Category Archives: 1910s

Charles Perry, railroad man

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

Charles James Perry was the first-born child of James Perry and Lydia Smith. He was born in Savannah, Illinois in 1853 and grew up in Minnesota. Sometime in the 1870s he moved to St. Paul Minnesota and started working for … Continue reading →

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William H. Nelings, post-Civil War Iowa

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

William H. Nelings after the war: History of Clayton County

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Belgian Army in San Francisco

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Lisaperryjd

I have been asked by a Belgian researcher to look up information about some photographs taken in 1918 when hundreds of Belgian and Italians soldiers arrived in San Francisco from  Russia. I have details in the photo, such as a … Continue reading →

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Jennie (Elwell) Perry, Girard Kansas

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Lisaperryjd
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Daisy Perry Smith in Kincaid Baptist Church, Girard KS

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Lisaperryjd
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Canada, California, Washington

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

One thing about genealogy that I find fascinating is the connection between places and families.  Lethbridge Alberta is someplace I have never heard of until the Helmbolt affair. Now today I find out that another Perry connection lived in Lethbridge … Continue reading →

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Helmbolt thoughts

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

The previous post on the Thomas and Eugene (Keith) Helmbolt left out what I think is most interesting–their lives after Canada. They seemed to settle into a quiet marriage, working in California and making trips back to see her family … Continue reading →

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Thomas E. Helmbolt–Chiropractor, killer

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Lisaperryjd

My first cousin 3x removed is Eugene Gertrude Keith. She met and married Thomas Helmbolt in Idaho, where she grew up. During the First World War she and Thomas moved to Alberta, to Coronation, where they tried their hand at … Continue reading →

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