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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Our maternal grandmother: Grace Mabel Anne Hendrix McDonald. I noticed several of the photos I’m about to post were uploaded to Ancestry by Bitsy in…

I have discovered some additional information about our grandfather McDonald. This will fill in some blanks but also raises more questions. Emery married Gracie on…

Maurine, daughter of Maurice, was named “Mauricea” at birth. They must have changed it soon after. Nicholas died young at age 57 of unknown causes…

Our father, Robert Bredimus, had the title of research engineer. I’ve been a bit of research engineer myself in building this website of Ancestry and…

Nancy took a trip to Des Moines, Iowa, in the year 2000. She searched for homes where she and Fanklin had lived with their Grand…

I was able to trace our Bredimus ancestry back to the 1600’s and our McDonald side to the 1400’s. Our branch of the family was…

Here is the Bredimus family tree from 1695 through to Michel. There is a duplicate entry for Nicolas with years 1774 and 1776; I don’t…

Michel Jean Bredimus Born 12 October 1813 Bous, Remich, Luxembourg Died 24 February 1898 Des Moines. His wife was Mary Dolma Bredimus Born 1815 in…