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Posts about the history of St. Louis, Misuri, family history, and miscellaneous history.
Në 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. Megjithatë, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Histori. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Histori, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 George Washington Story dhe Malinda Davis ndonëse
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
Before reading Gangs of St. Louis: Men of Respect by Daniel Waugh, I knew and wrote about Robert Creed and his brother Thomas murdering St. Louis Police Officer George Geisler on Halloween Day 1920. What I didn’t know was Robert Creed was a member of the Cuckoo Gang, an ultra violent criminal organization in the 1920s. Robert Creed was the
Në shkurt 22, 1924, unknown suspects took $20,000.00 in American Express Company money orders from the Mercantile Trust Company in Downtown St. Louis. Fillimisht, 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. Departamenti i policisë 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
Ne Janar 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. Megjithatë, he was clearly smitten with Hannah McLaughlin. Në mars 1897, St. Louis Post-Dispatch printed the first rumors of an
Një shtëpi 122-vjeçar tulla dominon skenën rrugë në cep të WHITTIER Street dhe Cook Avenue në St. Louis, Misuri. Ndërtuesit ngritur 2378 shtëpi këmbë katrore në 1892. Arkitektura e saj unike përfshin një ballkon me frëngji në katin e dytë të murit verilindor. When first built, 4200 Cook must have been an impressive site. Sot, 4200 Kuzhinieri është
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
The Louisiana Purchase Exhibition, ose 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair as it is more popularly known, is the most significant event in St. Louis, Historia Missouri. Ndërsa St. Louis ishte qyteti më i madh në perëndim të lumit Misisipi, Panairi Botërore e vënë atë në hartë ndërkombëtare. Ndërsa panair do të sjellë famë, tourists and increased revenue to the city,