Meet the Wanker sisters: Emma Malinda b.1870, Mary Ann b.1877, Celestia "Lesta" b.1878, Ella b.1884 and Nellie Pearl b.1888.
I have had this photo since April of last year. I love it so much and have tried a couple times to reach out to descendants of Mary Ann to no avail. So I'm working on tracing Ella's line down to living people (hopefully!) and randomly decided to live!toot it. Maybe somebody will find this interesting? #Genealogy https://mastodon.social/media/aE6SpLWfcch-ehgzLdA
So far, I've gotten as far as Ella & Isaac Bogue's son Gerald. Gerald married a woman named Henrietta Eide (sometime after 1940? Have not actually found any record of the marriage yet) and they did have a kid who I have yet to be able to identify.
But I did just fine Emma's obituary from a South Dakota newspaper, so I'm pretty happy about that because now I have an exact death date for her. https://mastodon.social/media/aF_LjMB7hRh1-hhxHl8
Ok, well this is the closest thing I've found to an obituary for Emma & Isaac's son Gerald.... an ad for the funeral home.
Maybe the funeral home has obituaries/memorial pages on it's site? Would it have one from 1994 though?
So... no. They don't.
I think I may be reaching a dead end with Gerald and Henrietta. A 1950 census might help. Hurry up 2022.
I give the Beresford Public Library major bonus points for having some of their newspaper archive digitized.
Even though this obit for Henrietta's father is partially illegible.... and doesn't include the names of grandchildren... but still browsing! #genealogy #wankersisters https://mastodon.social/media/Y29ytwocdjj0X8lYyz4
@tonihime Exciting!
@erinbee Glad I'm not the only one excited! ❤️
It didn't take me long to find his birthday after I got his name. If he's still alive, he would be 69 years old (and turning 70 next month!!!)... so completely possible. Probably still living in California? The search continues!
It also did not take me long to find his senior yearbook photo. lol. I see the resemblance to his grandmother (back row right). https://mastodon.social/media/3gH0RZIoTIyAw3oz1JA https://mastodon.social/media/1ON8U7wAT9hnclrIKmc
I found an address for Jan. Who knows if it's his current address, but I'm gonna give it a go. Note off in the mail today!
So ends today's adventures with the Wanker sisters. ❤
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My persistence paid off!!!! Another obituary for Ella Wanker... this time with her grandson's name!!!
Jan Bogue, you are officially on my research tree now! https://mastodon.social/media/n8szBHVsENZiLApvKdU