Remembering Opa Adalbert Haf on His Birthday Today ~

 

Adalbert Haf

b. 27 February 1907 ~ Kempten, Allgau, Germany

d. 9 February 1968 ~ Augsburg, Germany

One Hundred and Sixteen years ago today, my maternal grandfather, Adalbert Haf, was born to Emilie née Schallhammer (1871 - 1944) and Adalbert Haf, (1868 - 1952),  in Kempten, Allgau, Germany. 

I was very close to my Opa, I would follow him around constantly according to my mom. He has been gone for a very long time ~ I still miss him very much. Happy Birthday Opa! 

Birthday of Great~Aunt Virginia Probst née Ijames ~

Virginia 'Jenny' Lee Ijames

5 Jan 1895 ~ Daviess Co. Owensboro, Kentucky

24 Jun 1966 ~ Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky

Today, we are remembering my paternal great-aunt Virginia 'Jenny' Probst née Ijames, on what would have been her 128th birthday. I never had the privilege of meeting her but I am honored to have been named after her and her niece, my aunt Virginia 'Ginnie' Eimes.  We have a lot of "Virginia's" in our family. 

  

Wordless Wednesday ~ Franz Seraph Schallhammer

Franz Seraph Schallhammer

06 Sept 1864 ~ 10 Feb 1940

Pfronten, Ostallgau, Bavaria, Deutschland 

Photo credit: Cousin, Lars Kink

Franz Seraph Schallhammer, is my maternal second great-uncle, brother to my great-grandmother, Emilie Haf née Schallhammer (1871-1944) and the son of Johann Schallhammer (1840-1903) and Maria Anna Hartmann (1840-1886). 

A big thank you to my cousin Lars in Germany, for sharing this photo of our uncle, it's so great putting a face to the name and researching our Haf/Schallhammer together.