Names On My Father's Side
~ My Great, Great, Grandfather Klingenmaier came to America from Germany. He came through Ellis Island and settled in Cicero, Illinois.
~ My Great, Grandfather Klingenmaier played on a Chicago minor league baseball team. He also lived an interesting life during the prohibition. He had a few run-ins with the great Al Capone. Once he was caught bringing beer into Chicago, and was told by his men never to do it again, otherwise there would be trouble. Another time he was outside his apartment when he saw Al Capone's brother get shot. My Grandfather can remember hearing stories about Al Capone, and about my Great, Grandfather's baseball playing.
~ There is very little known about my Great, Great Grandmother Krones, but we do understand that she came from Ireland.
~ My Great, Great Grandfather Dutton came over to America from England, also through Ellis Island.
~ My Great, Great, Grandmother Van Aken came to America from Holland through Ellis. She settled in Up-State New York in the Early 1900s. She started a chicken farm.
~ My Great, Great, Uncle Everett on my Father, Mother's side was gassed during WWI. He died from shell shock and mustard gas poisoning. He died with
full honors military funeral. My Grandmother remembers having to go on Veterans Day and seeing flags at all of the grave sites.
~ My Great, Grandfather Dutton was in the Civil Defense Police during WWII. My Grandmother remembers having to go through bomb drills and her father would have to go away to direct traffic.
~ My Great, Grandmother Van Aken was with the Red Cross in WWII, and would also have to go away during bomb drills.
~ Both of my Grandparents can remember the time before WWII where they would ration things like gas. They both remember collecting soda bottles to exchange for money, so the materials would go to help build airplanes.
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