The Family Tree

Walhus • Frauenthal • Gapen • Ebsworth • King • Cinader • Aubuchon • Dahl • Mueller • Whiteneck • Ladd

Walhus Frauenthal Gapen Ebsworth King Cinader Dahl Mueller Whiteneck Ladd

Generation 1 — The Immigrants

Walhus Branch — Norway to Minnesota

Mikkel Larson Dahl Walhus
1830–1907. Born Hadeland, Norway. Emigrated to America. Settled Spring Grove, MN.
Ingeborg Dahl Walhus
1834–1930s. Born Telemarken, Norway. Came to America age 7. Married Dahl, who took her name. Lived past 100. Nine children.

Children: John M. Walhus (merchant), Lars Walhus (farmer, ND), Christian Walhus (IA), Anton Walhus (IA), Martin J. Walhus Sr. (farmer/dealer), Martin J. Walhus D.D.S. (dentist), and others.

Frauenthal Branch — Bavaria to Arkansas

Meyer (Frauenthal)
Max's grandfather. Adopted surname "Frauenthal" under Napoleonic Code. Originally from near Vienna, Austria.
Max Frauenthal
1836–1914. Born Marienthal, Bavaria. Civil War hero (16th MS Infantry). Founded Heber Springs & Cleburne County, AR. "Father of Heber Springs."
Sallie Jacobs Frauenthal
Native of Baltimore. Married Max 1869, Louisville, KY. 13 children, 6 survived.

Surviving children: Clarence (Heber Springs, NRHP house), Charles (Little Rock, NRHP house), Cora, Arthur (AZ), Hazel, Clara.

Related: Jo Frauenthal (cousin, Conway store) m. Ida Baridon (AR Federation of Women's Clubs) • Samuel Frauenthal (1st Jewish justice, AR Supreme Court) • Dr. Henry Frauenthal (Titanic survivor) & brother Isaac

Generation 2 — The Builders

Barney W. Frauenthal — St. Louis Union Station

Barney W. Frauenthal
1869–1933. Born White Haven, PA. Manager, Bureau of Information, St. Louis Union Station. General Traffic Agent, United Railways. Author of St. Louis guidebooks for 1904 World's Fair.

Dr. Martin J. Walhus — Spring Grove Dentist

Dr. Martin J. Walhus, D.D.S.
1889–?. University of Minnesota dental school (1911). Practiced dentistry in Spring Grove, MN for 50 years. Avid golfer. Wife died at age 43.
Bernice "Bern" Walhus
Martin's sister. Mother of Jean Aubuchon (later Cinader).

Generation 3 — The Gapen Sisters (The Key Connection)

The Gapen Sisters — Two Marriages That Created Everything

Lillian Gapen Frauenthal
Married into the Frauenthal family. Grandmother of Paul & Alice-Ann. Sister of Bernice Gapen.
Bernice "Bern" Gapen Ebsworth
Sister of Lillian. Married Alec Ebsworth (British). Mother of twins Barney & Muriel Ebsworth.
Alec Ebsworth
British. Grew up at Buckingham Palace. Grandfather commanded the Grenadier Guards. Married Bernice Gapen. Father of Barney & Muriel.

Through Lillian → Virginia → Paul & Alice-Ann. Through Bernice → Barney & Muriel Ebsworth. This is how the families connect.

Generation 4 — Virginia & Donald / Barney & Muriel

Virginia Frauenthal + Donald Frederick Walhus

Virginia Frauenthal
Daughter of Lillian Gapen Frauenthal
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Donald Frederick Walhus
Son of Dr. Martin J. Walhus. Avid golfer.

Children: Alice-Ann Walhus • Paul Terry Walhus (b. Dec 2, 1944, 7:40 AM, St. Louis)

Ann Frauenthal + Harold E. King

Ann Frauenthal
Virginia's sister
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Harold E. King
Peoria, Illinois

Children: Corky King (swim coach, Chicago, m. Julie) • Carol King (Chautauqua, IL)

Barney Ebsworth & Muriel Ebsworth

Barney A. Ebsworth
1934–2018. Twin. Eagle Scout. Cleveland High, St. Louis. INTRAV, Royal Cruise Line, Clipper Cruise Line. $323M art collection. Hunts Point estate sold to Jeff Bezos.

Married: (1) Martine de Visme 1958 (daughter Christiane) (2) Patricia Kloepfer ~1981 (O'Keeffe as witness) (3) Rebecca Layman-Amato
Muriel Louise Ebsworth Mueller
1934–(predeceased Barney). Twin. Teacher. Moved from St. Louis to North Carolina. Married Dave Mueller. Four children including Roger Mueller.

Jean Aubuchon + Bob Cinader

Jean Aubuchon
1922–2019. Born St. Louis. Broadway ("Dream Girl"). 100+ TV commercials. Daughter of Bernice "Bern" Walhus.
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Bob Cinader
1924–1982. TV producer: Dragnet, Adam-12, Emergency!, Knight Rider. Fire station named in his honor.

Aubuchon family traces to Jean Aubuchon of Dieppe, Normandy (1648) — founding family of Ste. Genevieve & St. Louis

Generation 5 — The Current Generation

Alice-Ann Walhus + Don Whiteneck

Alice-Ann Walhus Whiteneck
Grew up in St. Louis. Summers at Chautauqua, IL. Built mansion in Walnut Creek, CA.
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Don Whiteneck
Walnut Creek, California

Paul Terry Walhus

Paul Terry Walhus
Born Dec 2, 1944, 7:40 AM, St. Louis, MO. Bayless High School, Affton. Quarter-miler (2nd in conference). Mentored by cousin Barney Ebsworth.

Web pioneer since 1996. WholeTech Network (108 websites). Tai chi student of Master Choy Kam Man. Certified aqua fitness instructor (UT). Austin, TX.
Shey Roth
Son of Paul. DJ, comedian, former Whole Foods. Sonoma County, CA. sheyroth.com

King Children

Corky King
Son of Ann & Harold. Swim coach, Chicago area. Married Julie. Children include Skylar King.
Carol King
Daughter of Ann & Harold. Settled in Chautauqua, Illinois. Has children.

Christiane Ebsworth + Mark Ladd

Christiane Ebsworth Ladd
Only child of Barney & Martine. Sole executor of Ebsworth estate. Chicago. LEED Gold mansion at 54 E. Scott St.
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Mark J. Ladd
Founder, LyteShot. Chicago.

Mueller Children

Roger Mueller
Son of Muriel & Dave Mueller. North Carolina.
+ 3 siblings
Muriel & Dave raised four children in North Carolina.

The Chautauqua Connection

The Frauenthal and King families shared a summer cottage in Chautauqua, Illinois — a community along the Illinois River near Peoria, part of the national Chautauqua movement (est. 1874). Paul, Alice-Ann, Corky, and Carol spent childhood summers there, where the family stories were passed down across generations.

Family Surnames in This Tree

Walhus
Norwegian. From Hadeland farm name. Spring Grove, MN.
Frauenthal
German-Jewish. From town near Vienna. Adopted under Napoleonic Code.
Gapen
The sisters who connected Frauenthal & Ebsworth.
Ebsworth
British. Alec grew up at Buckingham Palace.
King
Peoria, Illinois. Through Ann Frauenthal.
Cinader
New York. Bob Cinader, TV producer.
Aubuchon
French colonial. Dieppe, 1648. Ste. Genevieve & St. Louis.
Dahl
Norwegian. Married Ingeborg, took Walhus name.
Mueller
North Carolina. Through Muriel Ebsworth.
Whiteneck
California. Through Alice-Ann Walhus.
Ladd
Chicago. Through Christiane Ebsworth.
Jacobs
Baltimore. Sallie Jacobs married Max Frauenthal.
Baridon
New York/Conway. Ida Baridon married Jo Frauenthal.
Schwarz
Germany. Leo Schwarz, partner in Frauenthal & Schwarz store.
de Visme
French. Martine de Visme, Barney's first wife.
Kloepfer
Patricia "Trish" Kloepfer, Barney's second wife.