Ιστορικός Μάχης και Πολεμικός Καλλιτέχνης
Posts about family history, family life, and miscellaneous topics.
Την Δευτέρα, Νοέμβριος 13, 2023, I achieved a major goal when I hiked the entire length of Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. The hike took me seven hours and thirty minutes to complete. When my oldest son “Trey” was completing the requirements for the Gold Medal of Achievement in Royal Rangers, equivalent
Ο προπάππος μου Parker L. Ο Zimmerman παντρεύτηκε τρεις φορές. Μετά από μερικούς μήνες γάμου με τη Victoria Harris κατά τη διάρκεια 1897 στην κομητεία Φράνκλιν, Μιζούρι, Ο Πάρκερ μετακόμισε στην κομητεία Μπόλινγκερ, Μιζούρι να είναι πιο κοντά στην οικογένειά του. Οι γονείς του, Samuel και Sarah Zimmerman, ζούσε στη Dongola, Bollinger, Μιζούρι. Τον Μάρτιο του 31, 1902, 27-Ο Πάρκερ παντρεύτηκε τη δεύτερη γυναίκα του, 22-η ετών Mellie Bollinger.
On February 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. The March 3, 1946 edition of
At one point before I bought my own house, I thought home repairs were one of my skills. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Grandpa Ellis taught me how to replace electrical outlets, washers on sinks and build lots of things with wood. I put together lots of prefabricated
Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis from my mother. She spent lots of time with her grandmother who lived in St. Louis. Grandpa Ellis moved to Illinois a couple of times during the 1940s and 1950s. Mom would come back to St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa
On August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Σε 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Louis. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. Σε 1847, ο
My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Μιζούρι. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, ο οποίος
Ο πρώτος ξάδερφος του παππού μου, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, ήταν ένας από τους Αγ. Louis’ πρωτοπόροι αεροπλάνων. Ιούλιος, που ήταν γνωστός στην οικογένεια ως “Punks”, εντάχθηκε στην Εθνοφρουρά της Αεροπορίας στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 1920. Θα διοριζόταν ως Υπολοχαγός. Ο Julius πέταξε αεροπλάνα τόσο για το στρατιωτικό όσο και για το πολιτικό σώμα. Οι περισσότεροι από τους άνδρες στη μονάδα του, που περιελάμβανε τον Τσαρλς
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) ήταν ο δεύτερος προπάππος μου από την πλευρά της μητέρας μου. Πέθανε 4 μήνες πριν από τη γέννηση του εγγονού του, Gilbert P. Ellis, ο οποίος ήταν ο παππούς μου. Αφού πέθανε πριν γεννηθεί ο παππούς μου, Είχα πολύ περιορισμένες πληροφορίες για αυτόν, όταν άρχισα να ερευνώ το οικογενειακό ιστορικό. Ο παππούς δεν είχε προφορικό ιστορικό
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Το Σάββατο, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Louis. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th