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The Letters

On February 19, 2019February 8, 2023 By findingprogenitorsIn Genealogy, Uncategorized5 Comments

Anyone who has had a conversation with me in the past couple years most likely knows about the letters.  The letters my sister and I found in my mom's attic.  The letters my sister so graciously let me possess.  The letters my grandparents wrote to each other almost daily just shy of 100 years ago. …

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Where did the time go....rejuvenating my blog! Link in bio. My mom and granddaddy Malcolm about 1930. Unsure of the location but  Grandaddy is in his causal summer attire 😎 #findingprogenitors #1930s  #mom #granddaddy #summerattire #ancestors #familyhistory #summer #sharestories #familyphotos A visit to Dickens land 😊. Fabulous gift arrived from my sister today. 🌲❤️#FindingProgenitors #familytree #family #crosssection #generations #ancestors #familyhistory @foxbairn  #iloveyousis 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. The murder of Pattie Bird.  Sometimes those wiggly leaves on Ancestry will start you down a disturbing path involving a relative.  Thus is the case involving my 1st cousin, 4x removed. He was found guilty of the murder of Pattie Bird in 1857 and executed by hanging the following year. Thankfully the State of NC Archives had the actual records from the murder trials.  I was at least able to pay my respects to Pattie through those.  If you would like to read about it….link in bio.  #findingprogenitors #pattiebird #neverknowwhatyoumightfind #NCArchives #ancestors 72 years ago, June 1, 1948,  in West Bend, Iowa, Ben Metzger and Eileen Schaller were married. West Bend, nestled tightly by the lush green fields of Iowa, is where both Ben and Eileen grew up and after they married, raised 4 sons. Their youngest being my husband.  It appears there might have been quite a wedding dance going into the following day!  #findingprogenitors #benandeileen #wedding #iowawedding #westbendiowa #grottooftheredemption #metzger #schaller #1948 #weddingdance
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