Georg Ritter von Trapp

Georg Ritter von Trapp (April 4, 1880 - May 30, 1947) headed the famous Austrian singing family immortalized in the musical The Sound of Music. His exploits at sea in World War I earned him numerous decorations, including the honor of adding "von" to his name.

Escape to the United States

An offer to give a series of concerts in the United States was their opportunity to escape. Dressed for a short hiking trip with only small backpacks, the von Trapps took a train into Italy, whence they wired the Charles L. Wagner agency in New York for ship passage. At this time Maria was pregnant with her third child (Georg's tenth). The von Trapps arrived in America in 1938, and spent the next eighteen years on the road.

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United States - Italy - New York - 1938

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In 1942 they bought property in Stowe, Vermont, where they ran a farm and converted it to an Austrian style home. Georg Ritter von Trapp died on May 30, 1947. His children by Agathe were Maria, Rupert, Agathe, Werner, Hedwig, Johanna and Martina; those by Maria were Rosmarie, Eleonore and Johannes.

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1942 - Stowe, Vermont - May 30 - 1947

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Georg von Trapp, his wife Maria von Trapp, and Hedwig von Trapp (1917-1972), the fifth child of Georg von Trapp and Agathe von Trapp, are interred in the family cemetery at the Lodge.

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Maria von Trapp - Hedwig von Trapp - Georg von Trapp - Agathe von Trapp

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