Sentimental Sunday: ‘At home’ with Robert Warson Beerbower and his wife, Josephine Reiffel Beerbower

➡ Beerbower Family, Helbling Family

'At Home' card of Robert Warson Beerbower and Anna Josephine Reiffel Beerbower, married 23 August 1898.
‘At Home’ card of Robert Warson Beerbower and Anna Josephine Reiffel Beerbower, married 23 August 1898. (Click to enlarge and sharpen.)

Transcription:

Mr. Robert W. Beerbower,

and

Miss Anna Josephine Reiffel,

Married,

Tuesday Evening August the 23rd, 1898.

Indianapolis, Ind.

At Home:

After September the First,

920 Fletcher Ave.

 

'At Home' card of Robert Warson Beerbower and Anna Josephine Reiffel Beerbower, married 23 August 1898- reverse. Age listed is Josephine's.
‘At Home’ card of Robert Warson Beerbower and Anna Josephine Reiffel Beerbower, married 23 August 1898- reverse. Age listed is Josephine’s. (Click to enlarge and sharpen.)

Reverse- transcription:

21 years& 9 mnth- 10 days. at date of mar

– riage

 

This age refers to Josephine, as she was 21, and Robert 24, when they married.

Josephine and Robert’s second anniversary was bittersweet. They anticipated the birth of their first child in 1900, but sadly, Robert had become ill. He went to Denver for his health, but died there of consumption on 12 September 1900. Their daughter Roberta Pearl Beerbower was born the next month.

Thanks so much to Cousin SA for passing on this beautiful little card that came down through Robert and Josephine’s daughter Roberta P. Beerbower and then her son with James Franklin Wertz, Robert Eldon Wertz, and Robert’s wife. Robert had no children so sadly this direct line has ended. SA was so thoughtful to send it to me- she was actually born into the Wertz line, and Robert Wertz was her cousin, as his father James Wertz was the brother of SA’s grandmother, Annette Wertz Kinsey. She thought it should belong in with Beerbower memorabilia. It will be cherished!

[Editor’s Note:  I had one part of this post wrong. Cousin SA , was not a ‘married in’ as I originally wrote. The post has been corrected to show the true relationship.  Thanks for keeping the blog accurate, SA!]

 

Notes, Sources, and References: 

1) See other posts that include Robert Warson Beerbower:

Beerbower Family Bible Series, which starts here- http://heritageramblings.net/2014/12/31/beerbower-family-bible-dec-31st-1873/

Treasure chest Thursday: Roberta P. Beerbower Wertz-

http://heritageramblings.net/2015/02/12/treasure-chest-thursday-roberta-p-beerbower-wertz/

2) ‘At Home’ card currently in possession of author- thanks again, SA!

 

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Those Places Thursday: Aiken and Lee Family Homes

Home of Henry Edwin Aiken and his second wife Lizzie Schmink. The young woman and man may be William Hanford Aiken and his wife Dora J. Russell. A family picture provided by a kind collaborator, DB.
Home of Henry Edwin “H. E.” Aiken and his second wife Lizzie Schmink in Amherst, Ohio. The young woman and man may be William Hanford “W. H.” Aiken and his wife Dora J. Russell. Image would have been taken after about 1891 when H. E. married Lizzie. A family picture provided by a kind collaborator, DB. (Click to enlarge.)

Since I have been focused on building a new home and have not had much time for writing, I thought some pictures of family homes might be in order on the blog.

mage of "Grandpa Aiken" or W. H. Aiken, d Feb. 17, 1942 in Tylerlawn, Mississippi. Unknown if this is his house or not.
Image of “Grandpa Aiken” or W. H. Aiken, d Feb. 17, 1942 in Tylerlawn, Mississippi. Unknown if this is actually his house. (Click to enlarge.)

Interior of Lee home at 6204 Alamo, St. Louis, Missouri. The clock on the mantel is still in the family, and the favorite dog in the picture is Mickey.
Interior of Lee home at 6204 Alamo, St. Louis, Missouri. The clock on the mantel is still in the family, and the beloved dog in the picture is Mickey. (Click to enlarge.)

 

Lee home at 6204 Alamo, St. Louis, Missouri.
Lee home at 6204 Alamo, St. Louis, Missouri. (Click to enlarge.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three generations of Lees lived in the above house at 6204 Alamo Drive in St. Louis, Missouri: Samuel J. Lee and his wife Dorothy Adele Aiken, Lloyd Eugene Lee and his wife Ruth Nadine Alexander along with their son Robert Eugene Lee, and after Ruth died, Gene’s second wife, Vada Kovich.

The buildings we live in contribute so much to our daily lives, even though we often forget about them or their beauty and comfort until the house demands attention, like cleaning, painting, or plumbing repair. Knowing where our ancestors lived and what their houses looked like, inside and out, can give us a better understanding of their lives.

 

Notes, Sources, and References:

1) Family treasure chest of photos and scans.

 

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