Anna KAPLAN ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   User ID: 27.

   General Notes:

Never learned to read, write or speak English, Immigrated 1855 Hamburg > New York > Erie Canal > Buffalo > Racine > St Louis.

CENSUS
1880 US Census
Missouri V41 ED384 Sh5 L25:
Annie KLOBASA, 2712 Russell Ave, Born Bohemia, 59-60 yo, L/w Son, Daughter-in-law, 3 Grandchildren, Keeping House.

1900 US Census
Missouri V100 Ed359 Sh4 L81:
Anna KLOBASA, Widowed, 1729 California Ave, L/w Joseph Kocien, son-in-law, Born Jan 1820, 80 yo, Born Bohemia, Parents Born Bohemia, 4 Children, 3 Remaining Alive, 42 yrs in US, Does Not Read, Write, or Speak English.

1900 US Census
Missouri Vol 93 Ed 208 Sheet 11 Line 95:
Anna (Kaplan) KLOBASA 80 yo Born Jan 1820, mother-in-law Joseph Kocien 1729 California Ave.

CITY DIRECTORY
St Louis Directory
1865: Anton KLOBASA Woodsawyer, 74 Soulard.
1869: Anton KLOBASA Tanner, 912 Soulard.
1870: Anton KLOBASA Tanner.
1872: Anton KLOBASA Printer/Foreman, H&GA Rauth.
1873: Anton KLOBASA Printer/Foreman, r912 Soulard.
1874: Anton KLOBASA Printer & Anna KLOBASA Widow, 2016 Kosciusko.
1900: Anna KLOBASA Widow Anthony, r1729 California Ave.

BOOK
Memories of My Boyhood, Anthony Klobasa (Jr), St Louis MO 1937:
p5 "...(Anton Klobasa) had married a young girl from his home town, an orphan by the name of Anna Kaplan, who possessed considerable means, and since he was an only son he inherited his father's estate, which consisted of a large house in what was called the "Rink" (the market place) and also some farm land out of town...
p6 "...Father received letters from his friends who had reached America, giving glowing accounts of the new country, telling of the large and prosperous farms they had, etc. With the picture of this bright prospect before her, mother very reluctantly consented to sell our estate, and father once more obtained a passport. After the estate had been sold mother wept day and night, but as the home was gone she could do nothing but consent to go with us to America. However, three months passed before mother was finally persuaded to leave the town, weeping bitterly all the while. This was in the fall of 1855.
"The day of the sailing all arrangements were made. Mother accompanied us to the sea shore of Hamburg, but refused to go aboard the ship. She remained on the shore all day watching the vast and dangerous ocean and the large ships, but was determined not to go any further, crying bitterly all day long. In the meantime all the other passengers went aboard, as well as our baggage, which was taken over on a small steamer and conveyed to the ship anchored a mile from shore. The sail ship was to leave at midnight. The captain sent a boat three different times for mother, but she remained on shore until almost dark. Finally father consulted the captain as to what he should do in his dilemma, and the captain replied, 'I will send a boat over to take the children and I think that when the chickens are gone the mother will follow.' This was accordingly done, the men taking the children against her protest and still she refused to leave, crying now for the children as she remained alone on shore. Father was tortured with pity and remorse. It was now beginning to get dark and the boat went back again. This time mother decided to join us, and when were all united we cried for joy.
"At midnight we left the shores of Europe for America on the sailing vessel 'Elizabeth Rypke'. The next day mother became ill, and continued to be very sick during the entire voyage, which lasted thirty days. Our destination was Racine, in the new state of Wisconsin where my uncle, Mr J Buresh, had been farming for the past two years. On our way to Racine we stopped at Buffalo, New York...

   Events:

1. Immigration; Autumn 1855, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, USA. "Elizabeth Rypke", From Hamburg Germany> Ellis Island> Erie Canal> Buffalo> Racine Wisconsin.

2. Removed; Abt 1859, , Linn, Iowa, USA. From Racine Wisconsin.

3. Removed; Abt 1860, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA. Mississippi Steamship

   Marriage Information:

Anna married Anthony KLOBASA, Sr, son of KLOBASA and Mrs Klobasa, before 1842 in Chocen, Bohemia. (Anthony KLOBASA, Sr was born about 1815 in Chocen, Bohemia and died in 1873 in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA.)