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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Missouri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
In 1877, St. Louis was the largest city west of the Mississippi. St. Louis Police dealt with the typical problems of a major city. St. Louis Police Officers responded to reports of murder, rape and robbery. On the morning of December 12, 1877, St. Louis Police Officer Daily responded to the report of a bear on the Downtown St. Louis
Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. Tuttavia, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Storia. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Storia, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 a George Washington Story e Malinda Davis però
During February 1901, St. Louis professional wrestler and local businessman George Baptiste reluctantly filed for divorce from his wife, Nellie May Baptiste, alleging desertion. It was actually the second time, Baptiste filed for divorce from Mrs. Baptiste. During the summer of 1896, Baptiste was vacationing in Millford, Connecticut. The 31-year-old was a powerful swimmer and all-around athlete in addition to
Prima di leggere Gangs of St. Louis: Uomini di rispetto di Daniel Waugh, Sapevo e scrivevo di Robert Creed e di suo fratello Thomas che assassinarono St. L'ufficiale di polizia di Louis George Geisler il giorno di Halloween 1920. Quello che non sapevo era che Robert Creed era un membro della Cuckoo Gang, un'organizzazione criminale ultra violenta negli anni '20. Robert Creed era il
Nel febbraio 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Inizialmente, the American Bankers Association hired private detectives. After the detectives were unable to discover any serious leads, the association turned the case over to the St. Dipartimento di Polizia di Louis. When the bank association turned over the
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
Gennaio 7, 1903, St. Louis Chief of Detectives William Desmond married 24-year-old Hannah McLaughlin in a ceremony he hoped to keep secret. The 46-year-old Desmond always said he would never marry due to the dangers of his job. Tuttavia, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. In March 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
A 122-year-old brick house dominates the street scene at the corner of Whittier Street and Cook Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri. Builders erected the 2378 square foot house in 1892. Its unique architecture includes a turret balcony on the second floor of the northeast wall. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Oggi, 4200 Cook is
My grandfather 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 and his third wife Dolly. Grandpa would be born May 28, 1913. Harry è un po' un mistero poiché è morto in giro
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, o 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Storia Missouri. Mentre St. Louis era la più grande città ad ovest del fiume Mississippi, Fiera Mondiale metterlo sulla mappa internazionale. Mentre la fiera avrebbe portato notorietà, turisti e un aumento delle entrate per la città,