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Posts about family history, saol an teaghlaigh, and miscellaneous topics.
On Monday, Samhain 13, 2023, Bhain mé mórsprioc amach nuair a shiúl mé fad iomlán Chubb Trail, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. Thóg an turas seacht n-uaire agus tríocha nóiméad dom a chríochnú. Nuair a bhí mo mhac is sine “Trey” ag comhlíonadh na riachtanas don Bhonn Óir Gnóthachtála i Royal Rangers, equivalent
Mo shin-seanathair Parker L. Phós Zimmerman trí huaire. Tar éis cúpla mí pósadh le Victoria Harris le linn 1897 i gContae Franklin, Missouri, Bhog Parker go Contae Bollinger, Missouri le bheith níos gaire dá theaghlach. A thuismitheoirí, Samuel agus Sarah Zimmerman, chónaigh i Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. Ar Márta 31, 1902, 27-Phós Parker bliain d'aois a dhara bean, 22-Mellie Bollinger d'aois.
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 eagrán de
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
Ar Lúnasa 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. In 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. In 1847, an
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, a
Céad col ceathrar mo sheanathair, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, bhí duine de St. Louis’ ceannródaithe eitleáin. Julius, a raibh aithne air sa teaghlach mar “Punks”, chuaigh sé isteach san Aer-Gharda Náisiúnta i lár na 1920idí. Bheadh sé coimisiúnaithe mar Leifteanant. D’eitil Julius eitleáin don aerchór míleata agus sibhialta. An chuid is mó de na fir ina aonad, a chuimsigh Charles
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) Ba é mo dhara sin-seanathair ar thaobh mo mháthar. Fuair sé bás 4 mhí roimh bhreith a gharmhac, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Ó fuair sé bás sular rugadh mo sheanathair, Bhí eolas an-teoranta agam air, nuair a thosaigh mé ag déanamh taighde ar stair an teaghlaigh. Ní raibh aon stair bhriathartha ag daideo
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Ar Dé Sathairn, 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