Ahli Sejarah Sukan Pertempuran dan Seniman Mempertahankan Diri
Posts about family history, kehidupan berkeluarga, and miscellaneous topics.
Pada Isnin, November 13, 2023, Saya mencapai matlamat utama apabila saya mendaki sepanjang Chubb Trail, keluar-dan-belakang 13.6 laluan batu di West St. Louis County. Kenaikan itu mengambil masa tujuh jam dan tiga puluh minit untuk saya selesaikan. Apabila anak sulung saya "Trey" sedang melengkapkan keperluan untuk Pingat Emas Pencapaian dalam Renjer Diraja, setara
My great grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman married three times. After a couple of months marriage to Victoria Harris during 1897 in Franklin County, Missouri, Parker moved to Bollinger County, Missouri to be closer to his family. His parents, Samuel and Sarah Zimmerman, lived in Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. Pada Mac 31, 1902, 27-year-old Parker married his second wife, 22-year-old 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. Mac 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 “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
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. Dalam 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. Dalam 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, yang
Sepupu pertama datuk saya, Julius W. “Joe” Johannpeter, adalah salah satu daripada St. Louis’ perintis kapal terbang. Julius, yang dikenali dalam keluarga sebagai “Punk”, menyertai Pengawal Kebangsaan Udara pada pertengahan 1920-an. Dia akan ditauliahkan sebagai Leftenan. Julius menerbangkan pesawat untuk kedua-dua kor udara tentera dan awam. Kebanyakan lelaki di unitnya, yang termasuk Charles
Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) ialah datuk kedua saya di sebelah ibu saya. Dia meninggal dunia 4 bulan sebelum kelahiran cucunya, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Sejak dia meninggal sebelum atuk saya lahir, Saya mempunyai maklumat yang sangat terhad tentang dia, apabila saya mula meneliti sejarah keluarga. Datuk tidak mempunyai sejarah lisan
Rosa or Rose Elker was born in St. Louis on February 5, 1890. Aunt Rose was my great-grandmother, Magdalena Elker’s, youngest sister. Pada hari Sabtu, 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