Friday, July 31, 2015
Alfred Potter Orphan Train Route (August 19-20, 1894)
I finally took some time and mapped out Grandpa's orphan train route. It has a few extra objects, but without leaving blank white spaces, I couldn't erase some of the map buttons.
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Drexler family photos
I spent an enjoyable evening at the home of Anne and Gary Glisch. Anne is my second cousin. I met many of my relatives for the first time. These relatives are all part of the Dembowiak part of the Drexler family. Anne's mother (Clara?) was a Drexler before marrying Stan Dembowiak. There are several entries in Grandpa's diary about this family.
I'm also posting some photos from the Drexler part of the family. Pancratius (1848-1887) and Mary (Schwarz?) Drexler had eight children: Joseph (1869-1908), Frank M. (1871-1894), Mary (1872-1955) John (1875-1939), Caroline (1877-?) [Note: I know Pancratius and Mary had three daughters and Caroline is listed in the 1900 census as one of them.], Theodore (1879-1930), Anna (1882-1965) and Theresa, my grandmother (1886-1961). I know that there's also Ottillie Drexler, but I'm not sure how she's related to the Drexlers. [Note: Found out who she is. Ottillia Bleckinger Drexler findagrave.com She was Joe Drexler's wife.]
If you read Grandpa's diary entries from January 1935 you will see some of the Drexler names including Ottillie. http://potterclanhistory.blogspot.com/2014/06/diary-of-alfred-e-potter-january-1935.html
I'm also posting some photos from the Drexler part of the family. Pancratius (1848-1887) and Mary (Schwarz?) Drexler had eight children: Joseph (1869-1908), Frank M. (1871-1894), Mary (1872-1955) John (1875-1939), Caroline (1877-?) [Note: I know Pancratius and Mary had three daughters and Caroline is listed in the 1900 census as one of them.], Theodore (1879-1930), Anna (1882-1965) and Theresa, my grandmother (1886-1961). I know that there's also Ottillie Drexler, but I'm not sure how she's related to the Drexlers. [Note: Found out who she is. Ottillia Bleckinger Drexler findagrave.com She was Joe Drexler's wife.]
If you read Grandpa's diary entries from January 1935 you will see some of the Drexler names including Ottillie. http://potterclanhistory.blogspot.com/2014/06/diary-of-alfred-e-potter-january-1935.html
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| Pancratius Drexler (Theresa Drexler's father) |
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| Mary Drexler (Theresa Drexler's mother) |
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| Frank Drexler (Theresa Drexler's brother) |
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| John Drexler (Theresa Drexler's brother) |
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| Theodore Drexler (Theresa Drexler's brother) |
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| Lena Baier, Theresa (Drexler) Potter, Annie (Drexler) and Joe Weisheipl Theresa and Annie are sisters. |
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Reply/research from New York Historical Society
I received a letter this week from the New York Historical Society in response to my inquiry about records that they had from the New York Foundling Asylum about Grandpa Potter. Here's the response. There are a few new facts that I hadn't know. (We would have been Episcopalians?)
