Tag: Genealogy
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Lucie Metzdorff and Dewey Baldwin – a whirlwind romance and short-lived marriage
Pvt. Dewey Baldwin and Nurse Lucie Metzdorff married June, 1919 in Luxembourg. They separated upon arrival in NYC in early Aug 1919. Dewey went home to Ironton, OH. Lucie stayed a year in NYC and then went home to Luxembourg. Here is their story.
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William A Bauswell – Fraud Uncovered! – 100+ year old alias with a fake family
I’m sure ‘Buck’ Bauswell never considered that his elaborate 1923 fraud would be unraveled and revealed 100 years after the fact.
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Henry T Zimmer – police chief, state senator, humanitarian, forgotten
Henry T Zimmer is long forgotten. Which is a shame, because for 40+ years in the early 20th century he was a prominent presence in the lives of Kansas City citizens.
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Wilhelmina “Minnie” Toeneboehn – Pioneer Woman of the Kansas Prairie
To the best of my knowledge, Minnie never had a telephone, never had a driver license, never owned a car, never traveled on public transportation, never had a job outside the home, and never had a TV. Yet, she had a most extraordinary life.
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Where is Charles Robinson Buried? – the search for Bundy’s Mound
Based on an 1871 obituary, we know that Charles Robinson was buried at the base of Bundy’s Mound, in Wilson County, Kansas. But, where is Bundy’s Mound?
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The Gerlt Family of St Louis – a family history restored
You may be wondering: Why care about the Gerlt family? What makes them so special? Well, sometimes it’s the mystery of family research that makes it intriguing, and fun. Here is a summary of that research journey, solving a 150 year old mystery.
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Fred and Farrand Anderson Hunt – father, son and lifelong companions
In the divorce proceedings, Fred Hunt (soldier, furrier, fisherman, magazine salesman) stated that he had “walked from Paducah, KY to Denver, CO to avoid trouble with his wife”.
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The Hills of Lawrence County – bigamy, murder, fraud, survival
The story of the Hill Family of Lawrence County, OH is colorful, eccentric, and sweepingly cinematic. It’s a 100 plus year saga of bigamy, murder, impersonation, fraud and survival.
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Kelton J Hunt-Roten – a remarkable life lived
“The word handicap never bothered me.”
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