In week three of the 52 Ancestors Challenge, the theme is “Tough Woman.” I found myself asking just what constitutes toughness in a woman. I have chosen my grandfather’s second wife, Effie Lucretia Daughters, as the subject of my blog this week. She was tough and strong in a quiet way. Her biggest strength was…
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Johann Heinrich “John” Schulte – Papa’s Delicate Condition – 52 Ancestors #51
Entry #51 Here I am on the second to last night of 2014 posting the second to last entry for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. I have chosen my great, great-grandfather, Johann Heinrich “John” Schulte for the topic of this post since I have new information about him. My great, great grandfather, Johann…
Katherine Frieda Schatz Biermann – My Grandmother Ate Watermelon Five Times a Week- 52 Ancestors #50
Entry #50 This should be an easy entry to write, but when it comes down to it, how well did I really know my Grandmother Biermann? I guess I will see, as I jot down what I remember of her. My paternal grandmother was Katherine Frieda Schatz. Katherine was born on 18 July 1898 in…
Alma Maier Lindner – The Grandmother I Never Knew – 52 Ancestors #49
Entry #49 I am winding down the year now with my blog posts for the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks blog challenge. I cannot finish the year without talking about my grandmother, Alma Maier Lindner. Alma Maier was the grandmother that I never knew – my mother’s mother. My mother barely knew her either, since…
Friederike Emilie Haehnert – A Secret Kept for 156 Years – 52 Ancestors #46
Entry #46 In entry #45, I alluded to a bombshell discovered within the marriage certificate of my great grandfather, Emil Heirich Max Lindner. I was expecting to see Christiane Charlotte Püschel listed as my great grandfather’s mother; but, she was not. Here is the top half of the marriage record with the translation below: The…
Eva Miller Bauer – A Tragic Mental Illness – 52 Ancestors #38
Entry #38 Eva Miller was the ninth child of Andrew Miller and Kate Wippel Miller and my great grand aunt. She was born 31 October 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. By the time Eva was 16, she was married to Nicholas Bauer and a year later they had a son, Philipp Edward “Eddie” Bauer. Eva and…
Heinrich August Gustave Lindner – The Will of Uncle Gus – 52 Ancestors #35
Entry #35 Uncle Gus was one of the few members of my Linder family to settle in the United States. My mom and aunt both mentioned him from time to time. This is not surprising as Uncle Gus lived with their family for a while when they were growing up. He was actually their grand…
Katherine “Kate” Wippel Miller – For a While, I Thought You Fell off a Turnip Cart – #52 Ancestors #32
Entry #32 I have been postponing blogging about some of my most complicated research endeavors. For week #32, I have to tackle one. After all, we only have 20 ancestors more about whom to write. For years, no single ancestor preoccupied me more than my second great-grandmother, Katherine Wippel. Katherine Wippel was my paternal grandmother’s…
Charles Solger – Did He Leave One Family to Start Another? – 52 Ancestors #19
Entry #19 I am a week behind with my post. I have just returned from vacation in Costa Rica. Pura vida! My great-grandmother, Julia Magdalena Stephan, was married before she wed my great-grandfather, Gottlob Maier. It is her first husband, Charles P. Solger, who is the subject of my week 19 post. Julia (sometimes Lena…
Richard Max Otto Lindner – Always Joking – 52 Ancestors #16
Entry #16 Richard Max Otto Lindner was born 27 April 1890 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, the middle son of Emil Max Heinrich Lindner and Anna Marie Kessler. He had two brothers, Max, who was older by two years, and Kurt, who was younger by three. This was my Grandpa Lindner and he was known to…