I don’t know why, but it has always bothered me about what happened to Sadie Truman Hermsdorfer Gill; Rosetta’s daughter from her first marriage, Daniel’s step-daughter, Ken Sr’s half-sister. Sadie is an odd duck for me. I don’t quite know what to make of her. My initial impression of her was that she was a bit of a … Continue reading That French Connection, And a Little Drama
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Gratitude for her Good Deeds
The topic for good deeds literally fell into my lap just this past week. I was experiencing mondo negativity through a myriad of varied and unrelated setbacks one after another all week. It seems the Universe was pretty mad at me. When I have weeks like this, I tend to shut down and turn to genealogy for distraction. Nothing … Continue reading Gratitude for her Good Deeds
Newsworthy – A consolidated history
Ok, so, the obvious thing to write about with the topic of newsworthy is ancestors in the news. Interestingly, the only two families that made it into the newspapers with any frequency were Hugh Coomer (he who started the paint store c. 1890) and the grandchildren of Daniel Rhoades (through Clarence's line) in Fort Wayne...but … Continue reading Newsworthy – A consolidated history
Unexpected – The Old Man’s Secrets
Here's a little gossip for the family. A little something I didn't know when I wrote Daniel's original article. He and Rosetta were married a year later than we thought. Daniel and Rosetta met through his involvement in the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). Rosetta's second husband, George Crum, was a Civil War veteran … Continue reading Unexpected – The Old Man’s Secrets
Weddings – Ken and Eleanor
I have written about Eleanor Cobe and a little about Kenneth W. Rhoades in Family in the Great War. I have now received a request to write more about Ken. I had already considered writing about Kenneth and Eleanor in an attempt to make this week’s writing topic about their wedding. But…I don’t know anything … Continue reading Weddings – Ken and Eleanor
Our Many Pasts 