Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about family history, family life, and miscellaneous topics.
Esmaspäeval, November 13, 2023, Ma saavutasin suure eesmärgi, kui matkasin kogu Chubb Traili pikkuses, välja-tagasi 13.6 miili rada West St. Louis County. Matka läbimiseks kulus mul seitse tundi ja kolmkümmend minutit. Kui mu vanim poeg "Trey" täitis Royal Rangersi saavutuste kuldmedali nõudeid, samaväärne
Minu vanavanaisa Parker L. Zimmerman abiellus kolm korda. Pärast paarikuulist abielu Victoria Harrisega 1897 Franklini maakonnas, Missouri, Parker kolis Bollingeri maakonda, Missouri, et olla oma perele lähemal. Tema vanemad, Samuel ja Sarah Zimmerman, elas Dongolas, Bollinger, Missouri. Märtsil 31, 1902, 27-aastane Parker abiellus oma teise naisega, 22-aastane 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. Märts 3, 1946 väljaanne
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
August 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Sisse 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. Sisse 1847, the
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, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, mis
Minu vanaisa nõbu, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, oli üks St. Louis’ lennuki pioneerid. Julius, kes oli tuntud perekonna “Punkarid”, liitus Air National Guard keskel 1920.. Ta oleks tellitud kui leitnant. Julius lendas lennukid nii sõjaväelaste ja tsiviilisikute õhu korpuse. Enamik mehi oma üksuse, mis sisaldas Charles
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) oli mu teine vanavanaisa ema poolt. Ta suri 4 kuud enne lapselapse sündi, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Kuna ta suri enne minu vanaisa sündi, Mul oli tema kohta väga vähe teavet, kui hakkasin perekonna ajalugu uurima. Vanaisal polnud sõnalist ajalugu
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. On laupäev, 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