These photos come from a follower of the blog looking to find the direct descendants of this family. These photos were from Compton, CA and portray the Daetweiler family. Please let me know if you are related. We’d love to reunite … Continue reading
Erma Franscioni is a serious looking 8 year old in the 1923 Second grade class of Gonzales Grammar School in Gonzales, Monterey county, California. Like many of her classmates her parents were from Switzerland; her father a farmer. The first … Continue reading
We have several possibilities for the identity of 2nd grader Walter Rianda: One – He is son of Lizzie and Louis Rianda, the swiss dairy farmer. Two – He is son of Lena Kerns who may or may not be … Continue reading
Little 8 year old Sam Yop Jr. almost didn’t know his father. Sam is pictured here with a wonderful group of ragamuffin kids living in Gonzales, Monterey county, California in the year 1923. Sam’s father (Sam Yop Sr.) worked on … Continue reading
Unclaimed Ancestors 