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Visiting Calvary Cemetery
Today the weather was so amazing that I could no longer put off a small project I have long wanted to embark on: finding family gravestones at Calvary Cemetery in St. Louis.
Edwin A. Richter, we won’t forget you
It was almost two years ago that I got in touch with Ed Richter. He was a first cousin to my great-grandpa Frank Becker. At that time I had made a lot of progress in developing my Becker family tree. … Continue reading
Meeting “new” family members
One of many neat things about doing family history research has been getting in touch with so many family members that I hadn’t talked with before. For example, I have enjoyed calling and visiting with Aunt Gertrude and Uncle Jerry … Continue reading
Getting to know John Becker
I’ve already written in detail about the murder of John A. Becker in 1917 in Chicago. But my main purpose in researching him was to try and see if I could find out what he was like as a person. … Continue reading
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The story behind the story
If you want to learn about how I found the John Becker story, or if you’re interested in what methods I have used to trace the Becker family tree, please keep reading.
The murder of John Becker
Ninety years ago, a sailor was found dead in Chicago, bloodied but still warm. His name was John Andrew Becker and he was my great-great-great-uncle. As I mentioned in a previous entry, I have uncovered many names as I have … Continue reading
Beckers in North St. Louis
Just a little spinoff project from my family research. I’m making a map from all the addresses I can find on death certificates, censuses, etc. You can see that in the first part of the 20th century, the Beckers were … Continue reading
Tragedies in the tree
I spent Christmas evening with my extended family on the Becker side. It’s the first time in a number of years that I could make it to this celebration, since most years I have to work at the newspaper in … Continue reading
It may be fall, but the leaves and branches are growing on my family tree
A few months ago, Yoli brought home a MacWorld magazine from the library, which contained a review of some genealogy software. This little review sparked something in me and piqued my interest in family trees. I knew that certain branches … Continue reading
