Looking for that Perfect Florida Condo?

Who wouldn't love to get away from the cold of the northern winters and settle into a warmer clime? I'm certainly not going to say I wouldn't, when I would kill for a nice home in Florida!

Well, I may have found the perfect place to locate just that home!

This website has the perfect luxury oceanfront condo at Bellaria as well as a lovely oceanfront residence on Fisher Island, Florida.

And if you're looking for the ultimate, there are even luxury oceanfront condos at Apogee in South Beach.

Yep, I have a feeling that the shopping will be easy now! And paradise... well, it's a lot closer than I ever dreamed!

Treasure Chest Thursday - Where Am I?

Each Thursday I am posting a picture of my travels, and am asking you, the readers, to identify the place where I am. And you are all well traveled! So far nearly every place has been identified!

So, here is this week's photograph. Can you tell me where in the world I was when taking this shot?
[And it could have been either within the continental US or in Europe.]

 

Leave your answer in the comments below. Then be sure to check back tomorrow to see if you were correct!

Wordless Wednesday (Almost)

 

Left to Right: Irene (Banet) Dreher, Henry Dreher, Ethel (Dreher) McCutchen, Paul McCutchen

22 Feb 1947

On the occasion of Ethel and Paul's marriage.

 

Irene and Henry are my grandparents. Ethel and Paul my aunt and uncle.

Irene Banet [1906-1989]

Henry Dreher [1902-1977]

Ethel Dreher [1924-2012]

Paul McCutchen [1922-1998]

Tombstone Tuesday

Tombstone Tuesday

MOTHER FATHER

LILLIE M. PETER

JAN. 29, 1881 JUNE 25, 1872

SEPT. 26, 1932 JULY 15, 1956

ROTGE

Peter Rotge was the 7th of 8 children born to Jean Rotge and his wife Anna Martin. Both Jean and Anna had been born in France, while all of their children except one,were born in the US, one was born in France, six in New Orleans, LA, and the last in Goliad, TX.

Peter married Lillie Mae Surber on 15 Nov 1902 in Texas.

The couple had 8 children:

Julius Otto Rotge [1903-1975]

Annie Mae Irena Rotge [b. 1906]

John Cornelius Rotge [1901-1983]

Joseph Jesse Rotge [1912-1987]

Ruby Martha Ann Rotge [b 1915]

Twin to Ruby Stillborn [1915]

Robert Roy Rotge [b. 1922]

Twin to Robert Stillborn [1922]

Lillie died in 1932, and Peter in 1956.

They are buried at Glen Rest Cemetery in Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas.

Peter and Lillie Rotge are my dh's great-grandparents.

Monday's Mentionables

While not as comprehensive I'd like [I was sick a few days and didn't even turn my computer on!], here is a list of a few of the blogs that posted articles that are well worth reading, or re-reading, for the week of November 5th through the 11th.

Cyndi Gets Ripped Off

Genealogy Blog is but one blog that reported on this travesty! Cyndi Howells genealogy web site was ripped off last week. Everyone is outraged at this!

Why Yes It Is Possible To Do Genealogy Online For Free!

Genealogy Insider tells us the skinny!

Archaeologists Unearth Unrecorded Graves Near University of Virginia Cemetery

GeneaNet brings us this story.

Tuesdays Tip – Ancestry.com’s You Tube Channel

GeneaMusings brings us this article.

Now.... let's hope this coming week I am able to get more reading done than last!
Have a great week everyone!

Sentimental Sunday - Parent Rap

Parents rap about maintaining their household by videosonlytube

Surname Saturday - Sparks

Once more we will look at DH's Sparks family ancestry:

GENERATION 1

Johnnie Lee HENRY son of Joseph Wright HENRY and Betty Louise Rotge was born in San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX.

Cynthia Ann BEANE daughter of Walter Maxwell BEANE and Lois Velleda DREHER was born in New Albany, Floyd Co., IN.

Johnnie Lee HENRY and Cynthia Ann BEANE were married in Covington, Alleghany Co., VA.

 

 

 

GENERATION 2

 

2. Joseph Wright HENRY son of William Lee HENRY and Emma Louise PETTIE was born on 20 Sep

1927 in Fulton County, KY. He died on 16 Nov 1993 in Batesville, Panola, Mississippi.

 

3. Betty Louise Rotge daughter of John Cornelius ROTGE and Ora Lee Sparks was born on 30 Aug

1930 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas. She died on 05 Jul 2003 in Jourdanton, Atascosa, Texas.

 

Joseph Wright HENRY and Betty Louise Rotge were married on 30 Jul 1947.

 

 

 

 

GENERATION 3

 

6. John Cornelius ROTGE son of Peter ROTGE and Lillie Mae Surber was born on 16 Jan 1910. He

died on 09 Jun 1983 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas.

 

7. Ora Lee Sparks daughter of William Jacob Sparks and Laura May Clements was born on 26 Oct

1914 in Bandera, Edwards, Texas. She died in Aug 1982 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

John Cornelius ROTGE and Ora Lee Sparks were married in 1930.

 

 

 

GENERATION 4

 

14. William Jacob Sparks son of Newton Caddell Sparks and Theodora Perrylee McCarty was born on

11 Mar 1883 in Erath County, Texas. He died on 12 Sep 1944 in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas.

 

15. Laura May Clements daughter of James Thomas CLEMENTS and Anne Caroline TENNILLE was

born on 12 May 1890 in McCullough County, Texas. She died on 06 Oct 1969 in Hilltop Convalescent

Home, 7602 Louis Pasteur Dr., San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

William Jacob Sparks and Laura May Clements were married on 15 Apr 1906 in Bandera, Texas.

 

 

 

GENERATION 5

 

28. Newton Caddell Sparks son of William Noble Sparks and Martha Elizabeth Caddell was born on 16

Feb 1858 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. He died on 16 Apr 1924 in Bandera County, Texas.

 

29. Theodora Perrylee McCarty daughter of Jacob McCarty and Nancy Elizabeth Meyers was born on

03 Apr 1863 in Duffau, Erath, Texas. She died on 09 Jan 1944 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

Newton Caddell Sparks and Theodora Perrylee McCarty were married on 12 Feb 1880 in Texas.

 

 

GENERATION 6

 

56. William Noble Sparks son of James H. Sparks and Mary Caroline WADLINGTON was born on 21

Sep 1836 in Mississippi. He died on 20 Apr 1909 in Safford, Graham, Arizona.

 

57. Martha Elizabeth Caddell was born on 04 Aug 1840 in Nacogdoches County,Texas. She died on 18

Jan 1913 in Safford, Graham, Arizona.

 

William Noble Sparks and Martha Elizabeth Caddell were married on 18 Dec 1856 in Nacogdoches,

Nacogdoches, Texas.

 

 

 

 

GENERATION 7

 

112. James H. Sparks son of William C. Sparks and Mary Polly Fielder was born in 1808 in Clark,

Georgia. He died about 1838 in Nacogdoches County, Texas.

 

113. Mary Caroline WADLINGTON was born in 1823 in South Carolina.

 

James H. Sparks and Mary Caroline WADLINGTON were married in 1835 in Mississippi.

 

 

 

GENERATION 8

 

224. William C. Sparks son of Matthew Sparks and Sarah Thompson was born on 03 Apr 1761. He died

in 1848.

 

225. Mary Polly Fielder daughter of William L. Fielder and Elizabeth Hall was born in 1768. She died in

1846.

 

 

 

 

GENERATION 9

 

448. Matthew Sparks son of William Sample Sparks and Mary Courmon. He died in Nov 1793.

 

449. Sarah Thompson daughter of Thomas Thompson and Elizabeth Surdurth. She died on 23 Aug 1831.

 

Matthew Sparks and Sarah Thompson were married in 1754.

 

 

 

 

GENERATION 10

 

896. William Sample Sparks. He died in 1765.

 

897. Mary Courmon.

William Sample Sparks and Mary Courmon were married on 24 Aug 1732.