I received George Studier’s German birth record from a researcher who voluntarily found it for me. She contacted me through Ancestry.com with the record, and I greatly appreciate her research. The birth record confirmed what I already suspected: Wilhelm Studier was not George’s biological father. While I can’t give a full transcription of the birth…
Tag: Bohnsack
Obituary: Carolina Sophia (Wulff) Bohnsack
Carolina Sophia “Lena” (Wulff) Bohnsack was my gg-grandmother. She was born in Germany on November 15, 1867 to Henry and Marie (Schumacher) Wulff. She immigrated at 16, and married Carl Herman Bohnsack on January 13, 1891, in Schapville, Illinois. Herman and Lena had three children: my great-grandfather Leo, Mabel and Mary. I discovered this obituary…
Willis Deininger Letter
In 1977, Willis J. Deininger wrote to his niece and my grandmother, Marian (Bohnsack) Davis, about their family. It’s funny, because I worked a long time to figure out Willis’ mom’s siblings. After I invested a lot of time and effort into the research, I found this note in one of my mom’s binders. It…
Forgotten History 