Which relative would I invite to dinner?
Oh boy! This was a tough one. There are plenty of people in my family tree I’d love to have over from dinner and conversation. Narrowing down my prospects wasn’t easy. I decided to pick someone from my Dad’s side of the tree since I picked Mom’s side last week.
George Thorward
Soon, I will be highlighting my immigrant ancestors here on the blog. That means you’ll be hearing more about George Thorward. I picked him for this prompt because I know he has some stories to tell. I have so many questions for him.
- Was his name really George Thorward… George Yohn? Johann Georg Weigel?
- Did you emigrate from Germany for political reasons?
- Did you and your brother really make up your name and then go in different directions?
- Were you close to your siblings?
- How many siblings did you have?
- Did you all immigrate?
- Why did you come to America so young?
- What happened to your parents?
- Did you share your immigration story with your children or was it a secret?
I can honestly say if George were still around there would be plenty of questions from me and his other descendants!
Do you have any idea what newspapers these obits came from or the date of printing?
No I don’t know for sure. Llewellyn’s collection is mainly from the Caldwell Progress and Newark Evening News. If I had to guess it would be those papers.