Joseph, Della, & Virginia...1920

Joseph, Della, and 9 month old Virginia (my Mom) lived at 1420 North 23rd Street in 1920. They rented the house. Joseph, a repair mechanic at the Electric company was 25 and Della was 27.

The location of the residence was in North St. Louis close to where Della grew up. Joseph was raised in South St. Louis.

It is noted that Joseph's mother and father were from Alsace Loraine, France and German was their native tongue. On the other hand, Della's parents were from Ireland and their native tongue was Irish.

Amel & Virginia's Marriage License...Oct. 29, 1939

Young Ginny Froehly...circa 1921...My Mom

Mary Virginia Froehly was born on April 9, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri. This particular spring brought about the first child to a young couple, Joseph and Della Froehly. This was a time when Woodrow Wilson was President of the United States and this was the year that Missouri became the 11th state to ratify the 19th amendmant, which granted women the right to vote.
Joseph & Della first lived on 21st Street. Joseph may have been a wallpaper and painter at this time. Della worked at Brown Shoe Company before she was married and just prior to giving birth to Gin. It was probably at the time that Gin was having this picture taken with her dog that her two twin brothers were about to be born.
Michael Ryan(Chubby) arrived first and Joseph (Junior) appeared shortly afterwards on November 10, 1921.. However, by the time the boys came around the Froehly family was living at their new residence on Lotus Avenue. Katherine (Dolly) came along on October 9, 1924. Dolly was named after Della's mother Catherine Geraghty. Notice that Chubby's middle name was Ryan. Catherine Geraghty's maiden name was Catherine Ryan.