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Confirmation and Marriage Certificates

April 8, 2022 by Lloyd Jr. 2 Comments

My mom sent these to me and told me to put them on the website. Since you have to do what your mom tells you to do, here they are:

I think Aunt Cleo decoupaged these several decades ago. Were they hanging on the wall in the dining room in grandma’s house? Here’s the PDF document that my mom sent to me if you need a night quality print. Bonus points is anyone wants to translate them for us.

Filed Under: History, Pictures Tagged With: adolf, adolph, aunt cleo, aunt cleopha, certificate, confirmation, decoupage, grandpa, granma, marriage, teresa

Nebraska Sommerers Family Tree

June 6, 2020 by Lloyd Jr. 4 Comments

I posted this image on Facebook to show Becky how Steve Shultz is related to us after Steve replied to the Heit’s Point Reunion post. Aunt Cleo said that she couldn’t read it, which is not surprising considering I wrote it and I can barely read it even when it is right in front of me. So I created the version at the end of this post for Aunt Cleo.

We wrote this down to keep track of the people we met at the Nebraska Sommerer Reunion.

These are not the only Sommerers who came from Honey Creek to Nebraska in the 1800s. But I don’t have any information on Katherina Maria Sommerer (Adolph Sommerer’s Aunt) other than she married Simon Kerl (noted author and such) and then, after he died, she married his half brother, Marcus Kerl. I think they only lived in Nebraska for a short time, but deeded 40 acres of land to build a Lutheran church. Maybe one of you knows more of this story.

That church in Nebraska was attended by another of Adolph Sommerer’s aunts, Anna Sommerer. Anna married Otto Uehling (son of Theodore Uehling for whom the town of Uehling Nebraska is named). Here’s some interesting reading about that church. Otto is named in a case concerning the church which went before the Nebraska Supreme Court in 1897. I had a hard time following the particulars. Maybe Greg or Tracy can tell us what it says.

So, three of Adolph Sommerer’s five aunts and uncles who survived to adulthood moved to Nebraska.

Okay, without further adieu (is that the right word?) here is the Nebraska Sommerers Family Tree (click on the image to make it large enough to squint at; then click on it again enlarge some more):

Click to enlarge, then click again to really enlarge!

And here’s the disclaimer: I know that this isn’t complete. There are any number of people under the age of 50 who should be at the bottom of the tree who are missing. And there are whole branches that are missing. I’m pretty sure that Aurelia Emelia Sommerer has a whole family that I don’t know anything about. And even some of the branches that are started, like Carmon Johanna Olive Sommerer, have people I know are missing. But I’ve never met any of those people. This was mostly made so that we could see how the Nebraska Sommerers fit together. And to brush up on names before their Family Reunion.

Maybe Aunt Cleo has more information that we could use to fill this in.

Filed Under: History, Names, Pictures Tagged With: family tree, kerl, nebraska, uehling

First Cousins

July 14, 2019 by Lloyd Jr. 5 Comments

Peter and Aunt Naomi sent this to me to pass on to you all. It will come as a surprise to no one that Peter also included 3 beer tabs in the envelope.  My friends were amazed that there was a 45 year span. When I told them I had 40 first cousins, they said, “You mean and their spouses?”

  • Johnny          1940
  • Teddy             1942
  • Mary Pamela 1943
  • Kenny            1944
  • Mickey            1945
  • Linda              1948
  • Billy                1949 (Sept)
  • Carolyn          1949 (Oct)
  • Kathy              1952
  • Pete                1954 (Apr)
  • Mary Jane     1954 (Dec)
  • Debbie           1955
  • Becky             1957 (Mar)
  • Julie               1957 (Oct)
  • Mark               1957 (Nov)
  • Leon               1958
  • Jimmy             1959 (July)
  • Danny            1959 (Oct)
  • David              1961 (Sept)
  • Scott               1961 (Oct)
  • Greg               1963 (Oct)
  • Doug              1963 (Dec)
  • Phil                 1965
  • Vince              1966
  • Derrick           1968
  • Tracy              1969 (Aug)
  • Lloyd Jr          1969 (Dec)
  • Sam                1970
  • Steve              1971
  • Christina        1972
  • Darren            1973
  • Tiffany            1978
  • Aaron             1983
  • Andrew          1985

With Jesus:

  • Carolyn
  • Vince
  • Shawn

Filed Under: Names

Uncle Lloyd and Aunt Jane’s Wedding

April 24, 2016 by Lloyd Jr. 6 Comments

Jane Sommerer
Jane and Lloyd enlarged
Wedding L J
Org Wed L J
Marriage License

Filed Under: History, Pictures Tagged With: aunt jane, uncle lloyd, wedding

Photo Friday

October 24, 2015 by Lloyd Jr. 79 Comments

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Filed Under: History, Pictures Tagged With: 50, 50th, anniversary, grandma, grandpa, honey creek, immanuel, uncle herbert

Correspondence from Uncle Felix and Aunt Carol (part 11)

October 19, 2015 by Lloyd Jr. 8 Comments

[This is the last letter I have from Aunt Carol and Uncle Felix. We skip ahead about 14 years to 1975.]

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Filed Under: Correspondence, History, Pictures Tagged With: aunt carol, mark, scott, uncle felix

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