היסטוריון ספורט קרבי ואמן לחימה
פוסטים על היסטוריה משפחתית, חיי משפחה, ונושאים שונים.
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. לואיס, 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. סבא אליס’ father
הסבא שלי פרנק O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” צימרמן. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. צימרמן ואשתו השלישית דולי. סבא היה להיוולד במאי 28, 1913. הארי הוא קצת תעלומה כשהוא מת בסביבה
בסוף 1960s and 1970s מוקדם, הסבא והסבתא שלי נהגה לארח מסיבת כרטיס חודשית עם שלוש מסבתא אליס’ אחיות ובעליהן. הדוד טוני והדודה אגנס Giraudo, Uncle Oscar and Aunt Dorothy Von Berg along with Uncle Art and Aunt Betty Clemmings would join Grandma and Grandpa to play Pinochle. Each family would host one
On September 5, 1984, I walked through the doors of Grover Cleveland High School for the first time. I attended St. לואיס’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. סנט. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. לואיס’ South
יוליוס “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. צ'ארלס, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Uncle Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “מחסה” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee had the challenge of raising her two-year-old son Gilbert as a single
My oldest son Kenneth will turn 18 this week. It is hard for me to believe he is a grown man already. It seems like five years ago he was a little guy running around and climbing on everything. When he was less than a year old, he could hang out of his exersaucer and pick up his toys off
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. אחד המנגנונים שבהם השתמשו ממשלות כדי לגבות עמלות עבור כבישים
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 פרוטוקול
Today would have been my maternal grandfather Gilbert P. אליס’ 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. סבא אליס שמר על הפיזי שלו
בסוף 1990s, הסבא שלי, גילברט אליס, גרתי עם הדודה שלי מורין והדוד דייל. הם החליטו שיש לי מוסך גדול / סככה הותקן, כך סבא והדוד שלי היה סדנה. היה להם הסככה התאסף ועוסק חברת חשמל מקומית להפעיל חשמל לסדנה. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on