tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post6893531246698333371..comments2024-03-01T22:45:35.314-06:00Comments on Bag Blog: Family SecretsBag Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-5108709364169503602007-06-27T10:23:00.000-05:002007-06-27T10:23:00.000-05:00Lou, when I was in Ashville, NC, around 1981 or 19...Lou, when I was in Ashville, NC, around 1981 or 1982, I went to the public library and looked up what I could find about "Papoo". I wish I could find where I saved what I photocopied. But it was mainly addresses from those years in the phone book or some kind of census data, I believe. Anyway, for some years, there was listing for 2 women living together: a "Freddie Bernecker" (in some years it was "Freda") and woman with the last name of "Barker". I can't remember the first name of the Barker woman. At some point, I think Freddie/Freda Bernecker dropped off the roles and only the Barker woman remained at that address -- but I could be remembering wrong. I shared all of this with dad at one point, showing him copies. We theorized that maybe Papoo's last name was Bernecker and that the Barker woman was perhaps a boarder and close friend who was like an aunt to Papoo. And that maybe he changed his name so that his benefits from his military service would go to the Barker woman. This would make sense with your info that Freda was his mom (I couldn't tell this from the library info). If she passed away, and Papoo wanted her friend to be covered under his military benefits. Pretty interesting. Thanks for looking all this up!<BR/>--CraigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-74663228211430781302007-06-27T09:32:00.000-05:002007-06-27T09:32:00.000-05:00I love this sort of stuff -- it's like unfolding a...I love this sort of stuff -- it's like unfolding a great mystery where you see glimpses of yourself in the characters...thanks for sharing this great story Lou!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-78279747998380171032007-06-26T15:39:00.000-05:002007-06-26T15:39:00.000-05:00My dad was big into geneology. After he died, my ...My dad was big into geneology. After he died, my brother took up where he left off. We have traced a branch back to Sweden, and another back to England. I find it fascianting--as long as someone else does the digging. :)Becky Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901212090175780900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-77428567221959592712007-06-26T14:43:00.000-05:002007-06-26T14:43:00.000-05:00As usual, I am just a mediocre geneologist sort. ...As usual, I am just a mediocre geneologist sort. I just want to find out a few things. It irritates me that no one knows anything - my mother does not know her great grandmother's name, and what she does know is not always factual. So I dig now and then.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-3272503674204391292007-06-26T12:41:00.000-05:002007-06-26T12:41:00.000-05:00TSMP was very big on genealogy, as well, and she p...TSMP was very big on genealogy, as well, and she published a genealogy newsletter for a few years...a combination resource and clearing house for members of her (very) extended family and others carrying her surname. It can be both fascinating and/or all-consuming, depending upon how far you wanna go.<BR/><BR/>I never even got started...and was never all that interested. I must be missing that particular gene.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10997257.post-39745463617153406642007-06-26T11:17:00.000-05:002007-06-26T11:17:00.000-05:00My brother has been looking up a lot of info on ou...My brother has been looking up a lot of info on our family. On my Dad's side, a log of that was done by a cousin's husband because he has been very big into genealogy. But we didn't know very much on my mother's side. He traced one line back to England. On the paternal grandparent side though he has his a wall.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453105465334116413noreply@blogger.com