Luella’s father was George Washington DeJean. He was born 14 August 1846 or 1847 in Wisconsin, possibly in or near Albion, Dane County. No record of birth has been found yet, so all I have are secondary records such as U.S. and State census, military, burial and Myrle Grimes’ research. His parents were Julian Fayette … Continue reading George Washington DeJean
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Sumner Gage
As mentioned in Edward Gage's post, he did not speak much about his parents to his grandchildren (our grand-parents), but he must have told his children something because they knew enough to name his parents in his obituary and his place of birth as New Hampshire. So, I looked in New Hampshire. The record of … Continue reading Sumner Gage
WW II Letters home, Dec 1940 (con’t)
Well, I placed a few letters out of order, so we are still in December 1940. And I started cleaning up his grammar as best as I could. I couldn't take it anymore and neither could auto-correct. 😖 Envelope has two post-dates. On the front, December 23, 1940, Long Beach, CA (airmail) and on the … Continue reading WW II Letters home, Dec 1940 (con’t)
Elizabeth Kucks
Elizabeth Kucks (pronounced Cooks) was born 1 March 1881 in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska. She was the eldest daughter and 2nd child of Ohlrich Kucks and Margaretha Hinkel (sp). On 12 February 1902, she married Charles Aleck in Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa. She was 20 and Charles was 28. Charles and Elizabeth had two children: … Continue reading Elizabeth Kucks
Charles Aleck
We know much already about Charles Aleck and his ancestry. There is not much that I can add to what has been published in The Smart Aleck by Vivetta Aleck Jorgensen Emmer and Eileen Aleck Albert. Charles was one of about 12 children by our Aleck immigrant ancestors Xaver Aleck and Christiane Geiger (sp). He … Continue reading Charles Aleck
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