Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 Vīrietis. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Last week, the first member of the third generation started with us. To

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Hetijas māte Mārgareta vai nu nomira Hetijas dzemdībās, vai arī aizgāja mūžībā

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Irish Giant Bashes Wormald

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Oktobrī 29, 1868, “Irish Giant” Ned O’Baldwin and English prizefighter Joe Wormald met in a bare knuckle prize-fight outside of Boston in Lynnville, Massachusetts. O’Baldwin stood 6’06” tall and weighed around 220 mārciņas. Possessed of a violent disposition, O’Baldwin had the perfect attitude for the ring but poor social skills outside of it. Ieradās abu vīriešu fani

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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My stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz, mani audzināja, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Tomēr, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, emigrēja no Meksikas, un viņa māte Marija Molenberga bija pirmās paaudzes amerikāniete, kas dzimusi vācu imigrantiem. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Mēs zinām, ka Džozefa tēvs bija Ulalio Diazs un viņa mātes dzimšanas vārds bija

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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