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'Sleepy Hollow' Clubhouse in JEDBURGH, MISSOURI

A 'clubhouse' owned by the Erven Thake family in the 1930's and 1940's. It is located near the banks of the Meramec River, southwest of St. Louis, within St. Louis County. The Union Pacific RR ran along the river, crossing it at one point. I remember signaling with a red lantern for the train to stop so that we could catch a ride to Kirkwood and then get back to our homes in St. Louis.

The clubhouse was named after the locality in the Rip van Winkle story. The name suggest that the clubhouse was a family place to relax. I distinctly remember the good times we had at 'Sleepy Hollow'--the barbeques, the fishing, the horseshoe games, the swing hanging from the tree, the homemade ice cream, the large screened porch, the card games, the good meals, the visits with relatives and family friends. I remember playing with my first cousin, Chuck Thake, and my second cousin, as well as my brother. Some time well after Erven Thake died (d. 1944), the clubhouse was sold.

Some pictures of our family that show the clubhouse

The left picture (1930-36) shows a large group of family members. The right picture (1941?) shows Erven Thake with his two grandsons, Erven and Chuck. Both pictures are at the back porch steps.
The left picture (Oct. 1938) shows three Ervens: Erven Thake, Erven Thome, and Erven Sandherr. The right picture (29 June 1941) shows Adeline Winge, Alice Thake's sister holding my brother, Alice Thake, and Erven Thake.
These pictures show the front and back of the clubhouse on Christmas Day, 1939. Notice that it was built on "stilts" and notice the extensive screened porch in the back and sides. Click the thumbnail to enlarge.

Relatives and Friends Who Visited Sleepy Hollow

The (-2G) etc. indicates the number of generations before Erven Thoma.
Those names in bold type have their own web pages on this site.

Erven F. Sandherr (-1G) Hulda Kerkmann (-1G)
Erven E. Thake (-2G) Alice Thake (-1G)
Elizabeth Grupp (-2G) Emil Otto Thoma (-1G)
Adeline Winge (-2G) John Mueller (-2G)
Eugene C. Thake (-3G) Cecelia Thake (-2G)
Erven T. Thoma (0G) Elizabeth Thoma (0G)
Charles (Chuck) Thake (0G) Winfield C. J. Thake (-1G)
Catherine E. Williams (-1G) Leah Grupp (-2G)
Florence Spaulding (family friend) Percy Spaulding (family friend)
Dorothy Spaulding (family friend)

Others may have visited that I'm not aware of.

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Created on 01 Oct. 2004. Updated on 17 Jun. 2006 by Erven Thoma