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

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 Before 1900

Earliest Bredimus Citations

I have nearly exhausted all the free genealogy sites plus my paid membership at newspapers dot com. I’ll use the resources of ancestry dot com…

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Posted in 1900 to 1930

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…

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