“Grandpas bring a little wisdom, happiness, warmth, and love to every life they touch”
Today I wanted to honor my father and grandfathers through a collection of photographs. These men came from different cities and even different countries. They came from small towns, farms and ranches, each unique in their own way. Meet the men in my life!
My Father’s Family
My father ~ Harold Reeder
Birth 08 July 1932 • Plymouth, Wayne, Michigan
Death 14 June 2004 • Ilwaco, Pacific, Washington
My grandfather ~ Wilson Reeder
Birth ABT 1885 • Michigan
Death Oct 1964 • Michigan, United States
Father an Son ~ Harold and Wilson Reeder
My Great Grandfather ~ Gaylord Hampton Reeder
Birth 2 Feb 1842 • Bloomfield, Jackson, Ohio, United States
Death 18 Oct 1918 • Bushnell Twp, Montcalm, Mid Lothian
My Great Grandfather – Frank Knacker
Birth 21 May 1848 • Germany
Death 27 May 1917 • Eloise, Wayne, Michigan
My 2x Great Grandfather – John Andrews
Birth 1820 • Bristol, Ontario, New York
Death 1893 • Farmington, Oakland, Michigan
My 8x Great Grandfather – Simon Bradstreet
Birth 18 MAR 1603 • Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Death 27 MAR 1697 • Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Birth 12 Oct 1576 • Northhampton, England
Death 31 July 1653 • Roxbury Massachusetts Bay Colony
My Mother’s Family
My grandfather – Tom Allen
Birth 6 Aug 1896 • Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
Death 1 Sept 1975 • Martinez, Contra Costa, California
My Great Grandfather – Henry Allen
Birth 4 Apr 1853 • Monroe, Ohio
Death 12 July 1942 • Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
My 2x Great Grandfather – David Allen
Birth 4 Mar 1810 • Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Death 1896 • Hotchkiss, Delta, Colorado
My Grandfather – William Bryant
Birth 7 Jan 1889 • Macomb, McDonough, Illinois
Death 4 June 1966 • Fresno, Fresno, California
My 2x Great Grandfather – William Strassburg
Birth 9 Jan 1862 • Prussia, Germany
Death Mar 1952 • Gunnison, Colorado
My 3x Great Grandfather – August Frederick Strassburg
Birth 15 Oct 1822 • Prussia
Death 05 Sept 1879 • Hamtramck, Wayne, Michigan
My 3x Great Grandfather – Joseph LaDuke
Birth 3 Oct 1827 • Saint Jean Baptiste De Rouville, Quebec, Canada
Death Dec 1904 • Independence, Montgomery, Kansas
Tales of a Family 
What a great overall view of your ancestors! I didn’t know you had Prussians, too ):.
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By the way, I did something similar with the women in my family. Now I need to do the men!
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Prussians, Frenchies…lol…Heintz 57…and thank you!
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Wonderful! Gives one a sense of groundedness doesn’t it?
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It does.
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This was a fun post to read through. Maybe that sounds a bit dumb, but I enjoyed it.
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Thank you. I enjoy family history. And as you know as a photographer, pictures tell a story too. Thanks for your kind comments.
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