Certamina ludis Historicus et Martialis Artist
Posts about family history, familia vita, and miscellaneous topics.
Feria, November 13, 2023, Maiorem metam assecutus sum, cum totam longitudinem Trail Chubb hiked, an out-and-back 13.6 mile trail in West St. Louis County. AMBULO me septem horas et triginta minuta ad perficiendum. Cum filius meus primogenitus "Trey" perfecit requisita ad Aurum Numisma adeptionis in Royal Rangers, equivalent
Proavus meus Parker L. Zimmerman ter accepit. Post duos menses matrimonium Victoriae Harris in 1897 in Franklin County, Missouri, Parker ad Bollinger Comitatus, Missouri propius esse ad familiam suam. parentes eius, Samuel et Sarah Zimmerman, habitabat in Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. On March 31, 1902, 27-annos Parker duxit in secunda uxore, 22-annos 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
Auctus lots of stories audivi de Proavia Caroline “Lee” Ellis a matre mea. Ibi cum multis habitatorem aviae sancti. Ludovicus. Grandpa Ellis Illinois movetur ad a iugo of temporibus in 1940s et 1950s. Mom repetebam sancti. 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. In 1841, Kenrick was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of St. Ludovicus. When St. Louis Bishop Joseph Rosati died in Rome during 1843, Bishop Kenrick was appointed Bishop of the St. Louis Diocese. In 1847, in
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. Ludovicus, Missouri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, which
Avus consobrinus meus est, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, fuit unus Sancti. Ludovicus’ Vivamus pioneers. Julius, notum in familia “Punks”, joined Air National praetorii in medio 1920s. Legatum sibi fore. Iulius plana ad tam militarem quam togatum aere corpus volat. Plurimi homines in sua unitate, in quo continetur Karolus
Fridericus Gulielmus Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) alter magnus avus meus erat in latere matris meae. Mortuus est 4 mensibus ante nativitatem nepotis sui, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Quia mortuus est antequam avus meus natus est, Me valde stricto notitia super eum, cum coepi investigationibus familia historia. Grandpa nullam verborum historiam non habuit
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Die Saturni, September 22, 1906, the 16-year-old Rose was walking to her job at the Plows Candy Factory in St. Ludovicus. Aunt Rose was walking about 8 am in the morning, when she started to cross the 18th