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Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert

~ Mother ~

d. February 23, 2000

RoseRose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert was our mother and the daughter of our grandparents, James Henry Gibbar, Sr. and Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar. Rose was born on April 22, 1927, in McBride, Perry County, Missouri. On January 17, 1948 she married James Joseph Bohnert, the son of John Vincent Bohnert and Sarah Helen (nee Bohnert) Bohnert. Rose is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. At the time of her death she was 72 years old.

James Henry Gibbar, Sr.

~ Grandfather ~

d. January 28, 1962

James Henry Gibbar, Sr. was our grandfather, the father of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert, and the son of our great grandparents, Pius Alfred Gibbar and Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar. James Henry was born on February 14, 1888, in Brewer, Perry County, Missouri. On September 30, 1913, he married Mary Eleanora "Ella" Belsha, daughter of John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha. At the time of his death he was 73 years old. James is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

Mary Eleanora (nee Belsha) Gibbar

~ Grandmother ~

d. August 12, 1974

Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar was our grandmother, the mother of our mother, Rose Anna (nee Gibbar) Bohnert, and the daughter of our great grandparents, John Logan Belsha and Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha. Ella was born on November 4, 1894, in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. On September 30, 1913, she married James Henry Gibbar, Sr., son of Pius Alfred Gibbar and Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar. At the time of her death she was 79 years old. Ella is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar

~ Great Grandmother ~

d. February 26, 1898

Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar was our great grandmother, the mother of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the daughter of our 2x great grandparents, James Peter Kline and Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline. Mary Ambrosia was born on November 17, 1864, in Saline Township, Perry County, Missouri. On April 13, 1885, she married Pius Alfred Gibbar, son of Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. At the time of her death she was 33 years old. The location of her burial is currently unknown.

Pius Alfred Gibbar

~ Great Grandfather ~

d. December 18, 1919

Pius Alfred Gibbar was our great grandfather, the father of our grandfather, James Henry Gibbar, Sr., and the son of our 2x great grandparents, Henry R. Gibbar and Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar. Pius Alfred was born on January 23, 1861, in Perry County, Missouri. On April 14, 1885, he married Mary Ambrosia Kline, daughter of James Peter Kline and Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline. At the time of his death he was 58 years old. Pius is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

John Logan Belsha

~ Great Grandfather ~

d. May 17, 1926

John Logan Belsha was our great grandfather, the father of our great grandmother, Mary Eleanora Belsha, and the son of our 2x great grandparents, John Belsha and Harriet (nee Finch) Belsha. John Logan was born on or about December 21, 1844, in Perry County, Missouri. On January 9, 1894, he married Mary Elizabeth Hager, daughter of James Ruben Hager and Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager. At the time of his death he was 81 years old. John Logan is buried in the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Cemetery in Belgique, Perry County, Missouri. 

Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha

~ Great Grandmother ~

d. September 15, 1928

Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha was our great grandmother, the mother of our grandmother, Mary Eleanora "Ella" (nee Belsha) Gibbar, and the daughter of our 2x great grandparents, James Ruben Hager and Theresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager. Mary Elizabeth was born on September 16, 1872 in Perry County, Missouri. On January 2, 1894, she married John Logan Belsha, son of John Belsha and Harriet (nee Finch) Belsha. At the time of her death she was 53 years old. Mary Elizabeth is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. 

Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline

~ 2x Great Grandmother ~

d. June 19, 1870

Catherine (nee Tucker) Kline was our 2x great grandmother, the mother of our great grandmother, Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar, and the daughter of our 3x great grandparents, Peter Joseph Tucker and Mary Ann (nee Stewart) Tucker. Catherine was born on April 2, 1843 in Perry County, Missouri. On April 17, 1860, she married James Peter Kline, son of William Kline and Mary Venecia (nee Massey) Kline at St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County Missouri. At the time of her death she was 28 years old. The location of Catherine's burial is currently unknown.

Elizabeth Ellen (nee Burns) Gibbar

~ 2x Great Grandmother ~

d. October 3, 1875

Elizabeth Ellen Burns was our 2x great grandmother, the mother of our great grandfather, Pius Alfred Gibbar, and the daughter of our 3x great grandparents, William Burns and Martha Mulvine (nee Taylor) Burns. Elizabeth was born on or about 1836, probably in Perry County, Missouri. On January 8, 1855, she married Henry R. Gibbar, son of Jean Nicholas Gieber and Anna Marie (nee Drouard) Gieber in Perryville, Perry County Missouri. At the time of her death she was 39 years old. The location of Elizabeth Ellen's burial is currently unknown.

Teresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager

~ 2x Great Grandmother ~

d. December 19, 1889

 Teresa Ann (nee Tucker) Hager was our 2x great grandmother, the mother of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Hager, and the daughter of our 3x great grandparents, Charles Tucker and Theresa (nee Manning) Tucker. Teresa was born on March 13, 1846, in Perry County, Missouri. On June 18, 1868, she married James Ruben Hager, son of John Franklin Hager and Mary Elizabeth (nee Sadler) in St. Mary's Assumption Catholic Church in Perryville, Perry County Missouri. At the time of her death she was 43 years old. Teresa is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri.

Henry R. Gibbar

~ 2x Great Grandfather ~

d. March 25, 1893

Henry R. Gibbar was our 2x great grandfather, the father of our great grandmother, Pius Alfred Gibbar, and the son of our 3x great grandparents, Jean Nicholas Gieber and Anna Marie (nee Drouard) Gibbar. Henry was born on or about May 21, 1832, probably in New Orleans, Louisiana, the port at which Henry's parents as recently arrived in the New World. On January 8, 1855, he married Elizabeth Ellen Burns, daughter of William Burns and Martha Mulvine (nee Taylor) Burns. At the time of his death he was 61 years old. Henry's burial stone application as a soldier in the Civil War indicated that his grave was to be in St. Mary's Seminary in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. However, his grave is not found listed in the documentation for that pioneer cemetery. 

James Ruben Hager

~ 2x Great Grandfather ~

d. November 18, 1915

James Ruben Hager was our 2x great grandfather, the father of our great grandmother, Mary Elizabeth (nee Hager) Belsha, and the son of our 3x great grandparents, John Franklin Hager and Mary Elizabeth (nee Sadler) Hager. James Ruben was born on January 27, 1845, in Cape Cinque Hommes Township, Perry County, Missouri. On June 18, 1868, he married Teresa Ann Tucker, daughter of Charles Tucker and Theresa (nee Manning) Tucker. He is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. At the time of his death he was 70 years old.

James Peter Kline

~ 2x Great Grandfather ~

d. March 11, 1916

James Peter Kline was our 2x great grandfather, the father of our great grandmother, Mary Ambrosia (nee Kline) Gibbar, and the son of our 3x great grandparents, William Kline and Mary Venecia (nee Massey) Kline. James Peter was born on August 25, 1842, in Perry County, Missouri. On April 17, 1860, he married Catherine Tucker, daughter of Peter Joseph Tucker and Mary Ann (nee Stewart) Tucker. He is buried in Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri. At the time of his death he was 73 years old.

John Franklin Hager

~ 3x Great Grandfather ~

d. July 5, 1874

John Franklin Hager was our 3x great grandfather, the father of our 2x great grandfather, James Ruben Hager, and the son of our 4x great grandparents, Frederick Hager and Margaret (nee Hinkle) Hager. John Franklin was born in 1819 in Lincoln County, North Carolina. On October 31, 1839, he married Mary Elizabeth Sadler, daughter of Zachariah Sadler and Elizabeth "Betsy" (nee Mayberry) Sadler.  At the time of his death he was 54 years old. John Franklin is buried in York Methodist Chapel Cemetery in Longtown, Perry County, Missouri.