Mother and Daughter Share Death Date
Coincidences abound in my family tree. But this one made me do a double-take. My grandmother and her mother died on the same date – July 2nd – 29 years apart.
First Cousin Twice Removed
What a great smile! That’s the first thing I thought when I saw this picture of Marie Agnes Duha, my first cousin twice removed. Her mother was Agnes Magnheld Clarin (1891-1959), the middle of three daughters born to my 2nd great-grandparents Carl Larsson Clarin (1863-1924) and Bengta Johnson (1866-1895). Marie was born in Chicago 14…
Herman Friedrich Carl Mangels 1854-1912
The family story was Herman Mangels had a tendency to partake of alcoholic beverages. So much so that his wife threatened to lock him out of the house the next time he returned home inebriated. That next time happened on a cold January night. The family story went on to say that after spending a frigid…
My Family History Month 2013 To-Do List
Here’s a rainy day project idea. Peruse the surnames of your direct line ancestors and jot down a question or two you’d like answered for each name on your list. My list is below: Françoise ADAM (my French 6th great-grandmother): when/where was she born? when/where did she marry Jean Schmitt? Magnus ÅMAN (my Swedish 4th great-grandfather):…
October Birthdays in My Family Tree
Happy October birthday to the leaves on my family tree including my dad, who would have been 81 on October 25th; and to my grandson and my niece, my cousins Cynthia and Rosemary, and my grandaunt Lucy. Happy birthday to Anna, David and Frank – my first cousins once-removed, to James – my first cousin-twice removed, and to Kyle…
September Anniversaries
Ah, wedded bliss. Not always the case in my family tree: My great-grandmother divorced her first husband and gave away their three children. A few years later Esther Ingeborg CLARIN married Charles Fredrick OTTO in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. I located their 10 Sept 1918 marriage certificate on familysearch.org where Esther’s name was indexed as Esther Kerien Wamgel…
July Birthdays
Happy July birthday to my niece Christina; nephews Drew and Justin; cousins Cynthia, David and Ernie Lynn; 3rd cousins once-removed Dave, Jim, Pat and Steve; 4th cousin John; 4th cousin once-removed Angel; and my Aunt Karen. Birthdays among my Swedish Carlsons: My 2nd great-grandmother Maja Stina KARLSDOTTER was born in Börstil, Uppsala, Sweden 02 Jul 1839. Four of her six children immigrated…
March Anniversaries
A half-dozen couples in my family tree were married in March: Elizabeth BEESE and Fredrick DOMKOWSKY were married 04 Mar 1903 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. My great-grandparents Esther Ingeborg CLARIN and Gustave Robert MANGELS were married 14 Mar 1907 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois. They later divorced and each remarried. The three children they had together were given…
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