~ ACCUSTOMED, CEREMONIOUS ~
MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
CATHERINE ELIZABETH SHANK HEIDEMAN
(January 20, 1836 - February 19, 1914)
Elizabeth Riefe Shank
(September 11, 1811 - 1880)
~ no photo available ~
Elizabeth & Catherine were both born in Germany
and both came to Two Rivers, Wisconsin in 1849
Catherine was married in 1853
to William Henry Heideman
(April 24, 1822 - July 15, 1887)
~ no photo availale ~
they were the . . .
Parents of William Michael Heideman
(June 3, 1855 - December 18, 1931)
married on March 9, 1886
to Anna Mary Miller
(December 29, 1862 - January 3, 1923)
Grandparents of Mary Rovilla Heideman
(October 8, 1891 - June 14, 1966)
married on March 20, 1927
to Paul Jones Lindsey
(November 4, 1895 - June 11, 1983)
Great-grandparents of my mother
Mary Elisabeth Lindsey Carriker
(January 21, 1931 - June 15, 2020)
Great-great-grandparents of Kitti (b May 24, 1957)
Great-great-great grandparents of Ben (b June 2, 1990)
& Sam (b September 7, 1993)
Great-great-great-great grandparents of Ellie (b August 16, 2020),
Aidan (b May 18, 2022) & Dean (b May 31, 2024)
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MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDMOTHER
ELIZABETH BIRKINBINE MILLER
(February 28, 1838 ~ March 28, 1925)
MY GREAT-GREAT-GRANDFATHER
HENRY WISE MILLER
(May 27, 1834 ~ October 29, 1915)
were married on September 16, 1856
and were the . . .
Parents of Anna Mary Miller
(December 29, 1862 - January 3, 1923)
married on March 20, 1927
to William Michael Heideman
(June 3, 1855 - December 18, 1931)
Grandparents of Mary Rovilla Heideman
(October 8, 1891 - June 14, 1966)
married on March 20, 1927
to Paul Jones Lindsey
(November 4, 1895 - June 11, 1983)
Great-grandparents of my mother
Mary Elisabeth Lindsey Carriker
(January 21, 1931 - June 15, 2020)
Great-great-grandparents of Kitti (b May 24, 1957)
Great-great-great grandparents of Ben (b June 2, 1990)
& Sam (b September 7 1993)
Great-great-great-great grandparents of Ellie (b August 16, 2020),
Aidan (b May 18, 2022) & Dean (b May 31, 2024)
Above, you see three of my Grandmother Rovilla Heideman Lindsey's four grandparents. That would be three of my sixteen great - great grandparents. The Heidemans and the Millers were assiduous record keepers who have bequeathed to me many comprehensive lists of aunts, uncles, cousins, names, dates; photographs, obituaries, and even souvenirs of human hair (popular in the day).
The Birkinbine Millers of Oak Street
Henry & Elizabeth (both above)
Grandmothers in the Stars
Elizabeth (above), Anna Mary, Rovilla
Uncle William Birkinbine Miller
gone too soon
Two Fine Families
Heidemans & Lindseys
Valentines of Yore
& More Vintage Valentines
Going back to 1885
Little Day - Starn
Christening Gown from 1887
Additional Holiday Stories
80 Year Old Christmas Presents
Five Kings
Straw to Gold
Mildred's First Christmas Tree
Harvest Home
Autumnal Auth
Christmas Ideals
Christmas Eve on the Train
Songs Our Grandmothers Sang
Missing, Presumed Dead
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TO BE CONTINUED
in the meantime . . .
Lots of Family Pictures: Calendar 2024
Calendar 2025: #1 ~ #2 ~ #3
Photo Ablums: Gravestones & Grandparents
There's no vocabulary for love within a family,
love that's lived in but not looked at,
love within the light of which all else is seen,
the love within which all other love finds speech.
This love is silent." ~ T. S. Eliot
ENTIRE SERIES:
Family History #1
Family History #2
Family History #3
Family History #4
Next Fortnightly Post: Family History #4
Sunday, June 28th
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