Sometimes I run across the most delightful articles in the local historical newspapers. As I was researching my maternal great-grandmother, Sarah (Widmer) Wenger (1883-1959), I found her recipe for Swiss Cheese! Sarah was my mother’s Grandma Wenger. She was married to Jacob T Wenger (1865-1949). At the time this recipe was published, Sarah and Jacob…
Category: Surname: Schantz
Our Many Graber Ancestors
This will be of interest to you if you are related to Renee via her mother, Joann (Schantz) Love. I have been spending a lot of time with our Anabaptist (Amish and Mennonite) ancestors within the last couple of years. In addition to learning about the history of the Anabaptists, I have found some very…
Introducing Five Generations
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…
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…