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Month: January 2018

In the Census

On January 29, 2018July 5, 2018 By findingprogenitorsIn Uncategorized1 Comment

  The hunt to trace my paternal grandfather's roots led me to Ancestry.com.  Those wiggling leaves can be so exciting and initially yield bountiful relatives.  It's the dead twigs that make me search and search again for my progenitors. Currently census records are available from 1790-1940.  Discoveries of ancestors can be made in the US …

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Invite to Dinner

On January 22, 2018July 5, 2018 By findingprogenitorsIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

While not exactly an invite to dinner, this invitation somewhat fits the bill.  It was nestled snuggly and compactly amongst receipts and tax records in the belongings of my in-law's progenitors.  The paper is delicate.  The creases are close to parting ways in some spots. 114 years later, the penciled handwriting still shows strong. I …

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Longevity

On January 16, 2018July 5, 2018 By findingprogenitorsIn Uncategorized2 Comments

Not having run across any centurions in the family, I went with another aspect of the term.  Endurance, perseverance and resilience come to mind.  How did someone press on through a life situation. Searching back, my maternal 4th great-grandfather stands out.  John Yost Meetze was born December 2, 1756 in Ederbringhausen, Hesse, Germany.    Stories …

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Favorite Photo….eeeek

On January 11, 2018July 5, 2018 By findingprogenitorsIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

You would think this would be a simple task....my favorite photo. I look around my house and on my phone finding favorites of my husband, children and pets. But thinking about progenitors, this becomes a big task. I've amassed hundreds of photos. Most still in boxes or slowly deteriorating old albums. I began going through …

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Started

On January 9, 2018July 5, 2018 By findingprogenitorsIn Uncategorized1 Comment

My dear friend and college roommate, Susan, and I share the pursuit of our ancestors.  Over the past several years we have scoured small town libraries and courthouses.  Visited the state archives numerous times.  Traipsed through fields and forests in search of our ancestors’ final resting places. And gained much insight and wisdom from her …

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On the date, August 22, 98 years ago my Grandparents were married.  Also on this date, August 22, 67 years ago, my Parents were married.  To the best of my knowledge, this was coincidence.  Perhaps by my Grandparents 100th Anniversary I will have put in place a story from the 721 letters they wrote to each other the year prior to their marriage. I’ve read and transcribed them all, just gotta do it!  No photos of my Grandparents wedding. This is one of the youngest photos I have found of them. #quarantinegoals #findingprogenitors #malcolmandida #jakeandmillie #happyanniversary #august22 #grandparents #parents #wedding #weddinganniversary #marriagecertificate #weddingparty #family #familyhistory #familystories #coincidence #interesting
George and Ernie’s excellent adventure! In 1934, my husband’s Uncle took a cross country, seemingly carefree journey with his friend. To read about it link in bio.
May 10, 1935, was the 25th wedding anniversary of my husband’s Grandparents, Joe and Lizzie Schaller.  This handmade card is from their then 17 year old daughter, Angela. 3 months later, Angela was received into the convent of the Sisters of Saint Francis of the Holy Trinity in Dubuque, Iowa. She spent the next 64 years serving in religious life.
John Peter Von Bank, my husband’s Great Uncle, and Herman Humann were brothers in law. In February of 1918, Herman’s younger sister, Mary Catherine, married John. Herman was a solider in the US Army, stationed at Camp McArthur, Texas. On October 20, 1918, Herman died from complications of the 1918 Flu. 2 weeks later, November 3, 1918, Mary’s husband, John, met the same fate. He had been hospitalized with kidney and stomach problems and then the flu. Mary married again 3 years later, had 8 children and lived to the sunny age of 96.

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