Mellie Zimmerman’s Wash Day Accident

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My great grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman married three times. After a couple of months marriage to Victoria Harris during 1897 in Franklin County, Missouri, Parker moved to Bollinger County, Missouri to be closer to his family. His parents, Samuel and Sarah Zimmerman, lived in Dongola, Bollinger, Missouri. Pada Mac 31, 1902, 27-year-old Parker married his second wife, 22-year-old Mellie Bollinger.

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1909 – Tahun Bad Untuk Parker Zimmerman

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1909 mungkin tahun yang paling teruk dalam hidup Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman ini. Beliau kehilangan kedua-dua anak perempuan sepuluh bulan lamanya Ida Mei Zimmerman dan isteri keduanya Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Sebelum kematian Parker dalam Cape Giraurdeau Tornado daripada 1949, he would bury two more of his children. Both of them were adults. I can only imagine how hard 1909

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Ollie J. Zimmerman (1906 – 1977)

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Ollie J. Zimmerman was the third son born to my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman and his second wife Mollie Bollinger. Ollie and his twin sister Dollie were born on either April 27, 1906 or April 27, 1907. Since Ollie’s headstone says “1906”, I’m going with April 27, 1906 as his birthdate. Dalam 1909, Ollie would lose his mother, apabila Mellie

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Gilford Dudley Story (1797-1870)

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Gilford Dudley Story (1797 – 1870) is my third great-grandfather. There are six generations between the two of us. Saya baru-baru ini dapat mencari maklumat tentang keluarga Story, one of the branches of the family my research had not turned up as much information on. Selama bertahun-tahun, Saya tidak dapat mencari nenek moyang saya Dollie Zimmerman nee

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Hattie May Story (1896 – 1917)

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My great grandmother Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story Zimmerman’s youngest sister Hattie May Story was born on August 20, 1896. Hattie was Dollie’s half-sister as she was the daughter of George Washington Story and his second wife Margaret Sweat. Dollie’s mother was George Story’s first wife Malinda Davis. Ibu Hattie, Margaret sama ada meninggal dunia semasa melahirkan Hattie atau meninggal dunia

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George Washington Story (1843 – 1903)

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My second great-grandfather George Washington Story was born in August 1843 to Gilford Dudley Story and his second wife Nancy Jane Story nee Womack. George was born in Shawneetown, Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. He was the fourth of Dudley’s and Nancy’s nine children. George Washington Story married his first wife and my second great-grandmother Malinda Davis on November 26, 1863,

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Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Story

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. Walau bagaimanapun, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Story. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Story, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 to George Washington Story and Malinda Davis although

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John Riley Collects Poll Tax

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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. Salah satu mekanisme yang digunakan kerajaan untuk mengutip bayaran untuk jalan raya

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