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    1. Re: [IABLACKH] Old Photos ?? or VIRDEN ???
    2. Sharon Landingham
    3. Nancy Mistakes happen . Good Luck in your search . Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <Njmoore13@aol.com> To: <IABLACKH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 10:13 AM Subject: Re: [IABLACKH] Old Photos ?? or VIRDEN ??? > Sharon, > Please excuse me while I wipe the egg off my face: Embarrassed! > > I'm sorry to have misled you, but after double checking this morning, I > learn > that my Schweingruber married Henry HELD and not Henry HELMS. > > The pictures I have are of Bertha and Ida Schweingruber. As young sisters > they came to America from Switzerland in 1887. I'm sure one of the > pictures is > of Bertha in her wedding dress and taken at the Fritz Studio in Waterloo. > According to the 1900 census, she married Henry Held in 1895 and was > divorced by > 1910. Judging from the available census records, sisters Bertha and Ida > remained in Waterloo where they raised Bertha's daughters, Lucille, > Mildred, and > Alma (Lena) Held. > > Several years ago, on some genealogy site, I believe I read that Mildred > Held > married a Lee. > > Nancy (Schwinegruber) Moore > > > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

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