Võitlusspordiajaloolane ja võitluskunstnik
Posts about family history, family life, and miscellaneous topics.
1909 oli ilmselt halvim aasta Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman elu. Ta kaotas mõlemad tema kümne kuune tütar Ida mai Zimmerman ja tema teine naine Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Enne Parker surma Cape Giraurdeau keeristorm 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
On November 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 children. St. Louisi peapiiskopkond pühitses kiriku
Hiljuti, I was searching for information about my Great Uncle Francis’ marriage to my Great Aunt Rosemary Kalt. What I discovered was an unexpected genealogy treasure, a picture in the July 5 trükk St. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 kohta 14 Mosblech children. I had never seen a picture of my great grandparents, Eduard
Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Sisse 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, kui Mellie
Eugene “Geen” August Johannpeter sündis mai 20, 1908, Julius ja Bertha Johannpeter. Ta oli teine poeg onu Jules ja tädi Bertha. Tema vanem vend oli Julius “Punkarid” William Johannpeter, Jr, kes lendas mail välja Lambert Field koos Charles Lindbergh. “Punkarid” oli seitse aastat vanem kui Gene. Minu vanaisa, Gilbert P. Ellis, lived
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Louis, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Sageli kirjutatakse Edwardina, kuid hääldatakse nagu abi ja palati kokku panemine, Eduard was as unique as his name. Mul oli raske temast palju kirjutada, sest ma kuulsin temast kuulnud lugusid
Nädalad tagasi, Otsisin oma vanaisa vanast raamatukogust Sir Walter Scotti Ivanhoe koopiat. Vanaisa Gilbert P. Ellisel oli raamatukogu, mille ta mulle 1990. aastate alguses kinkis. These books and his desk are treasures that will stay with me until the day I die. As a kid, Ma istusin tema sees
Gilford Dudley Story (1797 – 1870) is my third great-grandfather. There are six generations between the two of us. Mul oli just hiljuti võimalik leida teavet Story perekonna kohta, one of the branches of the family my research had not turned up as much information on. Juba aastaid, Ma ei leidnud oma vanavanaema Dollie Zimmermani nee
Last Monday, I was able to scratch a big item off my bucket list. I attended a Liverpool Football Club game in person. Liverpool FC came to my hometown of St. Louis, Missouri on August 1, 2016 to play a preseason game with AS Roma. My daughter Caity attended the match with me, which made the day extra special. Mina
Täna, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Kahjuks, life in Missouri is 20 aastat, so I hope she doesn’t want to apply for parole. I’m hoping she decides to keep me around for a few more years. Juulil 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. Nad pidasid targalt kinni