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Posts about family history, కుటుంబ జీవితం, and miscellaneous topics.
Marie H. “Babe” Johannpeter was born in St. లూయిస్, 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. తాత ఎల్లిస్’ father
నా తాత ఫ్రాంక్ O. Zimmerman’s oldest brother was Robert Harold “Harry” జిమ్మెర్మాన్. They had a four older half-brothers and sisters and a deceased half-sister but Harry was the first child of Parker L. జిమ్మెర్మాన్ మరియు తన మూడవ భార్య డాలీ. తాత జన్మిస్తాడని మే 28, 1913. Harry is a bit of a mystery as he died around the
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, my grandparents used to host a monthly card party with three of Grandma Ellis’ sisters and their husbands. Uncle Tony and Aunt 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. లూయిస్’ most popular magnet school at the time, Kennard NJROTC Academy. సెయింట్. Louis School Board decided to move the program to “The Castle on Grand”. Cleveland High School would graduate many St. Louis children on St. లూయిస్’ South
Julius “Uncle Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. చార్లెస్, 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 “గాలికి మరుగున నుండు తట్టు” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, తన రెండేళ్ల కొడుకు గిల్బర్ట్‌ను ఒంటరిగా పెంచడం లీకి సవాలుగా ఉంది
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. One of the mechanisms governments used to collect fees for road
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. ఎల్లిస్’ 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
1990 ల చివరిలో, నా తాత, గిల్బర్ట్ ఎల్లిస్, నా అత్త మౌరీన్ మరియు అంకుల్ డేల్ నివసిస్తున్న. వారు పెద్ద గ్యారేజ్ / షెడ్ ఇన్స్టాల్ నిర్ణయించుకుంది, కాబట్టి తాత మరియు నా మామ ఒక వర్క్ వుంటుంది. వారు షెడ్ సమావేశమై మరియు వర్క్ కు విద్యుత్ అమలు ఒక స్థానిక విద్యుత్ సంస్థ నిశ్చితార్థం. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on