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Posts about family history, saol an teaghlaigh, and miscellaneous topics.
1909 dócha go raibh an bhliain ba mheasa den saol Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman ar. Chaill sé an dá a iníon deich mí d'aois Ida Bealtaine Zimmerman agus a bhean chéile an dara Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Roimh bhás Parker sa Giraurdeau Rinn Tornado de 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909
Ar Samhain 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. An Naomh. Louis Ard-Deoise a thiomnaigh an eaglais
Le déanaí, 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 eagrán den Naomh. Louis Star-Times of my great grandparents and 12 an 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. In 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, nuair a Mellie
Eugene “Gene” Rugadh Lúnasa Johannpeter ar Bealtaine 20, 1908, go Julius agus Bertha Johannpeter. Bhí sé an dara mac Uncail Jules agus Aintín Bertha. Bhí a dheartháir níos sine Julius “Punks” William Johannpeter, Jr, a eitil an post as Lambert Field chomh maith le Charles Lindbergh. “Punks” Ba seacht mbliana níos sine ná Gene. Mo seanathair, 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. Is minic a scríobhadh é mar Edward ach d’inis sé mar chúnamh agus barda a chur le chéile, Eduard was as unique as his name. Bhí mé ag streachailt le go leor a scríobh faoi mar gheall ar na scéalta a chuala mé mar gheall air
Seachtaine ó shin, Bhí mé ag lorg cóip de Ivanhoe le Sir Walter Scott ó sheanleabharlann mo sheanathar. Daideo Gilbert P. Ellis had a library that he gave me in the early 1990s. These books and his desk are treasures that will stay with me until the day I die. As a kid, Ba ghnách liom suí ina chuid
Gilford Dudley Story (1797 – 1870) is my third great-grandfather. There are six generations between the two of us. Ní raibh mé ach le déanaí in ann eolas a fháil ar an teaghlach Scéal, one of the branches of the family my research had not turned up as much information on. For years, Ní raibh mé in ann teacht ar mo shin-seanmháthair Dollie Zimmerman 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. Mé
Sa lá atá inniu, Tam and I will be married twenty years. Unfortunately, life in Missouri is 20 bliana, 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. Ar Iúil 27, 1996, Tam, my mother and sisters prepared the clubhouse for our wedding later that afternoon. Choinnigh siad go ciallmhar