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Announcing The Raphael's Village Independence Day Contest!

Wed, 20 May 2009 15:36:03 -0700

Yes, it's true -- it's time for the next Raphael's Village contest. Again, with no entry fee, but also again with prizes! This time, there are four categories -- Poetry, Humor, Short Fiction, and Short Narrative Nonfiction -- all with the same theme: Independence Day. That's about it -- our only parameters are the line or word counts. Other than that, amaze us with your take on those two words. Funny, scary, fictional, slice-of-life, fantastic, scientific, patriotic, pro, anti, real -- whatever that phrase conjures up in your writer's mind, they want to see it. Join them at www.raphaelsvillage.com for all the contest rules.

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Wed, 20 May 2009 15:34:09 -0700

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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:32:30 -0700

Happy Birthday Ethel
July 11, 2008

Susie Combs-buried at Strong's Branch, KY

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:47:19 -0700

Susie Campbell's grave marker at Strong's Branch Cemetery.

Kentucky Vital Records Death Index:

SUSIE CAMPBELL

Date 440610 (6/10/1944)

Age 034

Place PERRY

Residence PERRY

Volume 027

Cert 13488

Deathvol 45

Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics

Certificate of Death:

Place of death: County: Perry,

City or town: Rural,

Name of hospital or institution: Dice, Ky.,

Full name: Susie Campbell,

Sex: F,

Color or race: W,

Marital status: Married,

Name of spouse: Manuel Campbell, Age: 63,

Birth date of deceased: June 21, 1909,

Age: 34 yrs 11 months 11 ds,

Birthplace: Ky.,

Occupation: H wife,

Name of father: Austin Combs,

Birthplace: Ky.,

Maiden name of mother: Martha Neace,

Birthplace: Ky.,

Informant: Austin Combs,

Address: Dice, Ky.,

Burial: Dice, Date: 6-12, 1944,

Funeral director: Engles,

Address: Hazard, Ky.,

Filed: 6/11/44, Opsie J. Deaton, Registrar,

Usual residence of deceased: State: Ky., County: Perry, City: Rural, Street: Dice,

Date of death: June 10, 1944,

Death occurred at 10:25A.M.,

Cause of death: Tuberculosis, (written across the cert is "No doctor in attendance"),

Signed: Buhdan S. Siel M.D. (sic),

Address: Perry Co. Health dept.,

Date: 6-10-45.

Death certificate provided by Combs researcher Lynda Combs Gipson Transcribed and posted by Combs researcher Jimmie CrashedOne Combs.

Strong Cemetery location

	County		Breathitt
	Countyfips		21025
	Type		Cemetery
	Source		USGS Digital Gazetteer
	Featureid		504598
	Topoquad		south/o/o51 Haddix, KY
	Latitude		372845N
	Longitude		0831902W
	Elevation		856

Magdelena Rosina Tackman -Generation 5

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:28:55 -0700

Magdelena Rosina Tackman Birth: 21 Aug 1881, Sebawaing, MI Death: 28 Oct 1946, Frankenlust Cemetery Father: John TACKMAN Mother: Mary RUMMEL Spouse: George Frederick Weber Birth: 15 Nov 1874, Wenona, Bay County, MI Death: 27 Nov 1938 Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church, Monitor, MI Children: Rose (Rosina) (1902-1963) William Frederick (1903-1991) Henry (1905-1989) Edward (1906-1990) Clara (1908-1996) Pauline (AKA Elizabeth H.P.) (1909-1939) Otto (1911-1913) Leonard John (1913-1996) Conrad John (1915-) Alvina (1917-1919) Lenora Wilhilmina (1920-1973) Irene (1923-1972) THE WOMAN - Magdelena was a nice family woman. She was the matriarch of the Weber clan, insisting that the whole family gather at the Weber farm for Christmas, which they did. She was good to our family, sticking up for mother in spite of the criticisms of the rest of the clan at the time Ken was born. Lois says she even visited our family on the day she died. She knew she did not have long and was visiting all of her children and grandchildren. HOME: The made their home at 10479 North Hackett Road in Freeland, Michigan. The home is occupied currently. There they raised a family of twelve children, six boys and six girls. The family farmed for a living. MAGDELENA (LENA)'S DEATH - She died at about age 65 of cancer of breast and throat on 10-28-1946 in Frankenlust, Michigan. She was buried on 10-31-1946 in Monitor Twp., in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. She died at Aunt Clara's where she had been staying. "Death record" - Death Record: M7009; Name: Magdalena R. Weber; Date: October 28, 1946; Sex: Female; Color: White: Marital Status: Widowed; Place of Death: County: Bay; township Frankenlust; in this community for 65 yrs; Usual Residence of deceased: State: Michigan; county: Saginaw; Township.

George Frederick Weber - Generation 6

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:18:41 -0700

George Frederick Weber Birth: 15 Nov 1874, Wenona, Bay County, MI Death: 27 Nov 1938 Burial: Trinity Lutheran Church, Monitor, MI Spouse: Magdelena Rosina TACKMAN1 Birth: 21 Aug 1881, Sebawaing, MI Death: 28 Oct 1946, Frankenlust Cemetery Father: John TACKMAN Mother: Mary RUMMEL Children: Rose (Rosina) (1902-1963) William Frederick (1903-1991) Henry (1905-1989) Edward (1906-1990) Clara (1908-1996) Pauline (AKA Elizabeth H.P.) (1909-1939) Otto (1911-1913) Leonard John (1913-1996) Conrad John (1915-) Alvina (1917-1919) Lenora Wilhilmina (1920-1973) Irene (1923-1972) THE MAN -George Weber was a very strict person, a male chauvinist for his day. He really had little or no money, but still raised his family of 10 kids on the farm. Lois says the family was very important to him. He was the one who had a cement box put around little Henry's grave (our little brother who died). I remember this marking the grave site at the St. Matthew's cemetery. He also had a marker put on the graves of Uncle Connie's twin boys who died. Also when the Moniter church was threatening to excommunicate Henry because he had not paid his pledge to the church, George Weber paid the debt for him. HOME: The made their home at 10479 North Hackett Road in Freeland, Michigan. The home is occupied currently. There they raised a family of twelve children, six boys and six girls. The family farmed for a living. GEORGE'S DEATH - He was 64 years old when he died, on November 27, 1938. Richard, Henry's son said that he "did not remember him much at all. I have only the vaguest of thought of him." He died in 1938, the year I was born, before Grandma Weber. He died of a heart attack, poor circulation. He was a tall man and presented a problem with fitting him into a casket. Lois says they checked and found that the funeral director had to twist and bend his legs to fit him into the coffin. Lois remembers his funeral, she wanted to see him in the coffin, and had to be asked to be lifter up to see. She thinks that perhaps cousins Ruth or Rita did this for her. he was buried at Trinity Lutheran Church Home Cemetery in Monitor.

FRONT PAGE FEATURES

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:20 -0700

The Old Oak Tree features the family tree of James Weber. James and Michelle married in January 1999, bringing the Campbells and Webers together. James' family is from Michigan. Most of the family tree stays in the Michigan region. As with all the stories, the whole picture may not be available. We all need use this information, both official and family histories (oral and written) to find our own truths. Anything you have to add that may alter or update is more than appreciated. This site is not intended to offend. Family history is not only pleasing and is sometimes not for the easily offended.

Louisa Johanna SCHLICKER - Generation 5

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:29:00 -0700

Louisa Johanna SCHLICKER ------------------------------------------- Birth: 15 Oct 1884 Death: 21 Dec 1979 Father: Wilhelm Christian August (AKA William) SCHLICKER (1858-) Mother: Engel Fredericka WEGENER (1857-1931) Spouse: Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) BEYER Birth: 4 Mar 1874, Hackett Road Farm, Freeland, MI Death: 21 Aug 1956 Burial: Beyer Family Plot at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeland, MI Children: Agnes Esther Anna Luella BIRTH : At the time of her birth Louisa must have been sickly, for she was baptized on the same day, perhaps because the people felt that she might not live. CHILDREN : Since she was the oldest, she had to look after the other children. They were raised on a farm in Monitor (located north of the Tri:City Airport which is east of Freeland, Michigan.) SCHOOL : She attended the Monitor School. FAMILY HOME : The Schlicker farm was located on Hackett Road, very close to where the old Weber farm was. It was north of the Freeland Airport (Tri:City Airport), about 1 mile north of Amelith Road, the road on which Lois lived while married to Rudy. It was just past the corner on the right hand side of the road as you go north. The Weber farm was on the left hand side of the road about half mile further north. GERMAN : Grandma was German, would speak it with Grandpa and her children, but with us grand: children she never made a point of it. She handled the English and had no problem with it. Her German was low German while Grandpa's was a high German. Their families came from different parts of Germany, but they seemed to be able to converse without much difficulty. WORKING OUT AS A YOUNG WOMAN : She worked out helping with cleaning etc. for families. At one time she worked for the WEBER family, for the Webers (Jacob Weber). MARRIAGE : She married Ernst Beyer on April 12, 1912. There was about 10 1/2 years difference in their ages. She was 27 and Ernst was 38. It was unique that about the same time they were getting married Louisa's brother, John Schlicker, married Ernst's sister, Bertha Beyer. Their weddings were only a couple of weeks apart. After their marriage they moved in with Ernst's parents. She lived with her in:laws until first her father:in:law died in 1914 and they her mother:in:law died in 1918. HOME : Their home during most of their life was the old "Beyer Homestead" located on Hackett Road about five miles from Freeland, Michigan. It was a home that Grandpa Beyer's father built. It was a big home. It had a basement with about five or six rooms, one of which was a fruit cellar with one of those slanting doors to the outside. It had a big, dusty attic, reached by a rather narrow stairway from the second floor. The second floor was very big, with three huge bedrooms and one smaller bedroom. All of the children slept downstairs. At night they would change their clothes quickly especially in the winter's cold) and jump right into bed. The downstairs had the following: a big kitchen, which also became sort of a family room with a pantry just off it and a door leading to the basement; a big living room with a space heater for heating; a big parlor which was a good room and which was only used on Christmas and on special occasions; a big bedroom with a smaller bedroom just off it. It was not unusual for a number of members of the family to share a larger bedroom, even parents and children. LITTLE HOME : Grandma lived on the farm from the time of her marriage until about 1952. Then she lived in a small home behind Uncle Herman's home (her son:in:law). This building had been a chicken coop. Uncle Herman Enser remodeled it and added a room and made it into a small home ( 1 bedroom for Grandpa, 1 bedroom for Grandma and Aunt Luella, and a kitchen. It had no bathroom. They had to go and use the one at Aunt Esther's'.) This home was on Kochville Road in what I call the "Beyer Complex". Grandma lived there for the rest of her life. SMALL WOMAN : She was a small woman in size and stature. She had dark black, long hair, which she often wore in a bun for it was very, very long. She was however large in heart, stamina, and desire. She was hard working, very loving and giving. She was mild in temperament and very, very kind. A HARD WORKER : Grandma was a very hard worked. She helped her daughters (Anna & Esther) with their housekeeping, washing and cleaning, on a regular basis. A GOOD COOK : Grandma was a good cook and an excellent housekeeper. I remember that she regularly did the dishes right after the meal was over. We children would help by wiping the dishes. I don't remember if we had a schedule for this of some kind. MY SPONSOR : Grandma Beyer was Richard�s sponsor. She was a big influence in his life. She was a faithful Christian, always sat in the back pew on the right side in church. She felt she was late if she was not there 30 minutes before the service started. Agnes� family often walked to church with her. Church was always St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Freeland, located about one and one half miles away on Hospital Road. VISIT GRANDMA ON SUNDAYS : Her daughters and their families would regularly come to Grandma's home on Sunday afternoons. She was hurt if we did not come. Often supper would be a wiener roast or some type of picnic like lunch. These gathering kept the whole family close for a long time. It also kept the family gathering on "Christmas Day" for the Christmas celebration at Grandma's. CANDY FOR THE KIDS : In her later years she kept candy in her closet for the kids. It was the great: grandchildren who took advantage of this. They grew to know where it was and to help themselves. She had 14 grandchildren : 7 boys and 7 girls. OLD AGE : Grandma lived a long time. She was alert right up until the end. She slowed down a bit and had a little sugar in her blood, but was still active in her least years. DIED : On December 21, 1979, at the age of 95 years. She was buried on the Beyer Family plot at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Freeland, Michigan. Research by Richard Weber

Johanna Louisa WEGNER-Generation 6

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:25:00 -0700

Johanna Louisa WEGNER Birth: 25 Jul 1848, Pommerina, Germany Death: 25 Apr 1918 Father: Karl WEGNER (1822-) Mother: Anna GOLLNAW (1815-1892) CAME OVER FROM GERMANY: Johanna came over to America from Germany in September of 1869. MARRIAGE: The story has it that Johanna met her husband, Frederich Beyer, on the ship coming over to America and they were then married. She married him on November 30, 1869 after a courtship of only 6 weeks. It seems that the story about the shipboard romance is not true because the dates of their coming to America do not agree. CHILDREN: A note on some information Richard received said that "the first four children of the marriage died in infancy". If this is true, it would mean that there were four children born before Grandpa Beyer, all of who died in infancy. The time of their marriage in 1869 to Grandpa Beyer's birth in 1874 would allow enough time for this to take place. RELATED TO ALL THE WEGNERS IN THE FREELAND AREA: Johanna was a sister to Bill Wegner (father of Herman Wegner, "Butcher" Bill Wegner, and Mrs. Hensler) and to Carl Wegner (father of Elmer Wegner). The children were all neighbors of our family and most were members of St. Matthew's Lutheran Church of Freeland, Michigan. There is some disagreement as to whether Carl or Bill should be the father of Elmer Wegner. LIVED WITH HER SON (Ernst and wife Louise): After her husband died on the home farm for a number of years. She was the mother-in-law in the picture until not to long before the birth of her son's 3rd child, Anna. DIED : She died on April 25, 1918 and was buried on the Beyer Family plot in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Freeland, Michigan. OBITUARY: Mrs. Johanna Louisa Beyer, widow of Mr. Fred Beyer of Tittabawassee, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Clabuesch, in Pigeon, Mich., Thursday evening of complication of diseases, aged 70. He body was brought to Saginaw on Saturday and taken to the family home in Tittabawassee, where the funeral took place on Monday afternoon at 12:30 and at 1 o'clock from St. Mathias Lutheran Church, Rev. Paul Schulz officiating. Johanna Louisa Wegner was born July 25, 1848, in Germany. She came to America in 1869 and was united in marriage with Mr. Beyer in the same year. They made their home on a farm in Tittabawassee until Mr. Beyer's death in 1914. since that time she has made her home with her children. She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Fred Clabuesch of Pigeon; Mrs. H. Rupp, Bay City; Mrs. Henry Strieter, Bay Port; and Mrs. John Schlicker of Freeland; three sons, Ernest of Tittabawassee; Reinhard of Pigeon and Henry of the U.S. army in France, 20 grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Vincent Gaum of Saginaw, two brothers; Carl and William Wegner of Tittabawassee. She was of Lutheran faith and one of the charter members of St. Mathias Church of Tittabawassee. Children: Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) (1874-1956) Hulda Ida Bertha (1877-1941) Freidrich Wilhelm Reinhard (1880-) Metha Margaretha Wilhemina (1881-) Martha (1883-1887) Pauline Dorothea Frederika (1885-) Bertha Marie E. (1891-) Heinrich Ludwig Karl (1894-) Unknown (died in infancy) Unknown (died in infancy) Unknown (died in infancy) Unknown (died in infancy)

Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) BEYER-Generation 5

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:20:40 -0700

Ernst Carl Henry (Heinrich) BEYER ---------------------------------------- Birth: 4 Mar 1874, Hackett Road Farm, Freeland, MI Death: 21 Aug 1956 Burial: Beyer Family Plot at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Freeland, MI Children: Agnes Esther Anna Luella Spouse: Louisa Johanna SCHLICKER Birth: 15 Oct 1884 Death: 21 Dec 1979 Father: Wilhelm Christian August (AKA William) SCHLICKER (1858-) Mother: Engel Fredericka WEGENER (1857-1931) HOME : Their home during most of their life was the old "Beyer Homestead" located on Hackett Road about five miles from Freeland, Michigan. It was a home that Grandpa Beyer's father built. It was a big home. It had a basement with about five or six rooms, one of which was a fruit cellar with one of those slanting doors to the outside. It had a big, dusty attic, reached by a rather narrow stairway from the second floor. The second floor was very big, with three huge bedrooms and one smaller bedroom. All of the children slept downstairs. At night they would change their clothes quickly especially in the winter's cold) and jump right into bed. The downstairs had the following: a big kitchen, which also became sort of a family room with a pantry just off it and a door leading to the basement; a big living room with a space heater for heating; a big parlor which was a good room and which was only used on Christmas and on special occasions; a big bedroom with a smaller bedroom just off it. It was not unusual for a number of members of the family to share a larger bedroom, even parents and children.