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Posted in 1900 to 1930 Before 1900

Des Moines Documents Found

I have recently obtained dozens of pages of Bredimus history with the assistance of a professional Researcher in Iowa (Denise Gripp DBA Ever-After Enterprises). I’ll…

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Posted in Before 1900

Francois Bredimus Died at Age 43

Francois (Frank) Bredimus was our great-grandfather. I wondered why he died young at the age of 43 and our branch of the family had no…

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Posted in 1961 to Present Before 1900

Luxembourg then and now

If our Bredimus ancestors living in nineteenth-century Luxembourg were well-off, there might not be an American branch of the family. This was my thought when…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Mayme Bredimus became the Mother of her two grandchildren

Mayme Bredimus, who we called “Mommy” cared for her two grandchildren after each lost their own Mother. It was a great tragedy in the Bredimus…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Huge photos of Nancy and Franklin Bredimus

I was told to look for huge photos of Nancy and Franklin in the Des Moines newspapers. “A searching hint……I remember that when I was…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Traveling to the Heartland

The photo of you, Bitsy and Lynn with Grandmother McDonald must have been taken when Mom took you youngest to Missouri. I was left at…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Remembering

Remembering brings the emotions back as well. Our mom (Elsie Bredimus) was a Blackout Warden when we lived in Des Moines. She had to check…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930

Mother of Mommy

Christina died in 1915 at age 53. The portrait with Mommy was uploaded to Ancestry by Bitsy. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were both born in…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Marriage License of Dad and Nancy’s Mom

I was delighted to discover the marriage license of Nancy’s parents. It is signed by Robert Leo and Mary Louise. They were married by a…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930

Otie

Mom called her step-sister Leota “Otie”. Otie’s mother was 11 years older than Emery McDonald, which was not common in those days. Mary Ellen Sprague…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

McDannald Ancestors

I agree with you that the name McDonald had different spellings, but usually it happened in different branches of a family or different generations. I’ve…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930 1931 to 1960

McDannald

That is not a typo in the subject. Apparently, our family name was McDannald. See the attached 1930 census and the zoom to the lines…

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Posted in 1931 to 1960

Mommy’s Recipes

These are recipes that Mommy (Mayme Bredimus) gave to Nancy’s mother, Mary Louise. Nancy still has her mother’s recipe box with the handwritten cards. It was…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930

Mommy Poppy and Two Sons

Cedar Rapids family outing abt 1914 Cedar Rapids, Iowa Franklin Arthur, Mary Emma, Francis Leslie and Robert Leo Bredimus in Cedar Rapids, Iowa RLB MEB…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930

Robert Leo Bredimus

Another tranche of priceless family photos. Where they have been the last fifty-plus years is a mystery, other than Bitsy uploaded them to Ancestry in…

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