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was the great grandson of Auguste Chouteau.
Papers include correspondence between DeMenil and Nettie Beauregard of the Missouri
Historical Society regarding St. Louis history, his articles (many of which relate to the Chouteau
family), newsclippings, and various publications. Also includes family genealogy; diploma of
Alexander N. DeMenil from the Academy of the Christian Brothers, St. Louis, Missouri, June
28, 1871; and diploma of Alex N. DeMenil from Central University, Indiana, March 10, 1897.
Cite as: Alexander DeMenil Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
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Democratic Association (Saint Louis County, Missouri).
Records, 1843. 2 folders (10 items)
Proceedings of the Democratic Association of St. Louis County, which are minutes with
signatures of the officers, January to February 1843; and newsclippings of the constitution and
minutes.
Cite as: Democratic Association Records, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
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DeMun Family.
Papers, 1779-1959. 3 boxes
Jules DeMun was born in Port au Prince in 1782, and died in St. Louis in 1843. Educated in
France, DeMun rejoined his parents in England in about 1800. In 1812, he married Isabelle,
daughter of Charles Gratiot and Victoire Chouteau, the sister of August Chouteau. In 1815,
DeMun engaged in the fur trade with A.P. Chouteau. In 1820, he went with his family to Cuba.
He returned to St. Louis in 1830 and became interested in settling land grants in Missouri.
Collection consists of the records of the family of Jules DeMun, and includes the so-called
Birdsall Collection, a separate acquisition that is not interfiled with the chronological
arrangement of the remainder of the collection. The DeMun Family Papers include the DeMun
genealogy, the DeMun family crest, and correspondence with the DeMun family about same;
correspondence and other documentation regarding land titles; internal family correspondence
that includes the letters of Isabelle Gratiot DeMun and Auguste DeMun; journals of Jules
DeMun (1815-1816) regarding a journey from St. Louis to a point south of Pueblo, Colorado, on
the Arkansas River with Auguste P. Chouteau and Mr. Philibert; several school books of Emilie
and Clara DeMun (1847-1849); and the estate papers of Jules DeMun (October 3, 1843). The
Jules DeMun journals and DeMun genealogy were published in the Missouri Historical Society
Collections, vol. V, no. 3, 1928.
Mostly French with some typescript translations.
Cite as: DeMun Family Papers, Missouri History Museum Archives, St. Louis.
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Dengler, John Richard (1925- ).
Biographical Data Sheet, 1956 Sept 7. 1 item [formerly Alphabetical File]
Biographical data sheet for the Missouri Historical Society filled out by John Richard
Dengler, 6055 Pernod, St. Louis, Missouri. Includes genealogical data on his family.
Cite as: John Richard Dengler Biographical Data Sheet, Missouri History Museum Archives, St.
Louis.
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Dennison Manufacturing Company.