Stridssportshistoriker och kampsportare
Posts about family history, family life, and miscellaneous topics.
This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 år gammal. 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. Till
Nyligen, my youngest son Caleb obtained his first job at a local fast food restaurant. I was proud of him because Caleb decided he wanted a job, filled out a number of applications and obtained a job close to the house. Caleb found the job to be a good fit because of the location and working environment. It is interesting
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. Hatties mamma Margaret dog antingen när hon födde Hattie eller gick bort
Min styvfar, Ernest C. Diaz, uppfostrade mig, so I included his family in my genealogical research. Emellertid, Dad’s father, Joseph Diaz, emigrerade från Mexiko och hans mor Marie Moellenberg var en första generationens amerikan född av tyska immigranter. Finding information on his family has not been easy. Vi vet att Josefs far var Ulalio Diaz och hans mors födelsenamn var
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, Illinois, 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,
Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 år gammal. Born in St. Louis, 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. Mormor hade ett stort inflytande på mina systrar och mig pga
På maj 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, Jag kom överens. Jag
Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. Emellertid, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Story, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 till George Washington Story och Malinda Davis dock
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. I 1893, John, Adele and Frank immigrated to the United States and settled in St. Louis. John och Adele fick fler barn efter att ha kommit till St. Louis. Henry Moellenberg var
För några veckor sedan, 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, Jag gick på en helårskondition