My dad circa 1959, with me, my mother and brother. He must have said something funny to get us to look at him.
My grandfather and my father circa 1918.
My grandfather circa 1935.
My great grandmother, grandmother and great grandfather, circa 1910.
My great grandparents (Schridde) circa 1890?
My husband and I. Not the best picture…
MY BROTHERS
MY GREAT GRANDPARENTS
ALL GREAT DADS.
Is it Bridget and Catherine or Catherine and Bridget? After a long time searching I have found a picture of my great grandmother and her twin sister. My father was correct when he said he could not tell them apart. Bridget is my great grandmother and I had heard rumor of a twin but I discovered the rumor was true a few months ago.
The only great grandparent I need a picture of now is Bridget’s husband Thomas Dowd.
Picture from the collection of my newly found cousin Erin O’Donnell, Bridget was her great grandmother too. Thank you Erin.
This week will be a busy one. My daughters birthday is this week and I am going to drive to see her. On the way home my road trip will involve stopping at the HUNTINGDON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
I am on the prowl to find my daughters and her fathers Coleman ancestors. I have lived in Pennsylvania most of my life, but never have I been to Huntingdon PA. The Coleman's lived in the area and are known as Revolutionary War Militiamen and also Indian Fighters.
There were four brothers and I hope to find the connection between his 5x great grandfather and one of the Coleman Brothers. The families all lived in close proximity so I know they are related. The Coleman brother, whoever he turns out to be, will he his 7x great grandfather.
Happy Mothers Day to my sisters and I
Our mother
Our Grandmothers, Gertrude O’Rourke Dowd
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Our grandmother Anna Bartels Schridde, and our Great Grandmother Maria Korbach Bartels
Our Great Grandmother, Meta Margaretha Hackmann Schridde
Our Great Grandmother Ellen Mortel O’Rourke
Mary O’Rourke was my grandmothers( Gertrude O’Rourke) sister. She would have been eleven at the time of Gertrudes birth. Mary never married, my father said that she had gone to the Church to make arrangements for her wedding, but called it off.
The mystery is, was that rumor true? If it was, who was the intended and why did she call the wedding off.
This is another O’Rourke sibling. Uncle Bill also never married. What I had heard was “he stayed home to take care of his mother” William and Mary shared a home, Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary took care of the home and cooking.
My dad said that Aunt Mary was kind and gentle and never lost her temper, she would have made a good mother.
