John Riley Collects Poll Tax

john-riley-poll-tax-book

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

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Happy Birthday, Caleb!

caleb-and-me-teaching

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 πρακτικά

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Happy Birthday Grandpa

grandpa-ellis-1999

Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. Ellis’ 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

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter Kimker

elmer-and-babe-kimker-house-5000-block-emerson

Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 17, 1903. “Babe” was the second child and first daughter born to my second great-uncle Julius “Uncle Jules” 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. Ο παππούς Ellis’ father

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Χρόνια 21α γενέθλια, Κοριτσάκι

caity-in-tkd-uniform

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

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Eduard Mosblech (1884 – 1956)

great-grandpa-mosblech-ad

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. 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

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Εξοικονόμηση από τον τελευταίο χορό για Tam

tam-and-me

Γνώρισα τη γυναίκα μου στο γάμο της αδελφής μου το Σεπτέμβριο 1995. Είχα γνωστό Tam ως ο καλύτερος φίλος μικρή αδελφή μου για 10 χρόνια, αλλά εγώ δεν την βλέπω πραγματικά ως τη γυναίκα που είχε γίνει μέχρι αυτή την ημέρα στα τέλη Σεπτεμβρίου. I actually got to know her better because I was on wolf duty this day although it

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

johannpeter-family

When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Lee” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Stud”, 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. Παππούς

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Oscar and Dorothy Von Burg

oscar-von-burg

Uncle Oscar Von Burg and Aunt Dorothy Von Burg nee Mosblech were my grandparents’ closest friends. Γιαγιά Ellis και η θεία Dorothy ήταν αδελφές χωρίζονται σε ηλικία από περίπου ένα χρόνο και μισό. Ο παππούς Ellis και ο θείος Oscar έγιναν στενοί φίλοι, όταν βγαίναμε τις αδελφές. Neither Uncle Oscar nor Grandpa danced, so they would escort Grandma and Aunt

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα

Arthur C. Clemmings (1913 – 1992)

eduard-magdalena-and-family

Arthur C. Clemmings γεννήθηκε την Πέμπτη, Απρίλιος 3, 1913 στο St. Louis, MO. At the start of World War II, Uncle Art enlisted in the United States Army as a private. Διορίστηκε ως ένα ημι-ειδικευμένος εργάτης μετάλλου. Η θητεία του κατάταξης, η οποία ξεκίνησε το Σεπτέμβριο του 2, 1942, was for the duration of the war plus six months.

Μερίδιο
» Διαβάστε περισσότερα
1 2 3 4