died on June 10, 1952 at the Sainte Genevieve Rest Home at the age of 81. Ida died on November 12, 1959 at the age of 80. They were our great uncle and aunt, the brother and sister of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha, the uncle and aunt of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar and the grand uncle and aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Sofia (nee Gibbar) Coffey

1834 - 1880

~ 2x Great Aunt ~

SOFIA GIBBAR COFFEY born on May 22, 1834. She was the daughter of Jean Nicolas Gieber and Anna Marie (nee Drouard) Gieber. Sofia married James Coffey on March 11, 1852. James was the son of James Coffey and Sarah (nee Sumpter) Coffey of Wayne County, Kentucky. Sofia died on August 8, 1880 at the age of 46. Her husband, James, has no stone but he is buried next to her. Sofia was our 2X great aunt, the sister of our 2X great grandfather, Henry R. Gibbar, the aunt of our great grand father, Pius Alfred Gibbar, the grand aunt of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the great aunt of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.

Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager

1846 - 1889

~ 2x Great Grandmother ~

THERESA ANN (nee TUCKER) HAGER was born on March 13, 1846. She was the daughter of Charles Tucker and Theresa (nee Manning) Tucker. ​ Theresa Ann married James Ruben Hager on June 28, 1868. He was the son of John Franklin Hager and Mary Elizabeth (nee Sadler) Hager. Theresa Ann died on December 19, 1889 at the age of 43. She was our 2x great grandmother, the mother of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha, the grandmother of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the great grandmother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.​

James Ruben Hager

1845 - 1915

~ 2x Great Grandfather ~

James Peter Kline

1842- 1916

~ 2x Great Grandfather ~

Peter Joseph Tucker

1802 - 1880

~ 3x Great Grandfather ~

PETER JOSEPH TUCKER was born on September 23, 1802 in Illinois. He was the son of Joseph T. Tucker and Eleanor (nee Simms) Tucker. Peter married Matilda Deguire on January 20, 1824. On April 11, 1826, he married Mary Ann Stewart. Together they had 11 children. Mary Ann was the daughter of Charles Stewart from Nelson County, Kentucky, and his wife, Elizabeth (nee Shank) Stewart. Peter Joseph died on January 16, 1880 at the age of 77. He was our 3x great grandfather, the father of our 2x great grandmother, Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline, the grandfather of our great grandmother, Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar, the great grandfather of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, and the 2x great grandfather of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.​

Mary Elizabeth (nee Sadler) Hager

1824 - 1893

~ 3x Great Grandmother ~

MARY ELIZABETH (nee SADLER) HAGER was born in 1824 in Missouri. She was the daughter of Zachariah Sadler and Elizabeth (nee Mayberry) Sadler. Mary Elizabeth married John Franklin Hager on October 31, 1839. Together they had 10 children. John Franklin was the son of Frederick Hager from Hager's Ferry, Lincoln County, North Carolina, and his wife, Margaret (nee Hinkle) Hager, also from North Carolina. Mary Elizabeth died on December 22, 1893 at the age of 69. She was our 3x great grandmother, the mother of our 2x great grandfather, James Ruben Hager, the grandmother of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager), the great grandmother of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the 2x great grandmother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert.​

Charles Brewer

1767 - 1835

~ 5x Great Grandfather ~

CHARLES BREWER was born in 1767 in St. Mary's County, Maryland. He was the son of George and Mary (nee Williams) Brewer. He later moved to Spencer County, Kentucky. Charles married Mary "Polly" (nee Knott) in approximately 1790 in Kentucky. Charles Brewer died on January 2, 1835 at 67 years of age. He was our 5x great grandfather.