Aksidente sa Araw ng Paghuhugas ni Mellie Zimmerman

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Ang aking lolo sa tuhod na si Parker L. Tatlong beses na ikinasal si Zimmerman. Pagkatapos ng ilang buwang kasal kay Victoria Harris noong 1897 sa Franklin County, Ilog ng Misuri, Lumipat si Parker sa Bollinger County, Missouri upang maging mas malapit sa kanyang pamilya. Magulang niya, Samuel at Sarah Zimmerman, nanirahan sa Dongola, Bollinger, Ilog ng Misuri. Sa Marso 31, 1902, 27-ikinasal ang taong gulang na si Parker sa kanyang pangalawang asawa, 22-taong gulang na si Mellie Bollinger.

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Francis Mosblech Marries Rosemary Kalt

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On February 23, 1946, my great uncle Francis Mosblech married Rosemary Kalt at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. The 23-year old Francis had recently returned from service in the U.S. Army during World War II. Aunt Rosemary was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Kalt. Father Clarence Winkler officiated the ceremony. Ang Marso 3, 1946 edition of

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Hanging Out With Great Grandma Ellis

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Growing up I heard lots of stories about my Great Grandmother Caroline “Taguan mula sa hangin” Ellis from my mother. She spent lots of time with her grandmother who lived in St. Louis. Grandpa Ellis moved to Illinois a couple of times during the 1940s and 1950s. Mom would come back to St. Louis frequently to see Great Grandma Ellis. Grandma and Grandpa

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August H. Elker (1948-1906)

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My second great-grandfather August H. Elker was born in Hanover, Germany on May 22, 1848 in the year of revolutions in Europe. Whether related to the revolutions or not, August’s family travelled to America in 1854. After landing in New York City, the Elker family made its way to St. Louis, Ilog ng Misuri. St. Louis had a large German Catholic community, alin

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Julius In. Johannpeter, Air Pioneer

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Unang pinsan ng aking lolo, Julius In. “Joe” Johannpeter, ay isa sa St. Louis’ mga pioneer ng eroplano. Julius, na kilala sa pamilya bilang “Punks”, sumali sa Air National Guard noong kalagitnaan ng 1920s. Siya ay ikomisyon bilang isang Tenyente. Nagpalipad si Julius ng mga eroplano para sa militar at sibilyan na hukbong panghimpapawid. Karamihan sa mga lalaki sa unit niya, na kinabibilangan ni Charles

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F.W. Johannpeter at 1883 Insidente sa Bar

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Frederick William Johannpeter (1839 – 1915) ay ang aking pangalawang lolo sa tuhod sa panig ng aking ina. Namatay siya 4 buwan bago ipanganak ang kanyang apo, Gilbert P. Ellis, who was my grandfather. Dahil namatay siya bago ipinanganak ang aking lolo, Mayroon akong limitadong impormasyon tungkol sa kanya, noong nagsimula akong magsaliksik tungkol sa family history. Walang anumang verbal history si Lolo

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1909 – Ang isang Bad Taon Para sa Parker Zimmerman

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1909 noon ay marahil ang pinakamasama taon ng buhay Parker Lonzo Bator Zimmerman ni. Nawala niya ang kanyang kapwa sampung buwan lumang anak na babae Ida Mayo Zimmerman at sa kanyang ikalawang asawa Mellie Bollinger Zimmerman. Bago kamatayan Parker sa ang Cape Giraurdeau Buhawi ng 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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St. Francis de Sales Dedicated in 1908

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Noong Nobyembre 1908, three bishops and an abbot dedicated St. Francis de Sales Church, “the Cathedral of South St. Louis”. Built to serve the growing German Catholic population in St. Louis, the huge church would become the home to many families including my great grandparents, Eduard and Magdalena Mosblech, and their 14 mga bata. Ang St. Louis Archdiocese na inialay ang simbahan

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