Passing the Torch

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This week my oldest son Kenneth turns 19 پرانے سال. Besides finishing school, Kenneth’s biggest focus is the martial arts. He is particularly passionate about teaching self-defense. سال کے دوران, 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. ہیٹی کی ماں مارگریٹ یا تو ہیٹی کو جنم دیتے ہوئے مر گئی یا انتقال کر گئی۔

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Frank Moellenberg (1891 – 1941)

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میرے سوتیلے, ارنسٹ سی. Diaz میں, مجھے اٹھایا, so I included his family in my genealogical research. تاہم, Dad’s father, جوزف Diaz کی, میکسیکو سے ہجرت کی اور اس کی والدہ میری موئلنبرگ جرمن تارکین وطن میں پیدا ہونے والی پہلی نسل کی امریکی تھیں۔. Finding information on his family has not been easy. ہم جانتے ہیں کہ جوزف کے والد کا نام Ulalio Diaz تھا اور اس کی ماں کا پیدائشی نام تھا۔

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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, ایلی نوائے, 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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Happy Birthday, نانی!

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Yesterday, my maternal grandmother Alvina M. Ellis nee Mosblech would have been 100 پرانے سال. Born in St. لوئس, 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. Grandma had a big influence on my sisters and me because

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Being a Dad and Coach

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مئی 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. میں

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” کہانی

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. تاہم, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” کہانی. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” کہانی, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 اگرچہ جارج واشنگٹن کی کہانی اور ملنڈا ڈیوس کو

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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, اگست 30, 1891. میں 1893, جان, Adele and Frank immigrated to the United States and settled in St. لوئس. جان اور ایڈیل سینٹ لوئس میں آنے کے بعد مزید بچے پیدا ہوئے۔. لوئس. ہنری مولینبرگ تھے۔

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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, میں ایک سال طویل فٹنس پر چلا گیا۔

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