Minbiole
Heiligenstein
Alleman
Ketchum
Photo ID
In-Laws
100

How old was Grandpere when he came to the U.S.?

17

100

What was Ida Heiligenstein's middle name? 

Bonus:  300 points to name the town where she was born

Ida Caroline Heiligenstein

100

How many years of service did Grandpa Alleman have at Diamond Crystal Salt? (+/- 2 years)

38 years (36 - 40 wins)

100

What were Grandma Alleman's first name & middle name ?

Grace Mae Ketchum 

100

Who is this?

Louis J. Minbiole, Jr.

100

Whose employment was this?

200

What was Uncle Bob's college degree?

Chemical Engineer

200

How many siblings did Grandma Minbiole have?

Bonus: 200 points for each one you can name


4 siblings

200

Uncle Frank was 6 ft 2 per his WWII draft card at age 18.  What was his weight? (+/- 4 pounds)

181 pounds (177 - 185); (he's 16 in this photo)

200

Where was Grandma Alleman's Father born:  St. Clair City? St. Clair County? Marine City? Vermont? or none of the above

Colboure, Ontario, Canada.  (His Grandfather, Platt Ketchum, was born in Vermont)

200

Who is this? (1846 - 1933) 

Jean Pierre Minbiole, Grandpere's Father 

200

His H.S. yearbook says "He intends to do the natural thing: get married. He likes girls, parties, and dances... Doesn't care for unsociable girls, or dull parties."

300

Name Grandpere's siblings.

Marcel & Marie Antoinette

300

To the 5 Brothers, Charlotte Hild in Colmar, France is: 1st cousin; 2nd cousin; 3rd cousin; 1st cousin once removed; 2nd cousin once removed

2nd cousin

300

In the 1900 Census, what was Grandpa Alleman's older brother, age 13, doing?  in school; farm labor; sailor; or carpenter.

(300 bonus points if you know his name)

farm labor (at age 13, no more school !) -- presumably the same for our Grandpa a year or two subsequently.


300

How many brothers did Grandma Alleman have ?

Bonus:  +300 for each one you can name

3

300

Who is this? (1855-1932)

James Ketchum,  Father of Grandma Alleman

300

Who is this? (1926 - 2003)

Irene Kasperowicz Lewandowski

400

LJM Sr occupation on manifest in 1919: plater; foreman; chemist; or carpenter


chemist

400

Ida's occupation in 1907 ship manifest:  housekeeper; maid; dressmaker; chaperone; or seamstress

dressmaker

400

Who was US President when Grandpa Alleman was born? Chester Arthur;  Grover Cleveland;  Benjamin Harrison;  or  William McKinley

Grover Cleveland (1885 - 1889)

400

Who are these people ?


James Ketchum, Grandma Alleman's Father (1855 - 1932) and her brother George (1888 - 1965)

400

That's Grandma Alleman and Mary Ellen on the left; who is the woman on the right ?

Our great great Grandmother, Martha Vandercook Wheeler (1839 - 1929)

400

Liz's paternal grandfather, Andrew Kaschalk, in 1918: He served where? New York, Paris, Meuse Argonne, or Marseille?

Meuse Argonne October - November, 1918

500
Who almost got shot by these two delinquents? Where?


"The Pope" [Cardinal Pacelli] 

... on Long Island's Gold Coast

Bonus:  +100 points for the cousin's first name

            +300 points for the cousin's last name

500

Who did LJM Sr date before Ida: Sophie Heilgenstein; Harriet Heilgenstein; a girl in Lure, France; 2 of those 3; all of the above

2 of those 3 

500

How old was our great Aunt Helen Alleman Worrell when she died?

Bonus: +500 points if you know the year she was born 

102


500

Mom's Uncle George, a farm equipment agent in Calgary, Canada, used thumbtacks on the job.  Why?

To hold his socks up

500

This incredible photograph is of Elizabeth Avery, who married Michael Vandercook c 1798. Is she our: great-grandmother; g-g grandmother; g-g-g; or 4g grandmother?

 

Great-great-great-great Grandmother (1782 - 1863)

500

What was Patti's Father's occupation in 1930?

coal miner

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