August and Emma Yops

These are two new pictures of my great-grandparents, August Daniel Yops and Emma Marie Berndt Yops.  August and Emma were my grandfather, August Ernest Yops', parents. They were born in Germany and traveled to the United States around 1872.

Yops Family

Just received some pictures from my cousin, Chris. Our grandparents were brother and sister - my grandpa, August Yops, and her grandmother, Elsie Yops Kramer.  Both were the children of August Daniel Yops and Emma Marie Berndt Yops. The handwriting in the picture, below, is Elsie's.

The below picture of my great-grandmother, Emma, is a new one that I just received. Emma died in 1913 after cancer of the uterus. I can't help but think of what she must have had to endure not only in treatment, but the diagnosis of the cancer. I'm not sure what type of medicinal processes were available to her at that time.

Here is a picture of August and Emma with their family (before 1905, when my grandpa would be born). This picture shows  my grandpa's sisters - many who would pass away before their adult years. Elsie is the youngest. Hattie (on the left) would die in the flu epidemic of 1918 and Mattie would die young as well. Again, the writing on this picture is Elsie's, and I believe that the woman next to Emma (on her right) is her sister, Doris. I'm not sure, though.  And, I'm not sure about the woman and man to Emma's right.

Sisters - (L to R) Elsie, Mattie, and Leona

Picture of Hattie Yops LaBeau.

My grandpa's brother, Arthur (Art) Yops





These are pictures of Elsie Yops Kramer and her husband George. George was an owner of Kramer-Eberts Pontiac dealership in River Rouge, Mi. My grandpa, August, as a car painter there.

And, this is a picture of Aunt Nora and Uncle Freddy. I'm not sure how they fit in - any information is welcomed!

With Grandma

My Grandma, Edith Yops, feeding my aunt, Jacqueline

My great-grandma (Left) Alice Fredette and my Gram, Edith Yops (R)

My Aunt Jackie (L) and Gram Edith Yops and Dad Rich Yops

My Dad Rich Yops and Gram Edith Yops at the Cicotte St. house

Aunt Jackie and Gram Edith Yops at Gram's Bristol Hills apt (the 121, lower level)

My Gram, Edith Yops, and Dad, Rich Yops, with my sister Gretchen and brother Christian (stop sucking your finger!)

My Gram at my Dad's house - bet she had just finished a few batches of choc chip cookies and a few apple pies

Picture and greeting message from my Gram, Edith Yops, Christmas 2010 (her last)

Grandma's First Boyfriend

 

Bluie LaFee was my grandma's first boyfriend. He's pictured above, to the right. His sister's name was Midlred and she was the same age as Grandma's sister, Monica. Mildred and Monica would have to push Gram and Bluie in buggies and the older sisters hated it. Grandma told me that Bluie, "...was a nice boy but was full of the devil." Apparently, he had a bad mouth. 

My grandma, Edith Yops

My grandma, Edith Fredette Yops, as a child, in River Rouge MI

Grandma at 16/17 yrs old at Jean Bradley's house, on James St. in River Rouge. Jean's dad ran a "blind big" saloon in the basement. No one knew as this was in the bootlegging days.

 

 

 

(L to R) Uncle Bernard (Gram's brother), Grandma, and Grandpa August Yops at the Elm St. apartment

Grandma with her sister, Madeline, just after Gram and Grandpa were married

Grandma when she was pregnant with Jackie

With the Goniea's - (L to R) Bob, Grandma, Phillip, and Aunt Madeline Goniea with Uncle Howard in the back

Grandma with her brother, Frank Fredette

Grandma with my dad, Richard, and aunt, Jackie

Grandma (R) with Great-grandma Alice Argle Fredette (L), in what looks like the Cicotte St. house in Rouge

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Grandpa August Yops and my Grandma with their son, my dad

My grandpa, in the right, holding my dad

My handsome grandpa with my aunt (on the left)

My grandpa and my dad

My dad :)

Yops Kids

At Grandma Yops' apartment - Oct 1984

In Uncle Billy's pool - Wyandotte MI - with Uncle Garry Copado