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Our Mizzou Legacy
Our ancestor Lelia May Feild was born in Archie, Missouri, in January 1905. She has the distinction of being the first member of our family to attend the University of…
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A Civil War Story
James Richard Pipes There is a story told in our family about our ancestor James Richard Pipes. He once received $125 from the federal government as compensation for property that…
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First Texaco Station in St. Louis
Automobiles have played an outsized role throughout Pipes Family history. When cars were just becoming a common sight on the streets of St. Louis, our ancestor Charles Martin Burmeister opened…