1. AncestaryLibray - This post will be late because I will not have access to a Libray until next Monday or Tuesday. Here's what I hope to find: Who was my great uncle? Here's what I know:
I emailed my father and this is part of his response.
"My Dad was the youngest of 4 brothers, born in a small community just 2 miles from the Denmark border (Schlesdwid-Holstein) before WWI a part of Germany. After the war it was given back to Denmark. ..... Three of the brothers immigrated to America. Lawrence and Peter settled in Minneapolis. I don't know anything about their families. My Dad, August, settled in Brookings, SD where he worked in a blacksmith shop ......."
That's it. He's not talking about anything else. I've emailed him twice and asked for the name of the oldest brother who stayed in Germany/Denmark, but he's not responding. Hmmmmmm.
Here's what I do know from my sister who got her information from our aunt.
1. The oldest brother was one of Chancellor Wilhelm's royal guard.
2. My grandfather, August, was drafted into WWI by the Germans. He did not report.
3. All three brothers that immigrated changed their last name from Alxanderson to Sanders when they arrived in the US.
Me thinks there may be a skeleton in our closet. Stay tuned.
It's good to get some information before jumping into AncestryLibrary. You reported your Heritage Quest findings. What did you find in Ancestry? Sometimes a clue in one record will lead you to another record, and you can learn all kinds of unanticipated things about your family history. Where are those skeletons, Mike? :)
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