Kampsportshistoriker og kampsportsutøver
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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. Grandpa Ellis’ father
Min bestefar Frank O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. Zimmerman og hans tredje kone Dolly. Bestefar ville bli født mai 28, 1913. Harry er litt av et mysterium da han døde rundt
I slutten av 1960 og begynnelsen av 1970-tallet, mine besteforeldre brukes som vert for et månedlig kort parti med tre av bestemor Ellis’ søstre og deres ektemenn. Onkel Tony og tante Agnes 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. Louis’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. The St. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. Louis’ South
Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, 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 “Lee” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee hadde utfordringen med å oppdra sin to år gamle sønn Gilbert som singel
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, han kunne henge ut av exersaucer og plukke opp lekene sine
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. En av mekanismene myndighetene brukte for å kreve inn avgifter for vei
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 minutter
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. Bestefar Ellis beholdt sin fysiske
På slutten av 1990-tallet, min bestefar, Gilbert Ellis, bodde sammen med min tante Maureen og onkel Dale. De hadde bestemt seg for å ha en stor garasje / bod installert, så bestefar og min onkel ville ha en workshop. De hadde skjulet samlet og engasjert en lokal elektroselskap å kjøre strøm til verkstedet. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on