Category: Granny’s Ancestors

People from my family

Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 6

This entry is part 6 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

The guests! You may enlarge this thumbnail to see view the file. I am going to list the guests, and their relationship to my grandparents. Mother and Father Kaiser: William and Delia Conway Kaiser, Winnie’s father and step-mother. Bertha and Austin Kaiser: Winnie’s half-siblings, the children of William Kaiser and Delia Conway Kaiser. Austin William …

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 5

This entry is part 5 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

About the wedding, a clipping from Grandma’s scrapbook. UNITED LAST NIGHT —– MISS WINNIE A. KAISER BECOMES THE BRIDE OF WILLIAM H. YEARND ——- WAS A PRETTY HOME WEDDING ——– Only Near Relatives of the Bride and Groom Were Present at the Wed- ing Ceremony. ——– Miss Winnie A. Kaiser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. …

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 4

This entry is part 4 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

There is no genealogical information on these, but I am posting all the pages to this book. Tomorrow: about the wedding.    

Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 3

This entry is part 3 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

This page lists wedding gifts. I sure wish it had told who gave what, but some things are left for me to imagine. Dining Table Set of Dishes Two Rocking Chairs Cut Glass Berry Bowl Cut Glass Celery dish Two sets cut Glass Creamer & Sugar Cut Glass Water Glasses and Pitcher Sherbet Dishes Cut …

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Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 2

This entry is part 2 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

I am posting all the pages in the book, even though some have no genealogical information. You may click on the thumbnails if you wish to read the poems or look a the books wonderful illustrations. Finally, more information is listed on the seventh scan. The family issued verbal invitations to the wedding.

Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book – 1

This entry is part 1 of 10 in the series Winnie Kaiser Yearnd Wedding Book

I have been lucky enough to inherit my grandparents wedding register book. Although both of my grandparents were involved in the wedding, I think of this as my grandmother’s book. This is because I never knew my grandfather, who was died before I was born. I have memories of visiting my grandmother, I called Sweetie. …

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St. Patrick’s Cemetery

This entry is part 55 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

St Patrick’s is near Kinkora, in Perth County, Ontario Canada. The mist was just lifting on the morning I visited this cemetery, on a beautiful spring day. Side “A” of the stone: John N. Long died Nov 7 1895 aged 27 years Cecilia Long died May 23 1896 aged 24 years born in Huron County …

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St Ambrose Cemetery, Brussels, Ontario, Canada

This entry is part 54 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

I found a transcription for this cemetery in the library at Goderich, Ontario. Since it was not too far out of my way as I traveled to the cemetery where some of my closer relatives were buried, I stopped. The burials of interest to me here are related to my Long ancestors. John Long, 1858-1927 …

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Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot

This entry is part 47 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendent, and some of these graves are people who …

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Mount Carmel Cemetery, Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan – Lot Q1

This entry is part 46 of 60 in the series Cemeteries

This cemetery is just inside the city limits on the south. It is on the west side of U.S. 131 (also Mitchell Street) as you enter the town. This is one of two cemeteries that a cousin and I visited in 2002. She is a Long descendant, and some of these graves are people who …

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