Family History

I have a new obsession! Genealogy! These are my grandparents.

Blaine C Warr and his beautiful

bride, Leona Barendregt.

She was 9 years younger than

him. Go, Grandpa! They both

passed away recently and they

are still constantly on my mind,

and of course, in my heart!

Even though Grandma suffered from

Alzheimer's, we have her siblings here

still. They have helped document and

pass on the stories of their parents.

This is Adrianus Barendregt who

came to America from Holland with

his wife, Trijntje Runia.

They ended up settling in Idaho where

they were farmers...some of their

grandsons are still there farming. :0)

This picture was from when Adrianus (on the

right) was in Ely, Nevada working the railroads

with his brothers Cornelis (left) and Simon.

Oct. 12th, 1910

This is a photo of Trijntje and Adrianus

with their first born son, Leonard.

This side of the family has an easy

trail to follow back to Holland.

My Grandpa Blaine's family wasn't as easy.

After working on it all night last night, I

have traced Blaine's line all the way to

the 1600's in England. I have a lot

more work to do, but boy do I love it!

I am using FamilySearch.org which is free

from the church and Ancestry.com which

has a monthly fee for documents.

My thanks go out to Leonard's

wife, Lois for posting these old

photos on Facebook! :0)