This lovely photo is from the wedding of my paternal grandparents, Paul Robert Pape (1896-1970) and Elizabeth Florence Massmann (1902-2000), on September 3, 1924, at St. Jerome's Roman Catholic Church in the Rogers Park area of Chicago. The bride and groom are in the center of the photograph. The photo was taken by Joseph David (J. D.) Toloff (1888-1957) of Evanston, Illinois.
The other two men in the wedding party are my great-uncles Alfred John Massmann (1901-1964) on the left (Elizabeth's older brother), and Lee John Pape (1893-1979) on the right (Paul's older brother).
I have no idea who the other women in the photograph are. Elizabeth did not have any sisters. They may have been some of Paul's sisters, her cousins (there were lots on the Dienes side), or just friends. I'd really love to know who the little flower girl was!
ETA: I now think the bridesmaid to the left is Rhea Maria Pape (1892-1977), Paul's sister, and the flower girl is her daughter, Patricia "Pat" Pape Hunter Parks (1923-1967).
ETA2: I now (April 2018) think the other bridesmaid is my grandmother's friend Marian Udelhofen (1904-1939).
© Amanda Pape - 2010
Wow, what a lovely wedding photo! Love all the flowers.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous photo!
ReplyDeleteIs there any possibility that Elizabeth was the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Massmann? And she having a sister Magdalen? If so, their mother, also Elizabeth, was central to the foundation of Our Lady Of Victory parish on Chicago's NWSide c 1906. Research right now is trying to confirm the family history as the parish is undergoing significant changes now in 2021.
ReplyDeleteHi Unknown - No, there is no possibility that Elizabeth is the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Massmann. Her father was Frederick Henry Massmann, who at one time was the president of the National Tea Company, and who came to Chicago from Germany as a minor. Her mother was Elizabeth Dienes, who was born in Springfield, Illinois, of German immigrants. Elizabeth Massmann Pape only had one brother, Alfred Massmann. We've pretty well traced out our Massmann line and there is no Magdalen in it.
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