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Posts about family history, family life, and miscellaneous topics.
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 “Stric 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
Moj dedek je Frank O. Zimmerman je najstarejši brat je bil Robert Harold “Harry” Zimmerman. Imeli so štiri starejše pol-brate in sestre in pokojniku polsestra, ampak Harry je bil prvi otrok Parker L. Zimmerman in njegova tretja žena Dolly. Dedek bi bil rojen maja 28, 1913. Harry je malce skrivnosten, saj je umrl okoli
V poznih 1960 in začetku 1970, moji stari starši uporabljajo za mesečno zabavo kartice gosti s tremi Babico Ellis’ sestre in njihovi možje. Stric Tony in teta 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
Septembra 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. 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 “Stric Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Stric 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 je imela izziv vzgajati svojega dveletnega sina Gilberta kot samska
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, lahko bi visel iz svojega krožnika in pobiral svoje igrače
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. Eden od mehanizmov, ki so ga vlade uporabljale za pobiranje cestnin
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 min
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. Dedek Ellis je vzdrževal fizično
V poznih 1990-ih, moj dedek, Gilbert Ellis, je živel s teto in stricem Maureen Dale. Oni so se odločili, da imajo nameščen velika garaža / lopa, tako da bi dedek in stric ima delavnico. Imeli so lopa sestavljeni in se ukvarjajo z lokalno električno podjetje teči električne energije na delavnico. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on