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Genealogy

Some people might find graveyards creepy; I find them fascinating. Especially one like Riverside Cemetery in Sterling where a lot of Bogotts are buried. I took pictures so that one day when I have time to devote to genealogy, I can have some names and dates handy.


Bob Bogott was my grandfather's cousin. I remember visiting him in Sterling when I was young. His wife Jarmon would always have M&M's and Cokes for my sisters and me! They were Mennonites. Bob kept a notebook containing family research and once I remember him saying that when you look at some of the wedding dates versus the dates of the first baby's arrival, there were a lot of premature 10-lb babies born in the family. Ha!



I don't know who these people are... but I'll find out!



My great-grandfather (Arthur Ellsworth - hence the A. E. Bogott & Sons steel business) and great-grandmother.

This was my grandfather's brother, who died when he was only a few days old:

Daily Gazette - 28 August 1913. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bogott died this morning at 8 o’clock, aged 10 days. Private funeral services were held this afternoon with interment in Riverside. The sorrowing parents have the sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement.


My grandfather, whom I never met, and my precious grandmother, who was born into eternal life last year. I miss her.

Sterling

After Chicago, we swung through Sterling for a couple of days. It was so wonderful to see my Aunt Liz, Uncle Dan, and my cousins Amy and Ted. (Kristen is still in Germany for now... check out her blog on the right and keep the Martins in your prayers!)


This was a new bridge across the Rock River. It was so cold, but beautiful to watch the sunset!



View from the bridge right over the Sinnissippi dam.



Aunt Liz and Dad. They had some fun stories to tell us about how they used to sell sinkers to the bums along the shores of the river!




Sunset in Rock Falls/Sterling.

Chicago

We just returned from a week "up north". We started in Chicago for Phil's cousin Darcey's wedding, which was absolutely beautiful. (Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures other than the two below!)

My neph-huwer

These pictures are from last month when I was in Memphis. My parents were in China at the time, so I didn't get to see them. I got to visit with the Memphis pugs, though - check out Bailey in the bottom right corner of the last pic :)