Now is a great time to introduce you to a feature that I have included in reneecue.com. There is a website page dedicated to five generations of ancestors starting with each of our parents. Reneecue.com/our-direct-ancestors/ Renee’s Parents:Willard Dean “Ike” Love 1929-2013Joann Phyllis Schantz 1931-2024 Don’s Parents:Donald Eugene Cue 1930-2008Arlene Elizabeth Schoenthal 1930-1972 This information is…
Category: Family History
Information about our families and ancestors
William “Billy” Cue, 1781-1865, An Original Mystery
There are always engaging mysteries to explore in our Family History quest. This is especially true of William “Billy” Cue, Don’s 4th great-grandfather. Answers to questions like “Who were Billy’s parents? What was the name of his first wife (and how many wives)?” are probably the kind of information that everyone in the community who…
Ira Schantz, 1894-1918
On this Memorial Day weekend, I am thinking of my great-uncle, Ira Schantz, brother of Wilbur Schantz. Ira was drafted into World War I and went off to serve with 160 other young men from Washington County, Iowa in July, 1918. At the time of his training and deployment, there was a world wide resurgence…
Wilma Jean (Love) Vosburg, 1929-2021
My Aunt Wilma Jean (Love) Vosburg passed away on June 18, 2021. Wilma has always been an incredible force in the universe. If you didn’t know her personally, you knew someone who did. I was honored to spend more time with her later in our lives. Wilma is a twin to my father Willard “Ike”…