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Posts about family history, familieliv, and miscellaneous topics.
Efter min mor giftede sig med min stedfar, Ernest Diaz, i 1981, han ledte efter en måde, hvorpå vi kunne tilbringe tid sammen. Jeg var camping med spejdere, så far besluttede, at camping ville være en effektiv måde for os at lære hinanden at kende. En ven af fars ejede ejendom og en hytte i Greenville, MO. We
Min oldefar Parker var offer for en af de største naturkatastrofer ramt Cape Girardeau, MO, den 1949 tornado. Det ramte byen på lørdag, Maj 21, 1949 ved 06:54 p.m. Ved 7:00 p.m., Parker Zimmerman var død på 74 år. I always found my great grandfather interesting because he led such a varied life
My stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz, was born in St. Louis, MO on Saturday, Maj 21, 1932. It was the same day Amelia Earhart became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. Dad was the youngest of five children born to Joseph (Josef) Diaz and Marie Moellenberg Diaz. Dad said the family did not have a lot
Sometimes when you are researching the family history, you get an unpleasant shock. I was researching my stepdad Ernest C. Diaz’s family history in the Library of Congress database. Dad did not know much about the Moellenburgs, so I have been trying to find more information on them. While the discovery was significant, it was also a bit depressing. Dad’s
Joseph (Josef) Diaz was my stepfather, Ernest C. Diaz’s father. Ernie or Dad was the son of Joseph and Marie Diaz nee Moellenberg. Joseph was a first generation immigrant from San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Joseph was born on May 12, 1893. Ifølge hans dødsattest, his parents were Ulalio (Eulalio) Diaz and Betty Diaz nee Ramiro. I have
In a previous article, I talked about field trips and how they enhance a homeschool education. I dag, I will recount a “ekskursion” at jeg tog med min datter Caitlin, da hun var tre år gammel. Jeg undertitlen det “Hvordan til at forlade huset med $25.00 and Come Home with $0.75.” I slutningen af 1990'erne, St. Louis Zoo had
Min bedstefar plejede at fortælle mig, at mor og oldemor var tætte. Great Grandma could be very stubborn, so Grandpa used to send Mom to talk to her about going to the doctor, etc. I will let Mom tell you about her grandmother in her own words. Caroline better known as Lee was a woman before her time. I
Min oldemor, Caroline Leah “Lee” Ellis nee Johannpeter was born to Frederick William August Johannpeter, 1839 – 1903, and Joanna Grieve, 1843 – Unknown, i St. Charles, MO on June 13, 1881. She was the second youngest of six siblings, Gustav, Anna, Amalia “Marie”, Julius “Jules” and Charles Frederick. Great Grandma was said to be a very strong-willed person.
Dette er en historie om 1942-44 Hebert Street, som er placeret i den gamle North St. Louis område af St. Louis, MO. Like many of its neighbors, denne struktur har set bedre dage. Jeg blev interesseret i bygningen, fordi min oldemor boede på denne adresse i 1930. Min morfar familie boede i den nordlige del af St..
William P. Ellis var min oldefar. Desværre, Han døde, da min bedstefar, Gilbert P. Ellis, was only two years old. Min oldemor vidste ikke meget om William familie. The actual information Grandpa had on him was sparse, so William was the real mystery man in the family history up until 2006 eller 2007. Grandpa had a