The eldest son of Daniel and Elisabeth (Schnelbach) Zimmerman, Rochus Zimmerman, was my Great-Great Grandfather. This picture shows his youngest siblings and parents. I assume it was probably taken in the late 1890′s. Pictured from Left-to-right: Elizabeth Zimmerman Waldman (1889-1971), Daniel Zimmerman (1845-1925), Anna Maria Zimmerman Wildeman (1887-1967) with Michael Zimmerman (1880-1958) standing behind...
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I’ve really just begun research on the Zimmerman side of my family. The eldest son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Schnelbach) Zimmerman is my Great-Great Grandfather. While doing some research of their family with my new membership to Ancestry.com, I discovered what looks to be a newspaper article that includes a picture of the couple....
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The following is the headstone of my Great Grandparents William “Will” Ingram and his wife Minnie (Nees) Ingram. I noticed on their headstone that it also lists their marriage date as the 10th of November, and I always had it in my records as the 11th. Another reminder that it’s always nice to have...
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Henry Lee Montgomery, or “Dr. Lee” as he was known, was the brother of my Great Great Grandfather. I just posted a couple published histories about him in a previous post. This is a picture of him with two of his daughters Ola Garner and Orena Jacks. I don’t know the date it was...
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Dr. Thomas “Tom” Marion Montgomery was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen his grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on the edge of Stayton in a mostly residential neighborhood overlooking the valley....
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I have quite a few pictures of my Great Grandparents Bob and Etoyl McCall, but this one has got to be one of my favorites. What I like about it, is this is how I remember them. Their beautiful yard, Etoyl in a nice ironed dress, and Bob in his overalls. This picture was...
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John Keener McCall was my 2nd Great Grandfather. He is buried in the Lone Oak Cemetery in Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. I have visited there and have seen his grave. The Lone Oak Cemetery is on a nice hill on the edge of Stayton in a mostly residential neighborhood overlooking the valley. It is...
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The following is a collection of photos over the years showing the family of William “Will” Ingram, Jr. and his wife Minnie Bell (Nees) Ingram (My Great Grandparents). All but one of the daughters has passed on. Though most of them lived in different states, I always heard of how close they were. I...
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I found the following photo among some photocopies that my mother made of some of my Great Grandmother’s photos in the 1970′s. Even though I don’t know who had this original, I am grateful to have the photocopy. I was looking at this photo, and thought this location looked vaguely familiar. After looking closely...
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My Great Uncle Daniels was kind enough to share this photo with me featuring my Great Great Grandpa Nees. He said it was the General Store of Steve Guthrie Nees (1863-1940), located in Inola, Rogers Co., Oklahoma. This prompted me to go and review the latest US Census records that I hadn’t added to...
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