Historik bojových športov a bojový umelec
Posts about family history, rodinný život, and miscellaneous topics.
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, I went on a year-long fitness
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 “Strýko 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. Dedo Ellis’ father
Môj dedko Frank O. Najstarší brat Zimmerman bol Robert Harold “Pustošiť” Zimmerman. Mali štyri staršie nevlastných bratov a sestry a zosnulého nevlastnú sestru, ale Harry bol prvé dieťa Parker L. Zimmerman a jeho tretia manželka Dolly. Dedo sa narodí mája 28, 1913. Harry je tak trochu záhadou, keď zomrel
V neskorej 1960 a čoskoro 1970, moji starí rodičia na organizovanie mesačný kartu párty s tromi babičky Ellis’ sestry a ich manželia. Strýko a teta Agnes Tony Giraudo, Strýko a teta Oscar Dorothy Von Berg spolu so strýkom a tetou umenie Betty Clemmings by sa pripojil babička a dedo hrať Pinochle. Each family would host one
Julius “Strýko Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Strýko Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Závetrie” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee mala problém vychovávať svojho dvojročného syna Gilberta ako slobodného
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, mohol visieť z jeho exersaucer a vyzdvihnúť svoje hračky preč
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. Jeden z mechanizmov, ktoré vlády použili na výber poplatkov za cesty
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 minutes
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. Grandpa Ellis maintained his physical
V neskorých 1990, môj dedko, Gilbert Ellis, Žil so svojou tetou Maureen a strýko Dale. Oni sa rozhodli mať nainštalovaný veľká garáž / prístrešok, takže dedo a strýko by mal dielňu. Mali prístrešok zostavený a zapojený miestnu elektrickú spoločnosť spustiť elektrinu do dielne. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on