Manayunk

Brigantine Beach

Son Number Three

Son Number Two

Daddy and Son

Death Record of Henry Carl (Charles) Voigt

H C Voigt
Service Info.: 7 CAV INDIAN WAR
Death Date: 25 Jun 1876
Cemetery: Custer Battlefield National Monument
Cemetery Address: 2 Miles South of Crow Agency Exit Off Us 90 Crow Agency, MT 59022

Death Record

Birth Record Of Charles Schroeder

Carl Schroeder 22 Nov 1886 Milwaukee 0159 001288

Another interesting find. He was born Carl not Charles.

Birth Record of Marie Schroeder Weleski

Mary A Schroeder 22 Dec 1906 Milwaukee 0214 001398

Always thought her birth name was Marie with no middle name. Great find.

Old Bathey Finally Restored

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West Laurel Hill Cemetery

Enormous Betz mausoleum

In Honor of Those Who Serve.

When my great grandmother Mary Keller Gallagher was alive, she visited Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery each and every Memorial Day in honor of her father, my great great grandfather, John G. Keller. John G. Keller was a German Immigrant who came to this country with his parents, Jacob & Susannah Keller and two brothers, older brother Jacob, and younger brother Frederick. He served in the Civil War and was present at the Battle of Gettysburg. He died in 1897. In the earlier part of the 20th Century, this tiny backyard cemetery was the site of a yearly Memorial Day Celebration complete with a Honor Guard. My grandmother, Anna Marie McCaffery Gallagher began attending these celebrations with her mother-in-law after the marriage to her son, my grandfather, William Joseph Gallagher II.

I remember my grandmother telling me stories of how loyal our family was to the military. Case in point, I was born into a very military patriotic family. Most of the males in my family served our country. There is not a war where at least one of them served their country. As a child growing up, I remember my grandfather stating he lived by the code; God, Country and Family. Recently, I discovered I had at least 80 family members interred in this grave yard. It is difficult for me to wrap my head around that simple fact. The entire cemetery is the total sum of a regular size backyard in this Manayunk neighborhood. Today, I kept with tradition and visited the cemetery. As you can see in the above photograph, the flags fly proudly. To all who have served and are still serving, I applaud you because without your sacrifice, we who live in this country would not have the taste of freedom, we often take for granted. After I visited the cemetery, I took notice of a sign outside of Bethany German Lutheran Church which is located up the street from the graveyard. The sign said, "every one is welcome to worship". Since the doors were open, I walked inside and attended the 10am service. I sat in the same church my ancestors once worship. What a serene feeling.

Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery

Voigt

Ritter

Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery

Ritters?

Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery

Voigt

Voigt

Elisabeth Keller ?

Family of Henry B Ritter Interred at Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery

Grave of Henry B Ritter in Bethany German Lutheran Cemetery

Name: H C Voigt
Service Info.: 7 CAV INDIAN WAR
Death Date: 25 Jun 1876
Cemetery: Custer Battlefield National Monument
Cemetery Address: 2 Miles South of Crow Agency Exit Off Us 90 Crow Agency, MT 59022

Andrew Wisloski

Petition For Naturalization For Andrew Wisloski

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Samuel Wisloski's World War I Registration

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