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Happy 123rd Anniversary, Aunt Ora and Uncle George

Posted on September 2, 2019 by Pat Shaul

  It was on 2 September 1896, in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan, that Ora Lee and George W. Churches were wed.  Ora was the youngest child of Charles Norton and Esther Jenks Lee, born on 29 May 1874 in Southfield, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to Great Great Great Grandparents, an ocean apart!

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Two of my great, great, great grandparents were born on 11 August.  One in Würtenburg; one in New York. Alexander Gaertner was born in 1785 in Klein Ingersheim, Würtemburg, to Johannes Gaertner and Christina Leibbrandt.  He married Christina Regina Bauer on … Continue reading →

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Happy 118th Birthday, Cousin Walter!

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Walter Lee Wright, my first cousin, twice removed, was born 8 August 1901, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Stephen A. D. and Marietta Lee Wright.  Marietta was the younger sister of my great grandmother, Effie Clarissa Lee Weaver.  Walter … Continue reading →

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Happy 160th Birthday, Grandma Weaver!

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Effie Clarissa Lee, my great grandmother, was born 3 August 1859, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Charles Norton and Esther Jenks Lee. While on a long visit to her Aunt Minerva Jenks Bolton at Norfolk, Nebraska, she was united … Continue reading →

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119 Years Ago, She was born for such a short life.

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Pat Shaul

119 years ago, 1 July 1900, my grandfather’s sister, Olive Marie Weaver, was born to Lemuel and Effie Clarissa Lee Weaver in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan.  Growing up we never knew that Grandpa had a sister — probably because she … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Aunt Rose!

Posted on June 19, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Roseanah Weaver Fisher 1837-1931 [Winter 1918-1919] Roseanah Weaver was born 182 years ago, 19 June 1837, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, to Gottlieb Weber [Goodliff Weaver] and Anne Lane [they had 12 children over a span of 28 years, the first … Continue reading →

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Memories of Grandpa Lee’s Aunt Myra

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Pat Shaul

My grandfather’s Aunt Myra, his mother’s sister, Hannah Almira Lee Churches, was born 4 December 1864, in Southfield, Michigan.  On 26 March 1891, in Pontiac, Michigan, she married Robert Richard Churches.  Five and a half years later, her younger sister, … Continue reading →

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The rain finally stopped, so part 2 …

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Pat Shaul

Made it to Acacia Park Cemetery with all of the peonies from Grandmother Weaver’s plant that had bloomed — the rain had been constant and I was sure the blooms were going to be destroyed.   But, there were enough to … Continue reading →

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Heirlooms and Family – Sometimes It Gets Complicated ….

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Pat Shaul

June 4, 2019, and Great Grandmother Weaver’s Peony Bush is blooming right on schedule — at least on the schedule I remember my mother defining for it.   The bush was at Great Grandmother’s house on Tireman in Detroit; it was … Continue reading →

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Happy 202nd, Great Great Grandmother Weaver!

Posted on June 3, 2019 by Pat Shaul

On 3 June 1817, in Washington County, Pennsylvania, my great great grandmother, Anna Lane was born to Richard and Mary Gayer Lane.  Settling near the Lane family was the German immigrant, Gottlieb Weber, who became Goodliff Weaver as his stay … Continue reading →

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