Posted on 04/09/2009 5:04:30 PM PDT by slowry
My brother from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan called me, somebody he knows found a Gideon New Testament in or near a little town called Homestead in Wisconsin. (Maybe it was an entire Bible, I'm not sure.)
Written in it was "Samuel C. Peaslee, Dubuque, IA, American Expeditionary Force, France, 1918"
I have no idea if it's proper to post this here.
After my initial internet searches found that there were numerous Peaslees in Iowa, I renewed my old membership on ancestry.com to see if any descendants could be located. I did find what apparently was a father and son with that exact name in Dubuque. The father would have been about 55 in 1918, the son about 17.
But I feel like I'm stymied right now, there aren't any descendants listed. The son showed up on the 1920 census.
My brother thought it would be nice to locate a family member. Anybody have any suggestions? I had read a story this week in the NYT about restoring lost items to owners with the help of the internet. But after looking at some "lost/found" websites, none so far seem up to this task.
It happens that last year I found out that a personal Bible of JS Bach, including his written notes, was found in the 1930s in a farm outside Detroit.
that simple little prayer just brought tears to my eyes...
yes, God bless them all.
Because of men like him, a whole generation lived and prospered in a free country. Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour, the DC version, cannot change the great things these men did.
You certainly aren’t very chatty. ;-) Did you get any ideas or help from this thread? Can you let us know what happens with the Bible?
Naval aviator, Marine pilot, Zoomie, or Army, they all have a special place in my heart, and at my hearth.
And they deserve our remembrance and prayers.
/johnny
I asked on Twitter.
Amen.
/johnny
"On the west side, from the corner of 4th to near the alley, the three story building (now Peaslee Ale Brewery (1890) was built in the boom days. About 1854 or 1855 it was built for a hotel and called the Temperance.
You know I saw something in the Google search about Peaslee Ale but didn’t open it and read it. LOL!! That is just too funny!
Thanks to everybody for your responses, I may try to contact a newspaper.
I really need to learn to type faster...
LOL. I was kidding. Anyway, since I took typing in school many moons ago - learning on a manual - I became quite a quick typist. I took a typing test once and the lady made me take it again b/c she did not believe I could type that fast. At the time, it was 98 wpm with only 2 errors. When computers came out, I increased that speed to 102 wpm. I think I’ve slowed down somewhat.
It makes posting very, very easy but I don’t proofread which is my downfall.
Local newspapers is a good idea. Might be female relatives with different last names who would recognize the story and names.
Don't know if this can lead you anywhere...
Good Luck!
Thank you, I have now posted on both those sites (except one of the links was wrong).
Good luck! Let me know if anything develops. (Sorry about the bad link.)
Not sure how this works but please contact me about the JS Bach Bible. I am trying to get hold of my dad outside Detroit, we are Bach’s. Thanks.
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