Passing the Torch

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בן בכור השבוע שלי קנת פונה,,en,מלבד ספר משלים,,en,המוקד הגדול ביותר של קנת הוא אומנויות לחימה,,en,הוא במיוחד מתלהב ללמד הגנה עצמית,,en,אילפתי,,en,אחיינים ואחייניות בתוספת כל שלושת ילדיי באמנויות הלחימה,,en,החבר הראשון של הדור השלישי,,en 19 ישן שנים. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. Over the years, I have trained 14 nieces and nephews plus all three of my children in the martial arts. Last week, the first member of the third generation started with us. To

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. אמו של הטי מרגרט נוספת נספתה לידת הטי או נפטרה

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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אביו החורג שלי, <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "502" = bbox_w "1795" = bbox_h "57" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = אדום = ירוק "3" "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ". <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "569" = bbox_w "1795" = bbox_h "28" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = ", raised me, so I included his family in my genealogical research. אולם, Dad’s father, יוסף דיאז, emigrated from Mexico and his mother Marie Moellenberg was a first generation American born to German immigrants. Finding information on his family has not been easy. We know Joseph’s father was Ulalio Diaz and his mother’s birth name was

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, אילינוי, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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סבתא-אליס-יום הולדת

Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 ישן שנים. Born in St. לואיס, Missouri on May 15, 1916, Grandma was the seventh of fourteen children. She married an only child in 1938 and they would have two children, my mom and Aunt Maureen. לסבתא הייתה השפעה גדולה על אחיותיי ועליי בגלל

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Being a Dad and Coach

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On May 7, 2016, my daughter Caity returned to Taekwondo competition for the first time in eight years. As her dad but also her coach, I tried to dissuade her from sparring until we had a few more months but she was adamant about sparring at the tournament. Caity likes forms but she always preferred sparring. Reluctantly, I agreed. <תוחלת bbox_x = bbox_y "359" = bbox_w "1462" = bbox_h "4" = fsize "20" = fweight "14" = ירוק "3" אדום = "255" = "255" כחול = אלפא "255" = "

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” כתבה

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. אולם, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” כתבה. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” כתבה, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 ג'ורג 'וושינגטון סיפור ו מלינדה דייויס למרות

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John Moellenberg (1861 – 1942)

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John Moellenberg was born in Germany on March 30, 1861. Sometime prior to 1890, John Moellenberg married Adele Barmann. They welcomed their first son, Frank Moellenberg, on August 30, 1891. בתוך 1893, ג'ון, Adele and Frank immigrated to the United States and settled in St. לואיס. לג'ון ולאדל נולדו ילדים נוספים לאחר שהגיעו לסנט. לואיס. הנרי מולנברג היה

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Things Come Full Circle

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A few weeks ago, my second foray into the martial arts came full circle. My daughter started studying Taekwondo again after more than five years away from the sport. It is actually Caity, who brought me back to martial arts in the summer of 2000. After my natural father passed away in July 1999, הלכתי לכושר של שנה

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