Edna Helmer Hoel was born on December 5, 1907. She is related to Walt twice, once as a first cousin 1x removed and once as the wife of his uncle.
We hope all of our family and friends enjoy time with others and good food on this Thanksgiving Day!

We’ll be back with more family history next week. We are looking forward to opting outside Friday. Walt’s work is always closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving.
You can find my stuffing recipe here.
Casper Strothman was born on Nov 21, 1821. His daughter, Mary, married Walt’s second great uncle Eustace Link.
Richard Mendenhall was born on November 14, 1794 in North Carolina. He is Walt’s 3rd great-grandfather.
I recently received a certificate for 15 years of service at work. As I was looking at it, I thought about how someone looking at it in the future might think I had worked there for the last 15 years.
It seems appropriate to talk about cemeteries on Halloween. One of the reports I can do on my software is Burials. So I can see all the people who have a burial fact.

Lydia Ellen Hoel was born on October 24, 1879 in Darke County, Ohio. She is Walt’s great-aunt.
Edward Merschbrock was born on October 17, 1855 in Prussia. He is the father-in-law of Walt’s 1st cousin 2x removed, Elizabeth Wellman Merschbrock.
Theresa Kempker was was born on October 10, 1859 in Lee County, Iowa. She is Walt’s great grandmother.
George & Gertrude Boeding were twins born on October 3, 1910. They are Walt’s 2nd cousins once removed.