John was born and raised in Manayunk on Roxborough Avenue. He was baptized at St. John the Baptist Church on Rector Street. In his early years he was a boxer with the name of "Buck Fleming". Marie Schroeder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but moved first to Strawberry Mansion(Welkers Court) then to Ridge Avenue in East Falls. Raised as a German Lutheran, she married a Catholic and raised their three children in the Catholic Church. All three of their children were baptized at St. John's. Pictured with Marie is their eldest child and only daughter, Lillian. John & Marie were my paternal grandparents.
John was born and raised in Manayunk on Roxborough Avenue. He was baptized at St. John the Baptist Church on Rector Street. In his early years he was a boxer with the name of "Buck Fleming". Marie Schroeder was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin but moved first to Strawberry Mansion(Welkers Court) then to Ridge Avenue in East Falls. Raised as a German Lutheran, she married a Catholic and raised their three children in the Catholic Church. All three of their children were baptized at St. John's. Pictured with Marie is their eldest child and only daughter, Lillian. John & Marie were my paternal grandparents.
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