William John Link, Walt’s grandfather, was born on February 10, 1884, in West Point to Isadore and Teresa Kempker Link. He was born in the Kempker family home above the store as told in this post. The Links lived on a farm outside of West Point.
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Posts about family history/genealogy.
I had originally planned to write about the anniversary of one of Walt’s great-great aunts, Rhoda Hole. Our information had her marrying John Christy on January 13, 1861. But it turned out not to be the case.
The family information we had told us that she was John Swisher Hole’s younger sister, born in 1846. The notes also mentioned that she had been married twice, the second time to someone with the last name of Monroe, but that was all the information we had.
You most likely noticed that there have been a bunch of documents showing up on the blog lately – census reports, marriage certificates and the like. We have a temporary subscription to Ancestry© and I have been using it to gather information. Using an online genealogy service like Ancestry© has the potential to provide huge amounts of information. They have family trees, census records, marriage records and other resources located in one place.
Alfred Bernard Denning and Irene Deloris Link were married on December 30 1942. Irene is Walt’s first cousin twice removed. Her father Eustace was Isadore Link’s brother.
Cooking and baking for the holidays is a tradition for many. Whether it is cookies and candy for Christmas or latkes and kugal for Hanukkah, many cultures enjoy special foods around major holidays. Decorated sugar cookies are always a favorite of ours.
Walt’s great great grandmother was born on December 16, 1823. Catharina Maria was born to Johann and Maria Strüving Heil in Fladderlohausen, Lower Saxony, Germany. We don’t know much about her, but because three of her sons chose to come to the United States there are many descendants living here now.
Andra Kellogg was born on December 9, 1941 in Rapid City, South Dakota. Her parents were George and Hazel Durfee Kellogg. She was my (Michelle’s) aunt.
Last week, I talked about Erasmus and Maria Straub. His brother was Markus Straub, Walt’s 4th great-grandfather. Today, we are celebrating the anniversary of his daughter Ann Straub’s marriage to Andreas Sauter (Sauters). These are Walt’s 3rd great-grandparents.