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” Stāsts

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Many Zimmermans always believed my great-grandfather Parker L. Zimmerman was married five times. Tomēr, Parker was married three times to Victoria Harris, Mellie Bollinger and Lydia Margaret “Dollie” Stāsts. It was actually Parker’ sister-in-law Amanda Isabelle “Mandy” Stāsts, who was married five times. Mandy was born in Illinois on July 16, 1877 Džordžam Vašingtona stāstam un Malindai Deivisai gan

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Marie H. “Mazulis” Johannpēters Kimkers

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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 “Tēvocis 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

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Julius Johannpeter (1875-1961)

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Julius “Tēvocis Jules” Johannpeter was born in St. Charles, MO on March 5, 1875 to recent German immigrants Frederick William Johannpeter and Johanna Johannpeter nee Grieve. “Tēvocis Jules” was seven years older than his sister Caroline Leah “Patvērums” Johannpeter, my great grandmother. When Lee’s husband William Ellis died in 1917, Lī bija izaicinājums izaudzināt savu divus gadus veco dēlu Gilbertu kā vienu

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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. Viens no mehānismiem, ko valdības izmantoja, lai iekasētu nodevas par ceļiem

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Customer Service Lessons from Grandpa

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1990.gadu beigās, mans vectēvs, Gilbert Ellis, dzīvoju kopā ar savu tanti Maureen un Uncle Dale. Viņi nolēma, lai būtu uzstādīta liela garāža / nojume, tāpēc Grandpa un mans tēvocis būtu darbnīca. Viņi bija šķūnis samontēti un nodarbojas vietējo elektrisko uzņēmumu, lai palaistu elektroenerģiju darbnīcas. Uncle Dale had to run some errands on

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Herman Johannpeter (1878 – 1921)

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When I started researching the family history, I only knew about two of my great-grandmother Caroline “Patvērums” Ellis’ nee Johannpeter’s siblings. My grandfather told me a lot about his Uncle “Stud”, Julius Johannpeter. Grandpa lived with Uncle Jules from the time he left Missouri Military Academy in 1932 until he married my grandmother, Alvina Ellis nee Mosblech in 1938. Grandpa

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