Tag: Des Moines
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Des Moines Home Addresses
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…
1915 Poppy and Family in Iowa
I wrote about Poppy earning $2,700 per year. That amounts to $70,000 in 2021 dollars. Not bad for someone who dropped out of school after…
Mommy and Poppy
Mary Mayme Emma Coyle (Mommy) and Franklin Arthur Bredimus (Poppy) Mommy died in 1948, the year before I was born. Poppy died in 1954 when…
Nancys Mother – Mary Louise Doherty
I’m still researching Nancy’s mother but I am struggling to find marriage records, birth records for Nancy, and death records for Mary Louise. When I…
Jack – Pet Dog saves Dad’s Life
The attached news story from 1914 is a gem. It says our father (Robert Bredimus), at four years old, was attacked by a bull dog…
Early Childhood of Cousin Franklin
Franklin Brand Bredimus (1936 to 2019) Apparently our Father treated Cean and Nancy very harshly. Mom sometimes mentioned it, but I was too young to…
Two Bredimus Brothers
My father, Robert Leo Bredimus (1909-1980) and my Uncle Frank, Francis Leslie Bredimus (1907-1979) The Bredimus brothers were born almost exactly two years apart (May…
Dad in the Horse and Buggy Era
I never stopped to consider that our Father was born in the time of the horse and buggy. The attached article from 1909 grabbed my…
1910 Bredimus Reunion
Delightful Family Reunion Held at Bredimus Home. An interesting family reunion was held Sunday at the suburban home of Mr. and Mrs. John Bredimus, Twenty-fourth…
Recent Comments