Combat Sports Historian at Martial Artist
Posts about family history, buhay pampamilya, and miscellaneous topics.
Sa Monday, Nobyembre 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
Ang aking lolo sa tuhod na si Parker L. Tatlong beses na ikinasal si Zimmerman. Pagkatapos ng ilang buwang kasal kay Victoria Harris noong 1897 sa Franklin County, Ilog ng Misuri, Lumipat si Parker sa Bollinger County, Missouri upang maging mas malapit sa kanyang pamilya. Magulang niya, Samuel at Sarah Zimmerman, nanirahan sa Dongola, Bollinger, Ilog ng Misuri. Sa Marso 31, 1902, 27-ikinasal ang taong gulang na si Parker sa kanyang pangalawang asawa, 22-taong gulang na si 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. Ang Marso 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 “Taguan mula sa hangin” 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
Sa Agosto 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Sa 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. Sa 1847, ang
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, Ilog ng Misuri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, alin
Unang pinsan ng aking lolo, Julius In. “Joe” Johannpeter, ay isa sa St. Louis’ mga pioneer ng eroplano. Julius, na kilala sa pamilya bilang “Punks”, sumali sa Air National Guard noong kalagitnaan ng 1920s. Siya ay ikomisyon bilang isang Tenyente. Nagpalipad si Julius ng mga eroplano para sa militar at sibilyan na hukbong panghimpapawid. Karamihan sa mga lalaki sa unit niya, na kinabibilangan ni Charles
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) ay ang aking pangalawang lolo sa tuhod sa panig ng aking ina. Namatay siya 4 buwan bago ipanganak ang kanyang apo, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Dahil namatay siya bago ipinanganak ang aking lolo, Mayroon akong limitadong impormasyon tungkol sa kanya, noong nagsimula akong magsaliksik tungkol sa family history. Walang anumang verbal history si Lolo
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Sa Sabado, Setyembre 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