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Searching for my Theler Ancestors: German Genealogy, with a Twist

Posted on April 21, 2013 by crowcanyonjournal

The twist has to do with inheritance. Our Thelers did not own their land. But they had a right to rent their land and then hand down that right to the youngest son. But what happens when you have just … Continue reading →

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My German Heritage, Part Four — The Second Elise

Posted on January 5, 2012 by crowcanyonjournal

My great grandparents William H Theler and Emma Belduke were married in San Francisco in 1875 and by 1880 were living in a boarding house on O’Farrell Street in the Tenderloin. Their first daughter, Grace, was born on April 21, … Continue reading →

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My German Heritage, Part Three — The First Elise

Posted on January 4, 2012 by crowcanyonjournal

My youngest granddaughter’s middle name is Elise. She has a cousin in Hawaii named Elise and another in Oregon with a middle name of Elise. My two daughters also have two cousins (# 6 and # 7) with the middle … Continue reading →

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My German Heritage — Part Two, My Great Greats

Posted on December 29, 2011 by crowcanyonjournal

In the 1990s I began to do some genealogical research on my great great grandparents. The only facts I had to work with were those that I gleaned from my great grandfather William Theler’s death certificate: (1) that his parents … Continue reading →

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