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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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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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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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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I found this picture in my Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall’s tattered photo album and scanned it. It shows a picture taken in Gravelly, Yell County, Arkansas of the Cotton produced by the Gravelly Sunday School. I looked closely at the picture and was able to identify my Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall, her...
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My Great Grandmother Etoyl (Montgomery) McCall (wife of Robert Lee McCall 1896-1989) kept a tattered photo album by her bedside showing pictures of her childhood growing up in Gravelly, Yell Co., Arkansas in the early 1900′s. I had an opportunity to scan the photos from the family member who inherited the album when Etoyl...
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The following is a great picture of the extended family of my Great Great Grandfather John Keener McCall and his second wife Azle (Mercer) McCall. It was taken about 1926 in Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico. I’m sorry about the quality, but I’m afraid I only have a rough photocopy of the original. I...
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