#29: Irving and Clifford Olsen - The Original Olsen Twins

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of July 12 is "Multiple" so let me introduce you to the Original Olsen Twins - Irving and Clifford Olsen.

#28: Peter Schmitz - Fireman

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of July 5 is "Solo."

Today, let me introduce you to Peter P. Schmitz, who was a firefighter in New York City.  His is our family's "solo" paid firefighter.  All the others in the family were volunteer firefighters.

Peter Schmitz, Jr., 1941.  From the collection of ©Virginia Summers Olsen

#27: Ada "Sweet" Dandridge Ball (1880-1971)

Ada as a young girl.  Scanned images from a family scrapbook.  Enhanced by MyHeritage.com  ©Edward R. Olsen 2020

Ada and her early life with her parents

Ada Dandridge Ball was born in Richmond, Virginia on Sunday, May 23, 1880.  Her parents were Augustus William Ball (1848-1929) and Isora Lee (1848-1929).  She was their only child.  Ada has two very unique names.  Those names appear elsewhere in the family tree, so I assume that she was named after those others.  She was likely named Ada after her mother's sister Ada Wilson Lee Davidson (1858-1935) and Dandridge after her paternal grandfather Dandridge Ball.

#26: Handed Down - Crocheted Crafts

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2020-24)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of June 10 is "Handed Down."  If your keeping track of my blog posts, you will see that I am running late on posting this on time!

So what am I covering in this week's post with the theme "Handed Down?"  I'm writing about the crocheting that my grandmother Emma Dorothy Hillenbrand Olsen did.

#25: Unexpected: Eleanor "Ella" Ruth Voorhees (1844-1939)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks (2020-25)

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a series of weekly prompts to get you to think about an ancestor and share something about them. The weekly prompt is provided by www.amyjohnsoncrow.com. The prompt for the week of June 17 is "Unexpected."

A couple of months ago the website Newspapers.com gave free access to all of their collections.  I was looking for some obituaries for the Ohio Voorhees family at that time.  And I came upon an unexpected newspaper article with pictures and an additional obituary for Eleanor "Ella" Ruth Voorhees.  The obituary and additional newspaper article provide many details about Ella's long life.