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Posts about family history, jeta familjare, 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 “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
Gjyshi im 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 dhe gruaja e tij e tretë Dolly. Gjysh do të lindte maj 28, 1913. Harry është pak mister pasi ai vdiq përreth
Në 1960 dhe fillim të viteve 1970 vonë, gjyshërit e mi të përdorura për të pritur një parti mujore kartë me tre nga gjyshe Ellis’ motrat dhe bashkëshortët e tyre. Xha Tony dhe hallë 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
Në shtator 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 “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 “I mbrojtur nga era” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lee kishte sfidën për të rritur djalin e saj dy-vjeçar Gilbert si beqar
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, ai mund të rrinte nga stërvitja e tij dhe të merrte lodrat e tij
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. Një nga mekanizmat që qeveritë përdorën për të mbledhur tarifat për rrugët
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 minuta
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. Gjyshi Ellis e mbajti fizikun
Në fund të viteve 1990, gjyshi im, Gilbert Ellis, jetonte me tezen time dhe Maureen Uncle Dale. Ata kishin vendosur që të ketë një garazh të madhe / derdhur instaluar, kështu Gjyshi dhe xhaxhai im do të ketë një seminar. Ata kishin derdhur mbledhur dhe të angazhuar një kompani lokale elektrike për të drejtuar energji elektrike për të seminarit. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on