Bardagaíþróttasagnfræðingur og bardagalistamaður
Posts about family history, fjölskyldulíf, and miscellaneous topics.
Á mánudaginn, Nóvember 13, 2023, Ég náði stóru markmiði þegar ég gekk alla Chubb Trail, út og til baka 13.6 mílna slóð í West St. Louis County. Gangan tók mig sjö klukkustundir og þrjátíu mínútur að ljúka. Þegar elsti sonur minn „Trey“ var að klára kröfurnar fyrir gullverðlaunin í Royal Rangers, jafngildi
Langafi minn Parker L. Zimmerman giftist þrisvar. Eftir nokkra mánaða hjónaband með Victoria Harris á meðan 1897 í Franklin County, Missouri, Parker flutti til Bollinger-sýslu, Missouri til að vera nær fjölskyldu sinni. Foreldrar hans, Samuel og Sarah Zimmerman, bjó í Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. Mars 31, 1902, 27-hinn ársgamli Parker giftist seinni konu sinni, 22-ára gamla 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 útgáfa af
Á einum tímapunkti áður en ég keypti eigin húsið mitt, Ég hélt viðgerðir heimili voru eitt af kunnáttu mína. I helped my grandfather, Gilbert Ellis, make repairs to our house and the flat he lived in. Afi Ellis kenndi mér hvernig á að skipta rafmagns-verslunum, skinnur á viðtökum og byggja fullt af hlutum með tré. I put together lots of prefabricated
Vaxa upp ég heyrði fullt af sögum um langömmu minni Caroline “Lee” Ellis frá móður minni. Hún eyddi miklum tíma með ömmu sinni sem bjó í St. Louis. Afi Ellis flutti til Illinois nokkrum sinnum á 1940 og 1950. Mamma myndi koma aftur til St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa
Ágúst 17, 1891, St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick celebrated his 85th birthday and fifty years as head of the St. Louis Catholic Church. Í 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. Í 1847, á
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, sem
Fyrsti frændi afa míns, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, var einn af St. Louis’ brautryðjendur flugvéla. Julius, sem var þekktur í fjölskyldunni sem “Punks”, gekk til liðs við þjóðvarðliðið um miðjan 1920. Hann yrði skipaður undirforingi. Júlíus flaug flugvélum bæði fyrir herinn og borgaralega flugherinn. Flestir menn í herdeild hans, sem innihélt Charles
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) var annar langafi minn hjá móður minni. Hann dó 4 mánuðum fyrir fæðingu barnabarns síns, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Síðan hann dó áður en afi minn fæddist, Ég hafði mjög takmarkaðar upplýsingar um hann, þegar ég byrjaði að rannsaka fjölskyldusöguna. Afi átti enga munnlega sögu
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Á laugardag, 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