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Legacy posts about Genealogy and Family Life.
My second great-grandfather John Riley Deweese served as Welch Township Republican Committee Chairman in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri for most of his adult life. Besides holding party caucuses in his home, John Riley served as Road Commissioner in the 1910s. Residents mostly traversed the roads by horse and buggy. One of the mechanisms governments used to collect fees for road
This week my youngest son Caleb turns 16. I can’t believe it has been 16 years since I saw and held him for the first time. Caleb was the baby and waited until he had a good meal at Red Lobster before making his appearance in the world. When he was ready though, he didn’t wait around. He was born 40 хвілін
Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Эліс’ 100th birthday. Grandpa Ellis only lived to 85 but he imparted 100 years worth of wisdom into the 32 years I knew him. I could write books about him but am going to focus today’s post on how he inspired me by refusing to grow old. Grandpa Ellis maintained his physical
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Луіс, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Дзядзька Жуль” Johannpeter and his wife Bertha Johannpeter nee Horst. My grandfather Gilbert Ellis spent a lot of his time with Uncle Jules family, while he was growing up. Дзядуля Ellis’ father
My daughter Caity is 21 years old this week. It is a bittersweet birthday because my baby girl isn’t my baby girl anymore. I am so proud of the young woman she has become but as she grew up I regretted not being able to pick her up, wipe her tears and make the “small hurts” go away. Caity came
Eduard Mosblech is my maternal great-grandfather. Eduard was born in St. Луіс, Missouri on October 24, 1884, to German immigrants Gustave Mosblech and Bertha Mosblech nee Monse. Often written as Edward but pronounced like putting together aid and ward, Eduard was as unique as his name. I struggled with writing much about him because the stories I heard about him
Я пазнаёміўся са сваёй жонкай на вяселлі маёй сястры ў верасні 1995. Я ведаў Tam як лепшы сябар маёй маленькай сястры для 10 гадоў, але я не бачу яе як жанчына яна не станавілася да гэтага дня ў канцы верасня. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it
When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Сховішча” Эліс’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Jules”, Julius Johannpeter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Дзядуля
Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Бабуля Эліс і цётка Дораці былі сёстры падзеленыя ва ўзросце прыкладна паўтары гадоў. Дзядуля Эліс і дзядзька Оскар сталі блізкімі сябрамі, калі яны сустракаліся сястры. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt
Arthur C. Clemmings нарадзіўся ў чацвер, Красавіка 3, 1913 ў Санкт-. Луіс, Місуры. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Ён быў прызначаны ў якасці полуквалифицированной слесарам. Тэрмін яго залічэння, якая пачалася верасня 2, 1942, быў на час вайны плюс шэсць месяцаў.