"BEGINNINGS ARE TREMENDOUS EVENTS" whether it be a new year or new bloggers, but maybe we should start this "60th Anniversary Year Review" with our origins.
Eleanor Jane Koster was born February 19, 1924
Mother: Ruth Esther Bruene 1899-1986, 11th and last child of Emilie Keiser 1856-1929 and Karl Bruene 1857-1938 Father: Roy Milton Koster 1896-1958, 2nd of 3 children of George Willian Koster 1869-1963 and Caroline Gethmann 1871-1901. 2nd wife, Minnie Neumeier 1874-1965, 2 daughters.
Eugene Taylor Smith was born March 28, 1924
Mother: Matie Belle Van Matre 1894-1984, 2nd of 4 children of Fred Van Metre 1863-1934 and Mary Agnes Teagar 1866-1924 Father: Byron Avery Smith 1890-1974, 5th(twin)of 10 children of Henry Frank Smith 1859-1937 and Hattie Malinda Perry 1861-1947
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