Wesloh-Wohlschlaeger Family Collection

Collection

Identifier: A3217

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection includes documents relating to the ownership of the lots and dwelling at 7820 Minnesota Avenue. There is also a genealogy chart for the Wesloh-Wohlschlaeger family and copies of photographs of the family and the family home. Items in the collection are sporadically dated from 1869 to 1991. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic. The earliest item in the collection is a survey completed for Mr. Nicholas Ast by the city engineer of Carondelet for Lots 4 and 5 in Block 29, focusing primarily on the years it was owned by four generations of the Zeller/Wohlschlaeger family. Documents concerning ownership of the lots and dwelling include a deed from Nicholas Ast to Wilhelmina Schumacher (April 7, 1883); a deed from Wilhelmina Schumacher to Michael Zeller (February 7, 1890); quit claim deeds from both Elizabeth Zeller and Elizabeth Wohlschlaeger to Michael A. and Theresa Wohlschlaeger (May 21, 1926); a deed of trust between Michael A. and Theresa Wohlschlaeger, Amedee A. Schilly and Elizabeth Wohlschlaeger (Mary 21, 1926); a general warranty deed from Michael A. Wohlschlaeger to Ferdinand and Theresa Wesloh (June 26, 1944); a 1943 permit to Michael A. Wohschlaeger to make changes to buildings on the property; and a general sale contract from Ferdinand and Theresa Wesloh to James W. and Mary Casey (April 1978). Photocopies of three photographs include a four-generation photo of the Zeller-Wohlschlaeger family dated circa 1905, a street view of the home, and Amadee Wohlschlaeger standing in front of the home. The final item is a genealogy chart for Ferdinand and Theresa (Zettwoch) Wesloh.

Dates

1869-1991

Creator

Georgiou, Eleanor Wesloh (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Historical Sketch

The home at 7820 Minnesota Avenue in the Carondelet neighborhood of St. Louis is Lot 4 of City Block 3130. It was originally known as Lots 4 and 5 in Block 29 of Peter R. Kenrick’s subdivision in the City of Carondelet. Four generations of one family owned the home over a period of 88 years. Peter R. Kenrick sold the lots to Nicholas Ast in 1867. In 1883, Ast sold the property to Wilhelmina Schumacher. Schumacher sold Lots 4 and 5 to Michael Zeller in 1890. Michael Zeller and his wife, Elizabeth Schneider Zeller (1843-1939), had a daughter also named Elizabeth (1858-1928). She married John Wohlschlaeger (1855-1883). In 1926, Elizabeth Zeller sold the home at 7820 Minnesota to her grandson and his wife, Michael A. (1877-1945) and Theresa Zettwoch (1879-1943) Wohlschlaeger. Michael and Theresa Wohlschlaeger had eight children. One of their sons, Amadee Wohlschlaeger, was a long-time artist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, illustrating the Weatherbird and sports news. Their youngest daughter Theresa (1916-2013) married Ferdinand Joseph Wesloh, Sr. (1911-1983) in 1937. In 1944, the Weslohs purchased the 7820 Minnesota home from Theresa’s parents. In 1978, the Weslohs sold the home to James and Mary Casey.