+ 2. i Jean Baptiste DUPREL #3 baptized 1 Jun 1767.

+ 3. ii Marie Jeanne DUPREL #3218 baptized 17 Dec 1767.

4. i Marie Anne DUPREL #2033 born 26 May 1797, Septfontianes, Luxembourg., married 15 Nov 1839, in Boevange, Luxembourg., Thilman FLAMMANG #2048, (son of Jacques FLAMMANG #3220 and Anne Elisabeth JUNDORFF #3221). Marie died 19 Jan 1874, Boevange, Luxembourg.

Marie was 42 when she married Thilman FLAMMANG, he had been married twice before. with his first wife Catherine they had 6 children. With his second wife Marie he had 5 children. Marie and Thilman were married eight months I have looked at the LDS films for Greisch & Septfontaines & have not found Marie's birth record. Her husband Thilman FLAMMANG last name is common in the area. I have looked in the Boevange Luxembourg area & could find no record of any children. Marie was born in Septfontaines, married and died in Boevange. I suspect that she was born under the name WEILER / WEYLER.

RESIDENCE Boevange Luxembourg 1839-1874. BORN: Mon MARRIED: Tues DIED: Mon. Age at death 76 years 9 months 23 days. RECORDS: Marriage, Death ALIAS: Weyler, Duprelle, Duperelle ALIAS: Duprelle, Duperelle Thilman: RECORDS: Marriage. RESIDENCE: Boevange Luxembourg. Thilman signature was on his wife death certificate.

5. ii Catherine DUPREL #3219 born 9 Dec 1799, Septfontaines, Luxembourg., died 8 Feb 1800, Septfontaines, Luxembourg. BORN: Monday DIED: Saturday, age at death 1 month 30 days. ALIAS: Weyler, Weiller. Catherine was born & died under the Weyler surname. RECORDS: Birth, Death.

6. iii Dominique DUPREL #1398 born 7 Aug 1802, Septfontaines, Luxembourg., died 8 Aug 1802, Septfontanies, Luxembourg. BORN: Saturday DIED: Sunday. Age at death 1 day. RECORDS: Birth, Death.

+ 7. iv Nicolas DUPREL #5 born 9 Jan 1805.

+ 8. v Catharina DUPREL #1637 born 19 Aug 1808.

9. vi Dominique DUPREL #1094 born 17 Jan 1811, Septfontaines, Luxembourg., Occupation Shepherd, died 31 Oct 1828, Greisch, Luxembourg. On Dominique death record there was a Dominique Noesen. He was a witness. Dominique Noesen was a neighbor to Dominique's Duprel father Johann Baptista Duprel. At the time of Dominique death he and his parents were living in the Shepherds quarters in Greisch, also called Schoolhouse.

RESIDENCE: Septfontaines and Greisch Luxembourg RECORDS: Birth, Death. ALIAS: Dupre' and Duprez BORN: Thursday DIED: Friday. Aage at death 17 years 9 months 14 days.

+ 10. vii Michel DUPREL #4853 born 20 Jan 1801.

11. i Elisabeth GLESENER #18669 born 18 Jan 1806, Folschette, Luxembourg., died 26 Jan 1806, Folschette, Luxembourg. Lds film #1141882 and 1141884 birth and death

+ 12. i Marie DUPREL #1365 born 16 Dec 1830.

13. ii Jean DUPREL #1100 born 9 May 1832, Greisch, Luxembourg., Occupation Weaver (Leineweber), died 15 May 1874, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth and Death BORN: Wednesday DIED: Friday. Age at death 42 years 6 days.

+ 14. iii Michel DUPREL #1096 born 2 Mar 1834.

15. iv Anne Marie DUPREL #1098 born 18 Apr 1836, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 9 Sep 1841, Luxemoburg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Monday DIED: Thursday. Age at death 5 years 4 months 22 days

+ 16. v Jacque DUPREL #9 born 14 Jul 1839.

17. vi Anne Catherine DUPREL #1099 born 10 May 1843, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 5 Oct 1870, Greisch, Luxembourg. REOCRDS: Birth, Death. BORN: Wednesday DIED: Wednesday. Age at death 27 years 4 months 25 days.

18. i Theapile DIFFRANG #1935 born 1842, Hollenfels, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth.

19. ii Dominique DIFFRANG #1934 born 14 Dec 1844, Hollenfels, Luxembourg., died 16 Oct 1889, Hollenfels, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth. BORN: Tuesday LDS FILM #1792164 Tuntange, Luxembourg

20. i Nicolas WEILER #4855 born 2 Dec 1833, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 2 Dec 1833, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth and Death

Children by Catherine NEUMERTZ:

+ 21. ii Marie WEILER #4861 born 20 Sep 1835.

22. iii Catherine WEILER #4862 born 22 Jul 1837, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 9 Mar 1866, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth and Death

23. iv Jean Nicolas WEILER #4863 born 10 Oct 1839, Greisch, Luxembourg., married abt 1866, in Nerscg, Mersch, Luxembourg., Marguerite WEIMERSKIRCH #5031, (daughter of Michel WEIMERSKIRCH #5032 and Marguerite SCHAAK #5033). Jean Military serv: Lux Army., 1863-1866. RECORDS: Birth MILITARY CERTIFICATE #201 LDS FILM #1169411 Mersch, Luxmebourg ALIAS: Weyler, Weiller. On the marriage record for Jean Nicolas Weiler and Marguerite Weimerskirch, Nicolas Duprel was a witness. Marguerite: Marguerite and her family were from Recange ?

24. i Nicolas FLOENER #1966 born 8 Nov 1854, Kehlen, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Wednesday

25. ii Henri FLOENER #1967 born 12 Aug 1858, Kehlen, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Thursday

26. iii Susanna FLOENER #1968 born 16 Oct 1860, Kehlen, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Tuesday

27. iv Barbie FLOENER #1969 born 4 Mar 1863, Kehlen, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Wednesday

28. v Johann FLOENER #1970 born 1 Aug 1876, Kehlen, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth BORN: Sunday

+ 29. i Nicolas DUPREL #1102 born 23 Apr 1878.

+ 30. ii Catharina Susanna DUPREL #1105 born 11 Nov 1879.

31. iii M.M. DUPREL #1106 born 14 Nov 1881, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 14 Nov 1881, Greisch, Luxembourg. BORN: Monday DIED: Monday

+ 32. iv Anna DUPREL #1104 born 24 Mar 1883.

+ 33. v Jean DUPREL #1103 born 17 Jul 1885.

34. i Nicolas DUPREL #1189 born 25 Nov 1871, Goeblange, Luxembourg., Occupation Waiter, died 7 Jul 1911, Goeblange, Luxembourg. Nick died of a epileptic seisure. He worked as a waiter in the Hotel Starr in Luxembourg City. It was said that Jacque Duprel his father became sick upon hearing of the death of his son, and went into the hospital in Steinfort Luxmbourg and died a year later. On Nick birth certificate it showed his fathers name to be written as Ja'cob and his mothers as Jeanne Mathey. NICKNAME: Nick RESIDENCE: Luxmebourg City Luxembourg ? BORN: Saturday DIED: Friday. Age at death 39 years 7 months 12 days RECORDS: Birth

35. ii Nicolas DUPREL #1190 born 2 Feb 1875, Goeblange, Luxembourg., Occupation Tiler / Carpenter, married Anne FOHR #1388, born 26 Apr 1877, Sprinkange, Luxembourg., died 17 Sep 1939, Differdange, Luxembourg. Nicolas died 3 Oct 1908, Differdange, Luxembourg. Neckel married Anne in Differdange she was from Sprinkange. Neckel owned 2 houses in Differdange. Anne his wife was godmother to Neckel niece (Anne Lieffrig) Neckel & his wife Anne both died in Differdange Luxembourg. Anne their niece inherited the houses (Neckel did not have any children) NICKNAME: Neckel RESIDENCE: Differdange Luxembourg. SOURCE: Matty Thomes and Nicolas Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg 1971. BORN: Tuesday DIED: Saturday. Age at death 33 years 8 months 1 day. RECORDS: Birth Anne: SOURCE: Matty Thomes and Nicolas Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg 1971 BORN: Thursday DIED: Sunday, Age at death 62 years 4 months 22 days RESIDENCE: Differdange Luxembourg.

+ 36. iii Nicolas DUPREL #1191 born 24 May 1877.

+ 37. iv Andre DUPREL #11 born 4 May 1880.

38. v Catherine DUPREL #1195 born 18 Jun 1882, Goeblange, Luxembourg., died 29 Mar 1883, Goeblange, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Matty Thomes and Nicolas Duprel, Rumelange Luxembourg 1071 BORN: Sunday DIED: Thursday. Age at death 9 months 11 days

+ 39. vi Jean DUPREL #1194 born 21 Jan 1884.

+ 40. vii Catherine DUPREL #1192 born 14 Feb 1886.

41. i Marie BACH #4867 born 12 Mar 1872, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 12 Mar 1872, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth and Death

42. ii Nicolas BACH #4868 born 6 Aug 1873, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth

43. iii Michel BACH #4869 born 19 Dec 1874, Greisch, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Birth

44. iv Catherine BACH #4870 born 7 Jan 1876, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 23 Jan 1877, Greisch, Luxembourg. ALIAS: Baach RECORDS: Birth and Death

45. v Theodore BACH #4871 born 24 May 1878, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 4 Jun 1878, Greisch, Luxembourg. ALIAS: Baach RECORDS: Birth and Death

46. i Josephine DUPREL #1119 born 28 Dec 1902, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., Occupation Housewife, married (1) 15 Nov 1935, in Schifflange, Luxembourg., Hubert GLESNER #1126, born 29 Sep 1902, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg., (son of Michel GLESNER #8059 and Marie PEFFER #8060) Occupation Workman Turner on Iron, died 26 Feb 1960, Schifflange, Luxembourg., Buried: 28 Feb 1960, Schifflange, Luxembourg., married (2) Arthr EWERT #5030. Josephine died 8 Nov 1979, Ettelbruck, Luxembourg., Buried: 10 Nov 1979, Schifflange, Luxembourg. RESIDENCE: Belvaux Luxembourg (1974) SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972 Hubert: SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg. 1972 and Jeanny Gorges-Glesner Belvaux, Luxembourg 1990 Arthr: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Jeanny Gorges-Glesner Belvaux, Luxembourg 1990

47. ii Michel DUPREL #1120 born 4 Apr 1906, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., Occupation Farm Foreman, married (1) 25 Apr 1935, in Bourglinster, Luxembourg., Mary ALTMAN #1139, born 19 Dec 1910, Imbringen, Luxembourg., died 4 Dec 1943, Luxembourg., married (2) 31 Jan 1947, in Luxembourg., Louise ALTMAN #1411, born 11 Sep 1916, died 14 Oct 1986, Luxembourg. Michel died 31 Dec 1983, Luxembourg.

Michael attended primary school in Bourglinster Luxembourg. After school he worked for two years as a laborer on a farm in Bourglinster. After that he worked for four years at a large farm called the Burghof it was near Cruchten. On 1 April 1926 he started working for the Storehouse of the General Union Agricultural Co Operative Societies at Hollerich. (He was Foreman) Michel rode a bicycle to Bourglinster from Hollerich twice a day (it was 25 kilometers one way).

Michel married Mary Altman, they settled in Bonnevoie Luxembourg and had 7 children. Mary passed away in 1943. Michel & the children went to live with his mother in Bourglinster. They lived there until 1947 when Michel married Louise Altman, Mary sister. Michel & Louise rented a house in Cessange. They bought it three years later.

Michel worked for the Co Operative Society for 40 years, but had to retire because of heart disease. Every year during the month of Dec he returned there to help with the stock. Michel liked to cultivate his garden and go on long walks every day.

Written by Michel Duprel Cessange Luxembourg (1974)

Michel died of Apoplexy of the brain in 1983, he was 77 years old. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972 and Antoinette Linden-Duprel Cessange Luxembourg 1990. BORN: Wed MARRIED: Thur DIED: Sat. Age at death 77 years 8 months 27 days. Mary: SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. BORN: Monday DIED: Saturday. Age at death 32 years 11 months 15 days. Louise: Louise died of a heart attack, she was 80 years old. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. RESIDENCE: Cessange Luxembourg. BORN: Monday DIED: Tuesday. Age at death 70 years 1 month 3 days.

48. iii Pierre DUPREL #1121 born 5 Mar 1908, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., Occupation Mecanicien, married 25 Feb 1933, Catherine BOVI #1135, born 28 Aug 1906, Mieslerolonnen, Luxembourg., Occupation Housewife & Mother, died 9 Nov 1992, Luxembourg. Pierre died Nov 1993, Luxembourg. BORN: Thursday MARRIED: Saturday SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. RESIDENCE: Brachtennach Luxembourg 1990.

Pierre the second son of Nicolas Duprel and Virgine Kremer was born in Bourlinster Luxembourg. When Pierre was about 13 years old he quit school to work on a farm where he learned to take care of cows. When he was 15 he started to learn a trade in Dandweiller Dimmeldange as a Mecanicien. He was employed by a firm named Cegedel until 1967, when he took his pension.

Pierre lived in Schifflange Luxembourg. He was involved in sports he had two favorite, they were bicycling and footing. In 1930 he was the champion of the verteran bicyclists. He had many Medals, Awards, and Trophies that he had been awarded in both fields. Pierre recently droped out of the actual races to become a manager (1969) but he still was in the newspapers as the champion of Luxembourg. In footing Pierre other sport he has participated in rallys. He still holds a record of 10 Kilometers in 56 minuters and 15 seconds, he and his wife bicyle to Spain every year for the winter.

Written by Pierre Duprel Schifflange Luxembourg (1973)

While on a on a visit to Luxembourg in Nov 1987 and was able to spend the afternoon with Pierre, his wife Catherine Bovi, their son Andre' and his wife Jeanne Schneider and their son Romain Duprel. Pierre and Catherine are living in Brachtenbach Luxembourg it is in the northern part of the country. The house is very old. Pierre and Andre' have restored it. Catherine says it has been in her family for over 200 years. Pierre has a room/den upstairs that he showed me it is full of his awards, he has this wall over his desk that is full of newspaper clippings from the time when he was bicycling and footing.

Both Pierre and Catherine are healthy and harty, he was showing me how he does deep knee bends. I had a very nice visit wtih Pierre and his family. Romain Duprel grandson of Pierre speaks fluent english and was kind enough to do the translating for us.

When I was in Luxembourg in the early 1970's Pierre Duprel told me a story that happened before World War II. He said that he was working at a factory or Mill and that he heard, Duprel over the loud speaker, & he was to come to the office. When he got there another man had already answered the call. It turns out that this other man was Nicolas Duprel son of Jean and Elisabeth Weis. Neither Pierre nor Nicolas new how they were related and they only talked that one time. After I had talked with both of them we figured out that they were second cousins and their common ancestor was Nicolas Duprel born 1805. I was told when I was stationed in Germany in the Army, by my grandmother Anna Gilson Duprel that the surname of Duprel would end after Nicolas Duprel (who had no children) and his first cousin Joseph Duprel who lived in France and only had a daughter passed away. While talking with Pierre Duprel he did not know of any relations in America nor of the descendants of Jacque Duprel and Jeaneatte Mathey.< /P>

How the contact between our 2 family lines was lost/broken is unknown, but through my family it is known that my grandfather Andre Duprel son of Jacque did not talk about his Uncle Michel Duprel family in Greisch the home place of the Duprel's in Luxembourg. I personaly talked with Nicolas Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg and Joseph Duprel Metz France, and neither one of them new of any other Duprel's in Luxembourg that we were related to. On the other side of the family Jean Pierre Duprel who had inherited the home place in Greisch and was the great grandson of the 1st Nicolas Duprel 1805 new nothing of any other Duprels in Luxembourg, France nor the United States that he was related to. But he did know of Pierre Duprel, and they had visited with each others family's and maintained contact over the years.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Lacey, Washington (1993) Catherine: SOURCE: Catherine Duprel-Bovi, Brachtenbach Luxembourg 1987. RESIDENCE: Brachtenbach Luxembourg 1989. BORN: Tuesday ALIAS: Ketty

I received a christmas card from Catherine grandson Romain Duprel in Dec of 1992. He included a letter with the card and in the letter he said, that his grandmother Catherine had died in the hospital after a stupid accident. She fell in her kitchen and broke her leg. During her stay in the hospital she died after an operation. He went on to write that it was a very sad day, and grandfather Pierre needed a long time to understand that he is now alone in life.

Shortly after that event Pierre had to enter the hospital to undergo an operation. The operation was a success and he now lives with his son Andre in Schifflange. He hopes that grandfather Pierre will stay a long time with them.

49. iv Marie DUPREL #1122 born 1909, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., died 1937, Bourglinster, Luxembourg. RECORDS: Work Permit. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel Schifflange Luxembourg 1972 Age at death 28 years.

50. v Anna DUPREL #1123 born 22 Jul 1911, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., Occupation Cook (Cuisiner), died 7 Jan 1942, Bourglinster, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. RECORDS: Death announcement. BORN: Saturday DIED: Wednesday. Age at death 30 years 5 months 16 days

51. vi Marie Cecile DUPREL #1124 born 19 Jan 1918, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., married Antoine STEICHEN #1128, born 19 Dec 1910, Holzem, Luxembourg., Occupation Works Railroad. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972 BORN: Saturday Antoine: SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. BORN: Monday

52. vii Caroline DUPREL #1125 born 1922, Bourglinster, Luxembourg., died 27 Feb 1938, Bourglinster, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Pierre Duprel, Schifflange Luxembourg 1972. RECORDS: Death announcement. DIED: Sunday. Age at death 16 years.

53. i Marie NEIERTZ #1108. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972.

54. ii Josy NEIERTZ #1109 Occupation Ownes Store, married wife of Josy Neiertz #1110. Josy ownes a store in Luxemobourg City and he speaks english (1974) SOURCE: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972

55. i Pierre NILLES #1117. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972.

56. i Nicolas DUPREL #1159 born 5 Feb 1912, Greisch, Luxembourg., Occupation house painter, married 23 Nov 1938, in Bonnevoie, Luxembourg., Marthe SCHMIT #1163, born 10 Jun 1914, Bettembourg, Luxembourg., Occupation Housewife & Mother, died 9 Feb 1994, Messancy, Belgium. Nicolas died 16 Oct 1973, Hollenfels, Luxembourg., Military serv: French, 1930's. RESIDENCE: Hollenfels Luxembourg 1973 SOURCE: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972 and Virgine Duprel-Hoffmann Greisch Luxembourg 1994. BORN: Monday DIED: Tuesday. Age at death 61 years 8 month s 11 days.

Nicolas the oldest child of Jean Duprel and Catherine Neiertz waa born in the house called Stiefes, in Greisch a commune of Septfontaines a canton of Capellen Luxembourg. In 1932 Nicolas joined the French Foreign Legion he was a soldier in Marco from 1932 to 1937.

After Nicolas got out of the Legion he returned to Luxembourg & worked with Trains from 1937 to 1944. After 1944 and to 1963 he worked for Bolsterer and Canapee. In 1963 his father died, Nicolas and his brother Jean Pierre Duprel took over their father business and worked together as house painters.

Written by Virgine Duprel-Hoffmann Greisch, Luxembourg 1994 Marthe: SOURCE: Marthe Duprel-Schmit Xmass card 1991 and Virgine Duprel-Hoffmann Greisch, Luxembourg 1994 Marthe died in a home of the elderly in Belgium.

57. ii M.M. DUPREL #1639 born 18 Apr 1913, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 18 Apr 1913, Greisch, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972. BORN & DIED on a Friday

58. iii Jean Pierre DUPREL #1160 born 7 Nov 1914, Greisch, Luxembourg., Occupation farmer / Painter, married 25 Dec 1946, in Simmern, Luxembourg., Virgine Marie HOFFMANN #1181, born 18 Mar 1922, Dellen, Luxembourg., (daughter of Nicolas HOFFMANN #1368 and Louise SCHARTZ #1369) Occupation Worked Dairy / Housewife. Jean died 17 Oct 1985, Greisch, Luxembourg., Buried: 20 Oct 1985, Greisch, Luxembourg. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Jean Pierre Duprel Greisch Luxembourg 1971. BORN: Sat MARRIED: Wed DIED: Thur. Age at death 70 years 11 months 10 days.

Jean Pierre the second son of Jean Duprel and Catherine Neiertz was born in Greisch a commune of Septfontaines in the canton of Capellen Luxembourg. He grew up in the house that has been in his family since before the 1830's. It originaly belonged to Nicolas Duprel and his wife Susanne Gresser.

Jean Pierre remodeled the house making it into a modern home. He also remodeled the building faceing the house, they had used it to store their cereals and hay in. It had also been used for a Barn for their Cows and Pigs. Jean had not farmed since 1950 & desided to make it into a shop for his paint business. He took over his father's house painting business in 1950.

During World War II many Luxembourg men were forced to eathier fight in the German army or do some type of work for them. Jean Pierre was forced to work in a factory, his job was to change the glass in the buildings (Windows / Skylights) He was allowed to return to Luxembourg on weekends. During one of those weekends he met his future wife Virgine Hoffmann. She was working at the Dairy in Greisch.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Lacey, Washington (1987) Virgine: Virgine family comes from Dellen Luxembourg. SOURCE: Jean Pierre and Virgine Duprel Hoffmann 1971 RESIDENCE: Greisch Luxembourg 1996

59. iv Agathe DUPREL #1161 born 13 Nov 1915, Septfontaines, Luxembourg., Occupation Managed dairy / housewife, married 14 Apr 1941, in Greisch, Luxemoburg., Jean Pierre KOLBACH #1562, born 30 Sep 1910, Mamer, Luxembourg., Occupation Foreman Arbed Factory, died 16 Apr 1985, Luxembourg. Agathe died 26 May 1998, Mamer, Luxembourg.

Agathe Duprel was born in the house called Jeschen in Greisch a commune of Septfontaines in the canton of Capellen in the Duchy of Luxembourg. After having finished school in her small home town she made a sojour of one year in the town of Virton Belguim to improve her knowledge of French. After this period she acted as a manager of the local dairy in her home village. She left this job when she got married in 1941. She and her husband lived in Lorentzweiler Luxembourg then. This village is a short distance from the Arbed factory (division of Dommeldange) where her husband was a foreman.

Since 1947 they had lived in Mamer (where her husband was born in 1910 their house. Agathe husband retired from active life in 1970. In his leisure time he was a convinced and diligent member of the local volunteer fire brigade. He died unexpectedly in 1985 when he was 74 years old. From that day on she lives all alone in their house, and take it from me, (she said) this house seems empty and deserted to me now.

Written by Agathe Kolbach-Duprel Mamer Luxembourg (1987)

I meet Agathe in 1987. We spent part of one evening at her home in Mamer. I returned again the next afternoon, and spent a few hours talking and looking at family pictures and naturaly the family book that I had brought along. Roger Duprel's wife Denise was the translator again as she was at most of the family get togethers in 1987.

We left for a Luxembourg restaurant to have lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon there talking. I felt very close to Agathe she made me feel very welcome in both her country and her home.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Hinesville, Georgia (1989) SOURCE: Agathe Kolbach-Duprel, Mamer Luxembourg 1986. RESIDENCE: Mamer Luxembourg 1990. BORN: Saturday MARRIED: Monday Jean: RESIDENCE: Mamer Luxembourg. BORN: Friday DIED: Tuesday. Age at death 74 years 6 months 17 days

60. v Marie Laura Justine DUPREL #1367 born 28 Jun 1918, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 29 Jan 1919, Greisch, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972. BORN: Friday DIED: Wednesday. Age at death 7 months 1 day.

61. vi Camille Nicolas DUPREL #1162 born 19 Apr 1923, Greisch, Luxembourg., died 1943, Russia (estern front)., Military serv: German Army, ------1943. BORN: Thursday. Age at death 19 years. SOURCE: Jean Pierre Duprel, Greisch Luxembourg 1972

Camille the youngest son of Jean Duprel and Catherine Neiertz was born in Greisch a commune of Septfontaines Luxembourg in the canton of Capellen. Cammille was forced to join the German army, during the occupation of Luxembourg World War II. He was killed on the Russian Front in 1943.

Written by Jean Pierre Duprel Greisch Luxembourg (1973)

I suspect that Camille Duprel name was changed to Kamil Dupper in 1944 like his father and older brother were. I have not checked the German WW II records as yet for Camille. According to the pictures that I have seen of Camille he had light hair, a slim build and he was about 5 foot 7 inchs tall. He wore glasses in the pictures. It looked like a couple of the pictures were taken at the farm in Greisch. There were other people in the pictures. Virgine Hoffmann-Duprel said some were friends and some were German soldiers. In a couple of them Camille was in his German army uniform.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Hinesville Georgia (1989)

In late summer of 1942 the Germans introduced conscription to the army on a five year age group of young men, later adding two more years. In the wake of Luxembourg resistance came executions, the seizing of young children to be sent to Nazi education camps, deportation of entire families to camps in Polish Silesia and Bohemia. When the Germans instituted the draft into military service, the entire nation rallied its resistance in a general strike. It began in Wiltz, where 700 employees left their work. Offices closed stores locked up, school children stayed home. The strike spread through the mills in the south, the railroad workers joined in, the printers, the postal workers. Resistange was strong among the young men to be drafted. From a population of 300,000 there were 12,031 called up for service. Of these, 3,510 never reported. Later many Luxembourg soldiers who had leave failed to report back, but hid in the forests or made their way across the borders to liberty. All the country rallied to resis t the oppressor and protect their young men.

These are the gross figures. Of the 15,409 young men summoned, 10,211 were drafted by the Germans, 2,848 died or disappeared, and 3,510 failed to report or deserted. In other words only about one-third of the draftees were in a position to give effective service. Of the 3,963 men and women sent to prisons and concetration camps, 791 died

Of the 4,186 men and women deported, 154 died. Of the 584 men who joined the underground or the Allied armies, 57 died. in all, 5,259 Luxembourg citizens died as a result of the war.

The brutal German policy of absorbing Luxembourg into the German state cost the Luxembourg citizenry the highest porportion of people sent to concentration camps, people imprisoned, and people deported of all the countries of Europe. Fear, misery, and death laid their wounds on the nation from 1940 to 1945.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Written by James Newcomer

62. i Joseph DUPREL #1233 born 23 Feb 1903, Redange, France., Occupation Businessman, married 21 Jul 1930, in Villers la Montagne, France., Pauline GAUCHE #1234, born 11 Jan 1904, Hussigny, France., Occupation Housewife, died 2 Jan 1986, Nancy, France., Buried: Fontoy, France. Joseph died 20 Nov 1978, Metz, France., Buried: Fontoy, France. RESIDENCE: Nancy France SOURCE: Joseph Duprel Metz France (1971), Matty Thomes and Anna Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg (1971) Nicole Schlitter-Duprel Nancy France 1990. BORN: Mon MARRIED: Mon DIED: Mon. Age at death 75 years 8 months 28 days

Joseph took one year of english in school at Ettelbruck. When the Germans invaded his english class, it was stopped. This was during WWI. I first meet Joseph in 1971. He was 68 years old, he was a big man he stood around 6 feet 5 inches and probably weighed 280 lbs or so. Joseph said that when he was younger that he had researched the du Prel name and that the Duprels came from Spain. He said he gave a copy to his aunt Catherine Liefrig-Duprel Rodt Luxmebourg.

After Joseph mother Marie Duprel-Schingtgen died, hsi father Nicola meet the daughter of a Lumber business man. Her name was Marie Wiser, she had a son and a daughter by her first husband who also had died. The daughter was about the same age as Joseph, she wanted Joseph to marry her daughter, but Joseph already knew Pauline Gauche.

When Nicola died the second wife Marie Wiser inherited all the family fortune. Joseph was married then to Pauline and couldn't believe it. He contested it in court and lost. He was left pennyless he moved to Terville Mosille France there he started all over again as a business man selling stone and lumbjer materials necessary for building fortifications around the border to keep the Germans out (the Maginot line) In 1939 the family moved 3 or 4 times to different towns to get away from the Germans. Later Joseph was selling / buying lumber for the Germans.

The war was almost over when Joseph came to live in Luxembourg with Anna Thomes-Duprel (his first cousin) he had to leave France because he was condemmed to pay a fee of 250,000 French Francs for doing business with the Germans. Joseph said this was because of claims made by his business rivials. While in Luxembourg Joseph started a business called SCOMINE, he sold lumber materials to the Steel Works. He was a industrial representative.

Joseph had political connections in France he knew robert Schuman the French President. Joseph was freed of paying the 250,000 feee. he returned to France and bought a home in Montigny-Les-Metz. When Joseph was younger he and his father Nicolas liked to go on hunting trips together. Joseph also liked sport cars, he onece owned a Hotchkes Panhard car.

Written by Joseph Duprel Metz France (1972) Pauline: SOURCE: Joseph Duprel Metz France 1971. Nicole Schlitter-Duprel Nancy France, 1990. Hussigny France is near Redange.

63. i Catherine Marie DUPREL #716 born 3 Jan 1903, Port, Washington, WI, Occupation Businesswomen, married (1) 14 Nov 1921, in Fort Morgan, Morgan, CO., Addison ADAIR #3222, born 1897, VA,, Occupation Laborer, married (2) 22 Apr 1924, in Bear Butte, SD., Ralph H. TENNIS #1252, born 6 Dec 1894, Claremont, IA, (son of Charlie Martin TENNIS #1547 and Cora ALEXANDER #1959) Occupation Farmer / Businessman, died 9 Feb 1950, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Military serv: U.S. Army, 1917 - 1919, married (3) 13 Jan 1954, in Sturgis, Meade, SD., George TALLMAN #1410, born 18 Mar 1898, Omaha, NE., (son of George TALLMAN #4696 and Lillie GANNON #4697) Occupation Construction Worker, died 7 Jul 1990, Sturgis, SD., Buried: 10 Jul 1990, Bear Butte Cemetery, SD. Catherine died 6 Oct 1971, Sturgis, SD., Buried: 8 Oct 1971, St. Aloysius Cemetery.

Catherine completed her first eight years of school in Meade County Schools in South Dakota. She then attended the Black Hills Teachers College at Spearfish, South Dakota for two years. Catherine married Ralph Tennis in the valley Catholic church. Before Catherine married her first husband she taught school for two years. Catherine and Ralph started their married life on the John Smith ranch. (Mr. Smith was a former Meade County Sheriff). About one half mile south of the John Smith place, Ralph filed on his homestead and built a two room shack, which we lived in until he could prove up on the homestead. Later we purchased an irrigated ranch from "Swede" R.E. Anderson. This was about four miles south of Empire. We moved our two room claim shack & built on to it. We lived there until 1935. During this time we milked about twelve cows, raised pigs, calves, lots of sugar beets & garden vegetables. We spent many hours pulling weeds and hoeing. We also delivered cucumbers, tomatoes and other vegetables as far as Alkali and Hereford communities and some in Lead City. I drove a Model T truck and later we purchased an Interational truck to peddle our produce. We were happy to make enough this way to pay our taxes and water right. This kind of grind was getting a bit depressing, so we decided to have an aution sale and try something else. Ray Bush was our auctioneer. We leased our land to Lundgrens.

We purchased one half interest, with Rudy Conklin, in the Log Cabin Gas Station on Junction Avenue in Sturgis. There were only two cabins at this time. We lived in one of the cabins. A year later we purchased Sid Price's Cabin Camp of six cabins right next to the Log Cabins. Two years later we purchased the home east of the cabins. We built six more cabins so now we had fourteen cabins to rent and a nice home to live in. Later we purchased the Enders Apartment House and lots where the A & W Root Beer stand still remains. Now we had a little start and time for a bit of pleasure. We purchased 8 lots for our riding horses. We so enjoyed being a part of the Sturgis Riding Club. The club took first prize for twelve years at the Belle Fourche round up for being the "Outstanding Riding Club in the Northern Hills." Ralph was president of the club at the time of his death.

In February 1951, Meade County shop had a fire. Shortly after the fire was extinguished a county shop employe Charles Mathews, and Ralph passed away, apparently of heart attacks. I continued running the cabins and station for some time, alone. In all we had them eighteen years. Then on January 13, 1954 I married Dewey Tallman.

When Dewey and I married I was still running the Log Cabin Motel and Dewey was a construction worker for a contractor, L.P. Larson of Belle Fourche. Dewey was also co operator with Carl Peterson of the Municipal Bar of Vale. We both sold our businesses and purchased the Half-Way House between Deadwood and Spearfish. We ran it for five years, we then leased it and purchased the Hills Drive Inn Theater from James O'Neal of Spearfish.

As young children we both attended the Schaff School. I was eight years old and could't speak English when I started to school in 1911. Amelia and Lizzie Schaff translated for Florence and me. As a coincidence in about 1904 Dewey attended his first year of school there, too. He was making his home with his granparents, George B. Barnes, at the time. They had the Gaither place rented. Later, much of the time Dewey made his home with his uncle, Ed Barnes and family.

After this Dewey started doing construction work for Meade County and continued at that job for twenty five years. He is pictured with the Marion Bennett road crew in Southwest Meade County History Book. Dewey oened half or eight of the horses on that crew. Dewey and I are at home across the creek from the Half-Way house on highway 85, five miles from Deadwood. We enjoy our flowers, small garden, and peacocks, bridge, duplicate and all is a must with me. Dewey enjoys his games of pool and pan with some of his friends.

I enjoy traveling and visiting my daughter, Norma Jean, and family. Ace and his family live at Whitewood.

Written by Catherine Tallman Duprel Sturgis South Dakota (1968)

STURGIS TRIBUNE 6 JULY 1939

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tennis entertained the Merry Meeters club on Monday evening.

STURGIS TRIBUNE 30 DEC 1943

Sgt Alphonse Tennis, of the Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tennis, of Sturgis is home on Furlough. He has been in the Pacific theater of operations. SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Florence Duprel Yanzick Rapid City SD. 1974. Newspaper Obit. Land of the Pioneers Meade county S.D. RECORDS: Divorce Papers (Addision Adair) & Catherine Duprel. Death Record. BORN: Sat MARRIED: Mon DIED: Wed. Age at death 68 years 9 months 3 days. Addison: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Newspaper article, Walt Duprel, Vale SD. 1974. RECORDS: Divorce papers, Sturgis SD. 1923, Court papers, Sturgis SD. 1923 RESIDENCE: Sioux Falls Penitentiary 18 October 1922. Sentenced to 25 years. Ralph: RECORDS: Military, Marriage. SOURCE: Land of the Pioneers, Meade County, Florence Duprel Yanzick, Rapid City SD. 1974. BORN: Sun MARRIED: Mon DIED: Thu. Age at death 53 years 2 months 3 days. George: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Land of the Pioneers. Meade County SD. Newspaper obit. BORN: Friday MARRIED Wednesday. DIED: Saturday. Age at death 92 years 3 mo nths 20 days. NICKNAME: Dewey

64. ii Florentina Anna DUPREL #717 born 12 Apr 1904, Chicago, IL., Occupation Teacher / Bookkeeper, married 5 Jul 1922, in Lead, Lawrence, SD., George YANZICK #727, born 11 Apr 1902, Lead, Lawrence, SD., (son of John YANZICK #4635 and Annie UNK #4636) Occupation Businessman, died 18 Mar 1967, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Buried: ST. Aloysius Cemetery, Sturgis, SD. Florentina died 27 Apr 1981, Sturgis, SD., Buried: 30 Apr 1981, St. Aloysius Cemetery, Sturgis SD. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 504 12 8847 state of issue South Dakota SOURCE: Florence Yanzick Rapid City SD. 1974, Newspaper obit

Florentina Anna Duprel a daughter of Andre Duprel was born in Chicago Illinois, 12 April 1904. She had six brothers and four sisters and grew up on the ranch home of her parents located 22 miles northeast of Sturgis, South Dakota. her parents moved to Sturgis from Chicago when she was two years old. Somehow Florentina's name was changed to Florence when she started school.

Florence completed her first eight years of school at the Meyer school, she then attended Black Hills Teachers college at Spearfish, South Dakota. After returning home from school she taught the rural Smith school at Vale, South Dakota.

Florence married George Yanzick in Lead South Dakota. They lived in Lead for two years, her husband worked for the Homestake Gold Mine. In 1924 George decided to work for the railroad in Casper Wyoming. He was laid offf during the 1929 stock market crash. The 1930 depression years were spent working in different mines located at Drystone and Custer South Dakota. George worked as a Hoist and Pump man and Florence as a stenographer / bookkeeper and time keeper.

In 1943 they moved to Cheyene, Wyoming where George worked for the Union Pacific Railroad as a fireman and Florence for the Garlett Drug Company as assistant bookkeeper until after World War II. In 1947 they pruchased a Ice Cream Parlor in Spearfish South Dakota and named it the Sweet Shop. They opened a family shoe store at Sturgis South Dakota under the name of Sturgis Shoe Store. The two of them operated the shoe store until the death of her husband in 1967.

Florence sold the store and moved to Rapid City South Dakota were she bought a house and converted it into a duplex.

Written by Florence Duprel Yanzick Rapid City South Dakota (1973) RECORDS: Marriage License Lawrence County. Death Record. BORN: Tue MARRIED: Wed DIED: Mon, Age at death 77 years 15 days George: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Newspaper Obit, Meade County Cementery Records, Family Records, Florence Duprel Yanzick, Rapid City SD. 1973. RECORDS: Marriage License, Marriage Record, 1910 Census Lawrence Co. SD. RESIDENCE: Sturgis South Dakota 1967. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 503 03 6641 state of issue South Dakota BORN: Friday. Age at death 64 years. George and his family were living in Lawrence County, upper false bottom school district #32 in 1910 census. This census list the following information:

Yanzick John Head of House age 48. born Aust-Bohemia parents born Aust-Bohemia, Farmer in PA in 1888, Wife Annie age 44 born Ger-Bohemia parents born Ger-Bohemia

Children:

John age 19 born Pennsylvania, occupation Laborer Annie age 14 born Pennsylvania Steve age 12 born South Dakota Geroge age 10 born South Dakota Mary age 7 born South Dakota Margaret age 4 born South Dakota

Geroge grew to manhood on a ranch near Spearfish. He worked for the Union Pacific Railway in Cheyenne during World War I and later for the North Western Railway at Casper, Wyo. He served as superintendent of the F.E. Schundler Feldspar Co. of Custer for 16 years before moving to Sturgis in 1951. Yanzick Owned and operated the Sturgis Shoe Store. He is survived by his wife, two brothers, David of Sperarfish and Steve of Roane, Mont, Three sisers, Mrs Ann Vergets of Lead, Mrs Mary Parker of Casper, and Mrs. Margaret Tortwood of Spearfish.

Information from Sturgis Tribune newspaper obit dated 22, March 1967

65. iii John DUPREL #718 born 19 Jan 1906, Sturigs, SD, Occupation Tool & Die Maker / Ranche, married 19 Jul 1927, in Rapid City, Pennington, SD., Marjorie Johanna STEIBER #728, born 25 May 1905, Fulton, SD., (daughter of Henry STEIBER #1553 and Mary J. FROMAN #1552) Occupation Teacher, died 1 Dec 1980, Auburn, WA. John died 30 Mar 1986, Auburn, WA., Buried: 2 Apr 1986, Mountian View Cemetery, Auburn, WA. BORN: Fri MARRIED: Tue DIED: Sun, Age at death 80 years 2 months 11 days SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 285 22 2180

John Duprel was born 19 January 1906 on the family homestead near Sturgis, South Dakota. He attended grade school at the Meyer School, a one room school house near their home. In his teens John attended vocational school in Rapid City. While there, he enhanched his mechanical ability by acquiring the skills of a machinist and tool and die maker. His father, Andre, felt someone should be trained to operate and repair the new farm machinery and tools. John said he remembered the weary hours walking behind a team of horses and plow in his early years. As the oldest son, he worked hard as a youngster and later as ayoung man helping his father work the land. Through the years their holdings grew to a sizeabe ranch wtih all the sons doing their share.

In 1925 Marjorie Steiber, Twenty years old, came west from Fulton, South Dakota after completing her teachers training at the State Teachers's College in Brookings. She came to Sturgis to teach at the Meyer School and lived at the Duprel home. She taught some of John's younger brothers and sisters. She and John fell in love and married 19 July 1927 in Rapid City. They lived at the farm for a time then moved on to Fredonia, Wisconsin, where John went to work for his uncle, John Gilson, in the Gilson Brother's Foundry. Their first child, Irene, was born there 2 April 1930.

In 1934 John left the foundry and became a salesman for W.J. Rawleigh Company. They settled in Dodgeville, Wisconsin where their second child, Ronald was born 4 February 1935. They later lived in Monroe, Wisconsin, where their third child, Roger was born 24 October 1938.

In May 1942, John moved his family to Dayton, Ohio, where he joined the World War II effort on the home front as a Machinist/Tool Die maker at the Engineering Division, Propeller Laboratory, Army Air Force Materiel Center, Wright Field. At the same time he also worked a half shift at night at the Univus Lens Company, which made lenses for binoculars, glasses and bombsights for the armed forces.

In April 1944, John resigned his job with the War Department, packed up his family and driving a car and pulling a trailer, headed west. They settled south of Seattle where John looked for work. He found a job as caretaker of a nut orchard. They moved there in the fall of 1944 and later bought the twenty acre orchard of 1700 filbert trees.

John designed and built machinery to harvest and process the nuts. He had a job at Northwest Metals in Kent and later at the Boeing Company. During the big freeze of 1955, most of the orchard was lost, which was a devastating blow. John decided to start an egg operation instead, so he cleared the damaged and dead filbert trees and constructed barns and chicken cages while continuing his job at Boeing. He worked mostly swingshift from 3 p.m. to midnight, came home to sleep, got up early and worked the farm before going back to work.

John left Boeing in 1957 and worked soley at the egg business. They bought their feed and marketed their eggs through the Western Farmers Co Operative. They raised sheep for a while and in the early days they always had milk cow for milk and cream.

Marge worked as hard as John on the farm & in the house. When they had the nut business, the whole family worked at raking and harvesting nuts, drying them in large driers John had designed and built. Roger remembers working all evening getting the nuts ready for maket and being so tired he would fall asleep on the bags of nuts while his mother finished up.

When they had the egg business, Marge and the chldren would all help gather eggs and feed. This had to be done every day, and usually took several hours, depending on how many were helping. In the early years, Marge had to spray the eggs with oil before they were picked up by the Western Farmers' truck. Their eggs were shipped to Alaska & the oiling process game them a longer shelf life

Every summer they had a large vegetable garden worked by the whole family. It provided fresh vegetables from spring through fall and Marge canned vast amounts of beans, applesauce, pears, rhubarb, jams and jellies. When prices on eggs fell, they got out of the chicken business. John took the chicken barns, raised the roofs on some, removed all the cages and turned them into buildings for car and boat storage, which gave him additional income until his death in 1986.

While he ran his storage business, he built up a herd of Charolais cattle. He originally bought five range cows from a farmer in Bellingham which were 7/8 charolais. He bred them to purebred bulls and soon had a beautiful herd of white cattle. The five range cows had been good starters, but they were mean and hard to handle. The meanest he named the long Ranger and she would charge any chance she could. He used to herd them only with a tractor and an electric cattle prod. He finally sold them off, replacing them with his own heifers. When he became ill in 1984, he had sixty-five purebreds, a beautiful heard which was his pride and joy.

Marjorie died in 1980 at age 75. She had not been well the last several years of her life. John lived alone for about four years until his health began to fail after developing Lupis and diabetes. he died on Easter Sunday, 30 March 1986 at the age of Eighty.

John had served as Fire Commissioner for the 44th Fire District of King County. He also served on the Washington State Board for Control of Noxious Weeds and on the Egg Producers Board for the Western Farmer's Co op. he was a member of the Washington State Cattleman's Association and the National Charolais Association.

One of Irene's fondest memories of her father was his later years when he played Santa Claus at the community club's annual Christmas parties. He even grew a beard which he kept for the remainder of his years.

Marjorie was a wife, mother, homemaker and farmer. She put in a full day every day cooking three large, hot meals for John and the children. She was undoubtedly one of the best cooks around. She could turn any leftouver into a tantalizing meal. After lunch each day, she would put on her scarf and boots, go out and pick up eggs or do other farm chores, come back in and prepare a large dinner. She probably had the cleanest house in the neighborhood as well.

Both John amd Marjorie were buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn, Wa.

Written by Roger Duprel Bellevue, WA. & Irene Duprel Centralia, WA. (1989)

Marjorie: SOURCE: Affidavit of Parentage, SD. dept of Health, Divison of Public Health Statistics, Pierre, SD. dated 30 Mar 1970, signed by brother Howard Steiber. Death Cert for Marjorie Steiber State of WA. King Co. dept of Health, Vatal Statistics Sec, Dec 1, 1980, local file #9493, state file #146-8

Marjorie was born in Fulton, SD. to Henry and Mary Frohman Steiber on May 25, 1905. She was the fifth child, the third daughter in a family of eight children.

Their father had homesteaded in Davison County, SD. as a young man in his early twenties, and married her mother around 1890. They farmed for many years later moving into Fulton, Hanson County, SD. where Henry was a cattle buyer after his health was not strong enough for farming any longer.

Marjorie attended the local schools in Fulton and got her teachers certificate from the State Teacher's College at Brookings. In 1925, at the age of 20, she got a job teaching at the Meyer School on the property adjoining the Duprel homestead outside of Sturgis, SD. She lived at the Duprel home, where she met and married the oldest son John on 19 July 1927.

Marge & John had three children & after living in Wis and Ohio for a few years, they went west and settled south of Seattle in Auburn, WA. They bought a 20 acre farm and resided their until their deaths.

Written by Barbara and Roger Duprel Belleuve WA. (1990)

RECORDS: Marriage License, Marriage Certificate. BORN: Thursday DIED: Monday. Age at death 75 years 6 months 6 days. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 539 26 6237 issued in the state of Washington

66. iv Mary Jeanette DUPREL #719 born 16 Aug 1907, Volunteer, Meade, SD, Occupation Nurse / Businesswomen, married 1941, Robert BRAUN #729, Occupation Deliverd Express, Buried: abt 1957, CA ?. Mary died 7 Feb 1953, CA,.

Jeanette Marie Duprel fourth child and third daughter of Andre Duprel and Anna Gilson Duprel, received her rural education at the Meyer School. She continued with her education & went to Nurses training at St. John's Hospital in Rapid City South Dakota for 2 years. She completed her Nurses training in Chicago Illinois about 1930. She then moved to Los Angeles Ca. where she was a private nurse/companion to Mrs Kraft (of Kraft cheese Co. until 1939. While Jeanette was doing private nursing she graduated from Fashion Design School. She opened her own high fashion shop in Los Angeles, around 1939. In 1941 she she married Robert Braun. He worked for the Express Company delivering express.

Jeanette was very business minded. Before she had her fashion design shop she opened & operated a reducing salon in L. A. Ca for about 2 years Even though Jeanette moved far from home, she did not break her family ties. She sent several boxes of clothing to her younger brothers and sisters in SD. She went home as often as she possibly could. She visited her brother Leonard Duprel in Ben Lomond Calif several times. & when her sister Laura (Trixie) left home, she came to live with Jeanette in Calif.

Jeanette Duprel Braun is buried in Los Angeles California. Leonard Duprel and wife Barbara Schaff Duprel of Boulder Creek California along with John Duprel of Kent Washington and Laura Duprel Kilpatrick of Hollywood California attended her funeral. Bob and Jeanette did not have any children. Robert (Bob) Braun had a daughter by his first wife, he died a few years after Jeanette.

Written by Florence Duprel Yanzick Rapid City SD. (1973)

Leonard A. Duprel Scotts Valley CA. (1973) SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Florence Duprel Yanzick Rapid City SD. 1973 and Leonard A. Duprel Scotts Valley CA. 1973. BORN: Friday DIED: Saturday. Age at death 45 years 5 months 22 days RESIDENCE: Hollywood Ca. 1953. Robert: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Florence Duprel Yanzick 1973 Rapid City SD.

67. v Andrew Leonard DUPREL #13 born 28 Oct 1909, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Occupation Carpenter (Leadman), married 4 May 1936, in Bear Butte, SD., Barbara SCHAFF #14, born 27 Jun 1917, Lead, SD., (daughter of John Joseph SCHAFF #18 and Bertha HOLDREN #19) Occupation Mother / Housewife. Andrew died 12 Feb 1984, San Jose, CA., Buried: Cremated, San Jose, CA. BORN: Thur MARRIED: Monday DIED: Sun. Age at death 74 years 3 months 15 days. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 529 10 9337 issued in the state of Utah.

Andrew the second son and fifth child of Andre Duprel and Anna Gilson was born in Volunteer, South Dakota in the year 1909. He was called Leonard by his parents, and continued to use that name through out his life. When he was born his parents named him Andrew Leonard Duprel after his father. But having two Andrews in the same house can cause a few misunderstandings, so it was decided call him by his middle name of Leonard, this was done early in Leonard life. According to Andre Homestead Patent papers dated 1910, he listed the names of his children as Katie, Florence, Marie, John and Leonard. And again on his Naturalization papers he list his childrens names and ages, Katie age 7 years, Florence age 6 years, John age 4 years, Marie age 2 years, and Leonard age 6 months

As a child Leonard spoke his parents language of Letzebuerger as did his older brother and sisters. He attended the Meyer School and worked for his father on his father's ranch, near Sturgis South Dakota later going into partnership with his father and two brothers. Leonard married Barbara Schaff of Bear Butte Valley. A son Carroll was born in 1937, while still on the home ranch.

In Jan 1938 the ranching partnership was disolved, so they left for Nevada. Leonard worked at the Owyee Copper Mine until it closed. They then moved to Fruitland Idaho, where Leonard worked at a near by mine. A daughter Anna May was born in 1938 in Caldwell Idaho. In November 1938 they moved back to Nevada, Leonard worked at the Anda Conder Van Winkle Mine, and at the Ruth mine. He mined for the Consolidated copper miners cooperation of Kimberly, Nevada.

In the fall of 1940 they moved to Vallejo, California, where he went to work at Mare Island as a carpenter. He helped build Hunters Point near San Francisco California. During World War II Leonard worked at Kaiser Ship Yard number III first as a carpenter, then as a supervisor of the Shipfitters assembly plant.

In 1944 they moved to Hartford Washington where Leonard did defense work at the Atomic Plant. returning to El Cerrito, California in November 1944, where Leonard went back to his former position at the Kaiser Ship Yard. On December 6, Richard was born in Albany California.

In June 1945 they bought an 11 unit motel in Ben Lomond California. In 1946 they traded it for a Resort Ranch near Boulder Creek California. They later subdivided it, after they had built two houses on it. At the same time Leonard worked for Kai Carlson, a building contractor, doing both rough and finish work. In 1958 they sold their Boulder Creek ranch and purchased the Happy Landing Court in Ben Lonond, California. They operated it until 1960. After the death of Kai Carlson, Leonard went to work at the Lockheed Test Base, Santa Cruz, California, in May 1958. Leonard is still employed there as a Carpenter Leadman. In January, 1975, Leonard will retire. Leonard and Barbara are presently living in Santa Cruz, California.

Written by Barbara Schaff Duprel, Santa Cruz California (1973)

Add from the "Tourist Court Journal's" dated September 1946 RESORT OR DUDE RANCH 95 Acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Orchard, garden, open land, redwoods. One-half mile creek and highway frontage, good fishing and hunting. Dining room to seat 50, ten sleeping rooms above. Five cabins. Beer and wine licenses. Three-bedroom home, large barn. $42,000. Will sell all or part. Box 525, Boulder Creek, California. (this is the Resort Ranch that Leonard and Barbara traded the Motel in Ben Lomond for in 1946)

Uncle Walter said, that dad use to be a professional boxer, and that he boxed for a couple of years. I believe aunt Josephine (Gilson) said that dad boxed in the eastern S.D. and Maybe Wi, MN and IA area. This all took place before 1936. Uncle Walt said, dad was very very good. I asked if he new why he stopped, he said because his father (Andre Duprel) did not approve. Uncle Walt also mentioned that they use to go to town dances, the girls use to get confused on who was who because they looked so much alike. He said they had a good time fooling them.

Dad retired in 1975, Two of his favorite actives were hunting and fishing. Dad, Mom and my brother Carroll and Carroll sons went on hunting trips together. Both dad and Carroll had Chevrolet Blazers 4X4's. For sleeping they towed a 18 foot travel, later dad replaced it with a Apache pop up trailer, he said the Apachce towed better & was easier to handle on the mountain/side roads. Carroll's sons Douglas, Leonard, and Timothy slept in a tent when they went on these hunting trips. Mom did most of the cooking sometimes Yanna, Carroll's wife was able to come along and could help. Besides fishing dad enjoyed playing cards and an occasional trip to Reno or Las Vegas with mom.

My father was an excellent carpenter, he built two houses from the ground up and rebuilt / remodeled several others. Dad was more than proficient in plumbing, electrical, and masonary work. he was also a very fine finish carpenter, building all of his own kitchen cabinets and various other pices of furniture. It was not unusual to find dad working on the television, fixing the car, or putting a new roof on the house. If something was broke dad fixed it, if you needed something built he built it. Even after Dad retired he would still get up early in the morning. After breakfast you would find working on something in the garage or outside.

I remember as a child growing up, dreading the comming of the weekend, not because Dad would be home, but because now I would have to work on what ever new building / repair project that he was going to do. Now that I look back at those times, I am very greatfull for them, and especially for all that he taught me. Dad was able to work and do the things he liked until the last month of his life. He passed away at Santa Teresa Hospital in San Jose California (1984)

Written by Richard J. Duprel, Lacey, Washington (1993) Barbara: SOURCE: Barbara Schaff Duprel San Jose CA. (1973), Newspaper Wedding Announcement. News from the Valley Irrigator Newell South Dakota. The column heading Vale and Vicinity.

Thurs May 14, 1936: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Duprel were pleasently susprised friday evening when a group of friends charcaried them. A pleasant evening was spent dancing, after which refreshments were served. Mrs. Duprel, the latter being Barbara Schaff, were married in Sturgis on May 4th.

June 25 1936: Ladies of Bear Bute Valley were hostesses at a surprise brides shower in house of Mrs. Leonard Duprel. The event was held Monday at the Andrew Duprel home.

From the column heading Twilight Vicinity: Sept 24, 1936: Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Duprel, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duprel, Mr. and Mrs. Raph Odell and Mr. and Mrs. John Middleton visited Sun with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Eichler.

Barbara Schaff was born 17 June 1917 at lead, Lawrence County, South Dakota. She is the youngest daughter of John J. Schaff and Bertha Holdren. She has one brother Jack, now living in Salt Lake City, Utah, and one sister Katherine Whitman living at Gig Harbor Washington.

She attended the Volunteer grade school. She graduated from Sturgis High School in 1934. Barbara worked as a telephone operator in Nisland South Dakota the year prior to her marriage to Leonard A. Duprel. They were married at Bear Butte Valley, South Dakota on 4 May 1936. During World War II Barbara worked at the Kaiser Ship Yard Number III in California as a Journeymen welder for a year and a half.

(see Leonard Duprel for the rest of the family story)

68. vi Alfred DUPREL #720 born 12 May 1914, Vlounteer, Meade, SD, Occupation Rancher, married 25 May 1935, in Bear Butte, Meade, SD., Berneice McKILLIPS #730, born 6 Sep 1917, Vale, SD., (daughter of Oscar A. McKILLIPS #949 and Bertha STOREY #950) Occupation Teacher / Housewife, died 9 Jul 1990, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Buried: 12 Jul 1990, St. Aloysius, Cemetary, Sturgis, SD. Alfred died 20 Sep 1987, Sturguis, SD, Buried: 25 Sep 1987, ST. Aloysius, Cemetery. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER: 504 40 9332 SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Alfred Duprel Sturgis SD. 1974, Newspaper Obit

Alfred grew up on the home ranch of his father and mother. He completed his first eight years of school at the Meyer School he then attended Agricultural college in Brookings South Dakota. After returing home from school he worked for his father until his father retired in 1935. Aflred and Berneice lived for about four years on the nine mile end of the ranch and their three children were born there. In 1939 they moved to the orginal homestead of his parents.

At the time of his father death in 1943 he took over management of the home ranch which he owned and operated until his illness in 1986 of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.

In 1960 he and his wife bought the John Deer Implement dealership in Sturgis and they operated that until 1974 when he returned to ranching in partnership with his son. Alfred died on Sunday at Sturgis Health Care Center at age 73 years.

Alfred was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Church, a member of the Western Junior Livestock Association, and was selected one of those honored in 1981 when the show was dedicated to him. A strong supporter of 4-H programs, a member of the South Dakota Stockgrowers, Meade County Crop Improvements Association, Elks Lodge, National Hereford Association, National Limousine Association and Farm Bureau. He was a first place winner in the 1963 Elk Creek Conservation District Soil and Moisture Conservation contest.

Written by Berneice McKillips Duprel Sturgis South Dakota (1988)

News from the Valley Irrigator Newell South Dakota. The column heading Vale and Vicinity.

Aug 5, 1937; A 10 pound daughter who has been named Shirley Anne was born Sunday, July 25th, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Duprel at the O.A. McKillips home.

From the column Twilight Vicinity

June 11, 1936; Mrs Joe Nelson and Mrs. Elmer Eichker and children made a trip to Sturgis last Saturday and also called at the A. Duprel home. Age at death 73 years 4 months 8 days BORN: Tue, MARRIED: Saturday, DIED: Sun. Berneice: SOURCE: Alfred Duprel, Sturgis SD. 1974. Newspaper Obit. RECORDS: Marriage. RESIDENCE: Sturgis SD. 1990. BORN: Thurday DIED: Monday. Age at death 72 years 10 months 3 days. SSAN #503-72-6691

69. vii Walter Paul DUPREL #721 born 24 Feb 1916, Volunteer, Meade, SD, Occupation Rancher, married (1) 23 Oct 1944, in Broadus, MT., Lola Lucille SCHUELKE #731, born 24 Dec 1920, Mud Butte, SD., (daughter of Albert SCHUELKE #978 and Elizabeth PEREGRINE #979) Occupation Mother & Housewife, married (2) Mar 1937, Elise BRECK #981, born Mitchell, SD.

Walter Paul Duprel the 7th child of Andre' Duprel and Anna Gilson. Has lived in Vale SD. all his life except for a short time in his youth when he was testing the world. In 1943 he desided to settle on a farm/ranch in Meade County, South Dakota. Where he has been a sucessful farmer and rancher. The rach has grown to be a two family operation with son Jerry becomming a partner. The farming consisting of mostly alfalfa hay, corn and wheat and feeding out calves which they buy at the local markets in the fall and sells in the spring. The ranch consists of raising purebred Charolais cattle and selling our purebred bulls at a special sale each spring at our local cattle auction. Our family consists of 2 children, Jerry and Bobbie and 3 grandchildren.

Written by Walter Paul Duprel Vale South Dakota (1987) SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Walter Duprel Vale SD. 1974 and 1987. RECORDS: Birth Lola: SOURCE: Lola Schuelke Duprel Vale SD. 1987. RESIDENCE: Vale SD. 1990. Elise: Elise was from Mitchell South Dakota. SOURCE: Walt Duprel, Vale SD. 1974.

70. viii Clarence Albert DUPREL #722 born 25 Jul 1917, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Baptized: Bear Butte Valley Church, SD., Occupation Engineer / Farmer, married 31 Dec 1942, in Fort Crook, NE., Cyrilla Jeanette OGUREK #732, born 6 Feb 1924, Omaha, NE., Baptized: 1924, St. Columban's, NE., (daughter of John OGUREK #993 and Margaret HOPKA #994) Occupation Mother / Housewife. Clarence died 13 Nov 1990, Greenville, MS., Buried: 16 Nov 1990, Greenville, MS, Lakeview Cemetery., Military serv: U.S. Army, 1941-1946. SOURCE: Clarence Duprel Greenville MS. 1974, Newspaper wedding announcement, Clarence Duprel, Greenville MS. 1988. BORN: Wednesday, MARRIED: Thursday, DIED: Tuesday. Age at death 73 years 3 months 19 days RECORDS: Birth, Military. RESIDENCE: Greenville Ms. 1990

Clarence graduated from the University of Nevada with a B.S. degree in mining engineering. In 1941, he went into the Army, he married Cyrilla in 1942. Cyrilla is from Bellevue Nebraska. In 1944 Clarence was sent to the South Pacific and the Western Ocean areas as an officer in the Corps of Engineers, returning in 1946 with the rank of Major. Clarence went to work for Tenn Gas Transmission Company of Houston Texas in 1946. He stayed with them for six years. He was chief Engineer when he left in Jan of 1952. After that he bought land in Greenville Mississippi, where he was engaged Rice in farming until his retirement in 1985. (note) Clarence nickname is Duke

Written by Clarence Duprel Greenville MS. 1973

After Duke's retirement, he enjoyed bowling, golf and hunting. He belonged to the VAW serving as Commander, and to the Knights of Columbus, serving as Grand Knight. He served on the MS. Governors Boat and Water Safety commission and was president of Lake Lee Hunting Club of Greenville. His hobbies included cooking, preparing various recipes made from game were favorites of his.

Written by Cyrilla Ogurek Duprel. Greenville, MS. 1995 Cyrilla: SOURCE: Cyrilla (Twin) Ogurek Duprel Greenville MS. 1993 RESIDENCE: Greenville MS. 1993 BORN: Wednesday

71. ix Edwin Nicholas DUPREL #723 born 27 Feb 1919, Strugis, Meade, SD, Occupation Businessman, married 1942, Eunice Ethel MARTIN #733, born 8 Jun 1924, Deatsville, AL., (daughter of T. D. MARTIN #1843 and Emma BLOCKER #1844) Occupation Restored & Sold Antiques, died 20 Feb 1986, Montgomery, AL., Buried: 22 Feb 1986, Memory Garden, Prattville, AL. Edwin died 16 Oct 1976, Montgomery, AL., Buried: 19 Oct 1976, Memory Garden, Prattville, AL., Military serv: Army Air Corps, 1941 - 1945. SOURCE: Edwin Duprel Prattville AL. 1974, Newspaper Obit ARMY SERVICE NUMBER: 0 749956 SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 420 48 5404 issued in the state of Alabama.

Edwin the 6th son of Andre Duprel & Anna Gilson Duprel was born in Sturgis South Dakota. At the time of his birth his mother age was 36 and his father 38 years old. Eddie as he was called, was the 9th child in a 11 children family.

He attended his first eight years of school at the Meyers grade school. He then attended Vale High School for two years. He completed his high school education at Sturgis South Dakota where he graduated in 1937. For the next 3 years he worked on his fathers ranch. Then in August 1941, he enlisted in the Air Force (Army Air Corps) and was sent to Radio Tech School at Scott Field in Illiniois.

In October of 1942 he applied for Aviation Cadet School and was accepted. He went to school at Santa Anna California, he was commissioned a 2nd LT. at Roswell New Mexico on 10 Jul 1943 as a Bombardier, he then went to Carlsbad New Mexico Navigation School. In 1944 he was assigned to the 385 Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in England. He completed 35 missions over Germany and German controled territory, he was decorated 7 times, 1 Distinguished Flying Cross, 4 Air medals and 2 Presidentual Group Citations. He returned to New Mexico, as an Instructor.

When the War was over in 1945 he asked to be sperated from the service and was put on the reserve status as a Captain and was discharged in October 1954. While stationed at Maxwell Field Air Force Base in Montgomery Alabama. He became acquainted with Eunice Ethel Martin of Prattville Alabama. They were married in 1942. In 1945 after being seperated from the service he moved to Sturgis South Dakota, where he purchased a Confectionery which he operated until 1948. He then sold the Confectionery and moved to Prattville Alabama. he purchased land and constructed a Poultry processing plant which he operated until 1962. The plant was sold to Armour Packing Company. He then purchased a Drive Inn Resturant and Moble Home Park.

Written by Edwin Duprel Prattville Alabama (1974)

Eddie passed away in 1976, Eunice in 1986 both in Prattville Alabama. Eddie and Eunice spent much of their free time, Bass fishing and bowling.

News articles from the Sturgis Tribune South Dakota.

Second Lieutenant Edwin N. Duprel, son of Mrs Anna Duprel, 1407 west main st. has been awarded his bombardier wings upon graduation from Roswell, New Mexico A.A.F. (Sturgis Tribune 16 Sep 1943)

Sgt Edwin N. Duprel, son of Mrs Andrew Duprel, 1407 west main st. is now serving in the armed forces overseas. Sgt Duprel is a member of the Air Force (Sturgis Tribune 29 June 1944) Age at death 57 years 7 months 19 days RECORDS: Birth, Military. BORN: Tursday, DIED: Saturday. Eunice: SOURCE: Eunice Martin Duprel, Prattville AL. 1974. RESIDENCE: Prattville AL. 1986. BORN: Sunday DIED: Thursday. Age at death 61 years 8 months 12 days. SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER: 416 22 4731 issued in the state of Alabama

72. x May Josephine DUPREL #724 born 1 May 1921, Sturgis, Meade, SD., Occupation Real Estate Broker, married 3 Jul 1939, in Sturgis, Meade, SD., Lloyd THOMPSON #734, born 1 Jan 1918, Rapid City, SD., (son of Clinton E. THOMPSON #2431 and Mattie A. MURPHY #2432) Occupation Businessman.

May Josephine the 10th child of Andre Duprel and Anna Gilson. She was nicknamed May Jo by her sister Florence. she grew up in Sturgis S.D. She later married Lloyd Thompson. In 1939 they moved to Custer S.D. where Lloyd was employed at the Feildspar Mill, until May 1942. They moved to Cheyenne, WY. where Lloyd worked as an inspector at United Air Lines, until the airlines moved to San Francisco in 1946. They operated a grocery store in Cheyenne until 1951 when they moved to Rapid City S.D. Lloyd operated a service station there until 1968. May Jo was a real estate broker there. In 1968 they bought the Sylvan Kake Resort in the Black Hills & operated it for several years. They are presently retired. May Jo and Lloyd hobbies are horse back riding and bowling. They are now living in Spearfish South Dakota. (1988)

Written by May Josephine Duprel Thompson Rapid City South Dakota (1973) RECORDS: Birth, Marriage SOURCE: May Jo Duprel Thompson, Rapid City SD. 1974.& 1987 BORN: Sunday, MARRIED: Monday ALIAS: Mae Jo Lloyd: SOURCE: Lloyd Thompson, Spearfish SD. 1987. RESIDENCE: Spearfish SD. 1990. BORN: Tuesday

73. xi Laura Beatrice DUPREL #725 born 7 Jun 1922, Sturgis, SD, Occupation Retired, married (1) 7 May 1969, Alan FREEDMAN #735, married (2) Charles KILPATRICK #1049, married (3) Jordan KAISER #1051.

I deduced that aunt Laura's nickname of Trix comes form her middle name of Beatrice. On her birth certificate her middle name is written as Beatrice, but on her high School graduation announcement it is written as Beatrix. Aunt trix graduated from Sturgis High School in Sturgis, South Dakota in 1939. After graduation aunt trix moved to North Hollywood CA. and stayed with her sister Jeanette. Jeannette was living there with her husband Bob Braun. Aunt Trix lived with them for a couple of years.

I met aunt Laura several times as I was growing up, she used to come up to northern California every couple of years and visit with my father Leonard Duprel. While I was taking my Marine Corps advance training in southern California I used to spend weekends at aunt Laura's and her son Alan home. I remember she was driving a red 1957 "T" bird, which was a pretty sporty car for the times. I kept trying to talk her into loaning it to me for the weekend but she would not go for it.

Laura and her husband Allen Feedman are living in southern California they are both retired and enjoying the good life. Her son Allen lives in in Novato California. He writes computer business programs.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Hinesville GA. (1988) RESIDENCE: Escondido CA. 1990 SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Laura (Trixie) Duprel Freedman Escondido CA. 1990 BORN: Wednesday MARRIED: Tuesday Alan: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Barbara Schaff Duprel, Santa Cruz CA. 1974. Charles: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: Barbara Schaff Duprel, Santa Cruz CA. 1974. NICKNAME: Chuck Jordan: ALIAS: Jordy He was in the Pacific Theater of War. (WW II) 1946

74. i Anna DUPREL #1222 born 20 Jun 1908, Rumelange, Luxembourg., Occupation Nurse/Grocey Store owner, married 12 Jul 1934, in Rumelange, Luxembourg., Mathias THOMES #1223, born 5 Sep 1907, Rumelange, Luxembourg., (son of Peter THOMES #9328 and Magdalena SCHEER #9329) Occupation worked for Lux goverment, died 9 Dec 1976, Rumelange, Luxembourg., Buried: 11 Dec 1976, Rumelange, Luxembourg. Anna died 19 Jun 1984, Dudelange, Luxembourg., Buried: Rumelange, Luxembourg. RESIDENCE: Rumelange Luxembourg 1984 SOURCE OF INFORMATION. Anna Thomes-Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg 1971. BORN: Saturday DIED: Wednesday. Age at death 76 years.

Anna was eight years old when her father died (Jean). He did not leave a pension, so Elise Anna's mother had to find work to support them. Anna was always a good student in school and was supposed to go on learning, after a few years in high school for young girls (she was 15 or 16 she left school to go to Paris, France. There she worked as a children's nurse for a couple of years, in order to make money to help support the family.

Anna came back to Rumelange in 1926-1927 and worked as a sales girl in a confectionery shop in Esch-Alzette Luxembourg. She worked there for 10 years. Anna married Mathias in 1934. He was from Rumelange but had gone to the U.S. he was on a visit when he and Anna were married. Anna was to return with him but her mother did not approve. Mathias returned to the U.S. but after 9 to 10 months, and still no Anna, Mathias decided to return to Rumelange.

Soon the war (World War II) started and the Germans occupied Luxembourg. In 1941 Anna helped a French prisoner of war escape from the Germans. He came to their house. Anna shaved him, clothed him, they bought him a ticket so he could return to his home in Melun, near Paris, Anna and Mathias were members of the Luxembourg Resistance Forces.

Anna and Metty house was a headquarters for the Resistance-Forces. Luxembourgers who ran away from the German Army were hidden by them or they found them places to stay. The Germans took families from Luxembourg and forced them to go to Poland (Schlesien) area. These people were only allowed to take what they could carry by themselves. Anna and Metty visited one of these camps up in Wartha in Schlesien on the Neisse, the actual border of east and west Germany. They took food to the families and arranged several loadings of food and clothes for thse people during the war. This was very much apprectiated by these people.

One of there friends was caught shipping and loading to Wartha, he was taken to prison in Luxembourg. They managed to arrange to get the food to the right place. Metty said, it was rather interesting, but he stayed in great danger, from the Germans if we were ever caught, they would of killed all us. The Germans were forced to leave Luxembourg by the Americans in September 1944. Metty Thomes was the officer de liaison between the resistance and the American Army. On September 10, 1944 he had diner at the same table as General Bradley and helped to arrange defensive places around Luxembourg. Metty had an office at the headquarters of Colonel Yette, who was the commander of the C.I.C. Their daughter Maline was born in 1945, after her birth they intended to go to the U.S. Metty's sister and her husband had arranged it all for them. They sold their furniture and went to live with Ann's brother Nicolas and their mother in Rumelange. But it took so long to get the papers and affidavits in order to get an i mmigrants license that when Mathias was offered a job with the government he gave up his plans and stayed in Rumelange.

On 1 February, 1947 Metty began working for the Social Insurance of Workers, for the Luxembourg Government. Anna started her own grocery store, where she still lives and works. Mathias retired in 1972 and Anna retired in 1973.

Anna took care of her mother until her death in 1967. Anna enjoys her visits with her brother Nick every Wednesday. On each Thursday she visits her parents graves. They are both very proud of their two children and four grandchildren. Both Anna and Mathias take long walks daily. According to the services of Metty Thomes to the Luxembourg Government he was awarded the silver medal of the Ordgre Grand Ducal de la Couronne de Chene, by the Gand Duc Jean of Luxembourg on 20 June 1968. Another decoration concernig the resistance during that period of the war, (18 October 1942 to 10 September 1944) et deportes militaires Luxembourg. Translation, central committee of the union of the military conscripts refactory (deserters) of the German army) and those who had been transported by the Germans into foreign countries up to the Russian border.

Written by Mathias Thomes Rumelange, Luxembourg (1973)

I completed the first family book in 1974. Just about everthing in from Luxembourg was translated into English by Metty. On several occasions Metty and Jean Pierre Duprel of Greisch, gathered records from the local churchs and court houses. This was not an easy task, most of those records were in Latin or old German script. (After 1795 they were written in French)

Metty was very instrumental in the first book, with out his help so much of the family information from Luxembourg would have been lost. I stayed with Metty and Anna on several occasions while I was in the Army station in Germany. Metty and Anna were with me on all of the family get togethers in Luxembourg and France.

Anna always seemed to have a smile, I can't remember a time that she wasn't happy. When I use to visit, she alway made me feel like I was at home, both Anna and Metty have since passed away, they will be missed, they were both very special and will be remembered with kind thoughts.

Written by Richard J. Duprel Hinesville, Georgia (1988) Mathias: SOURCE: Metty Thomes, Rumelange Luxembourg 1971. RESIDENCE: Rumelange Luxembourg 1976. NICKNAME: Metty

75. ii Nicolas DUPREL #1221 born 8 Aug 1910, Rumelange, Luxembourg., Occupation Mine Electircian, married 1943, Mary THIEL #1481, born Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg., died abt 1987. Nicolas died 12 Nov 1988, Rumelange, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Nicolas Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg 1971. RESIDENCE: Rumelange Luxembourg 1988. BORN: Monday DIED: Saturday. Age at death 78 years 3 months 4 days.

After Nicolas finished his school, he started his career to become an electrician at the Steel Works in Schifflange-Arbend. In order to get his mastership he worked there for three years with no pay, but once he finished the three years they gave him a bonus.

From his first earnings Nick's mother bought him a motorcycle. With his friends on the back he rode all over the country & many other countries. Nick is supposed to have had many girlfriends at that time, but he was not inclined to marry any of them. In 1940 the 10th of May, when the German army entered Luxembourg, all of the people from Rumelange were evacuated into France. This for most people was an unpleasant task and had to be organized and here Nick had to manage with the city authorities. He was one of the last ones who departed from Rumelange. In France most of the families were spread all over certain departements so as in the "cote d'" or in the "Saone et Lorie". But Nick who had his motorcycle ran all over these parts of France to bring these families together again.

The beginning of July 1940 when Luxembourg was occupied by the Germans, the families came back to Rumelange and found most of their property in a vary bad shape. Every transportable item had been stolen by the German soldiers and part of the town had been bombed in May, and the houses were in ruin. Nick came back on his motorcycle, but found their house all upset. First of all he missed his two accordeons, not even mentioning his mothers bedcloth's and all the laundry. The Germans paid part of the damage that people had, but Nick never got a penny for his loss. Because he had said to one of the German collaborators, that he would prefer to get his accordeons back when the Americans get here. (he was right, but it still lasted four long years. Nick got into the Resistance real early, he had never become a member of any of those German organizations where people were forced to enter. Nick helped all those who had to suffer by the occupying forces, but in all his actions he was wise enough not to be caught , other wise he would have to spend certainly a few years in a German prison.

In 1943 (during the War) he married Marie Thiel she was from Esch. In 1944 his mother moved to her daughters (Anna Thomes Duprel) so Nick was alone in the house with his wife. In 1967 his mother made arrangement so he could have the house for a small amount.

Written by Nicolas Duprel Rumelange Luxembourg (1973)

Mary had a niece Yolande. At a early age her parents passed away so Nick and Mary raised Yolande as their own. In 1971 Yolande while visiting Richard John Duprel and his family in Germany (Richard was in the American Army and station in Germany from 1969-1972) met Donald Adair a friend and co-worker of Richard's. Yolande and Donald were married in 1973. In 1987 Don was still in the Army. He and Yolande were living in Arlington Texas.

Nic passed away in 1988, the town of Rumelange, Luxembourg named a street for him "rue Nic Duprel"

Written by Richard J. Duprel Lacey Washington 1994 Mary: SOURCE: Anna Thomes-Duprel, Rumelange Luxembourg 1971. RESIDENCE: Rumelange Luxembourg 1990. Mary has a niece name Yolande, she married Donald Adair abt 1972 or 73. Don was in the Army and stationed in Germany. After his tour was up he and Yolande were transferred to the states. The last known address was ------

6321 Elm Sprins Dr.

Arlington TX. 76017 Don should retire form the army in 1990.

SOURCE: Richard J. Duprel, Hinesville GA. 31313

76. i Anne LIEFRIG #1197 married Albert SCHMIT #1200, born 1905, died 18 Apr 1972, Differdange, Luxembourg. SOURCE: Nicolas Duprel and Matty Thomes, Rumelange Luxembourg RESIDENCE: Differdange, Luxembourg 1971 Albert: SOURCE: Nicolas Duprel, Rumelange Luxembourg, Metty Thomes Rumelange Luxembourg 1973. ALIAS: Jemp

77. ii Robert LIEFRIG #1198 born 1909, Roodt, Luxembourg., died 16 Nov 1963. SOURCE: Nicolas Duprel, Rumelange Luxembourg, Metty Thomes Rumelange Luxembourg 1973. Pierre Krecke Lux City Luxembourg 1995 DIED: Saturday. Age at death 54 years. (not married).

78. iii Mathilde LIEFRIG #1199 born 27 Apr 1913, Roodt, Luxembourg., Baptized: 3 May 1913, Roodt, Luxembourg., married 4 Aug 1934, Louis KRECKE #1208, born 11 Sep 1904, Luxembourg., Baptized: 16 Sep 1904, Luxembourg., (son of Michel KRECKE #9599 and Catherine GONNER #9600) Occupation Railway Loc Driver, died 19 Jan 1974, Luxembourg., Military serv: no. Mathilde & Louis lived in Bonnevoir Luxembourg. After Louis passed away in 1974 Mathilde moved to Howald Luxembourg to live with her son Pierre. In 1989 Mathilde helped me identify some pictures that I had from Luxembourg, that had belonged to Anna Gilson Duprel. SOURCE: Pierre Krecke Luxembourg City 1987. BORN: Sunday MARRIED: Saturday Louis: SOURCE: Pierre Krecke Luxembourg City Luxmebourg 1987.