Acorns and Oaks Genealogy

09/28/2017

Doswell Rogers signed the Oath of Allegiance to the Commonwealth of Virginia and refused all allegiances to George third King of Great Britain on 30 Sept 1777, enlisting in Cox's Company. Doswell Rogers has been referred to as "old King Daus", a hero of the Revolution. Cox's Company assisted in the defeat of Major Patrick Ferguson's Loyalist on 7 Oct, 1780 at the Battle of King's Mountain. This company fought along side the forces of "lighthorse" Henry Lee's Legion helping to bring about the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown . Doswell also served in the same unit as Lt. Daniel Boone, a fellow Longhunter also known as an Overmountain Man.

09/16/2017

Herman J. Philipp path to U.S. Citizenship:
June 5 1909 (age 9) traveled 3rd class on S.S. Carmania leaving from Antwerp, Belgium with two stops in England and onto New York.
June 16, 1909 Certificate of Arrival-Ellis Island, NY
June 4, 1920 (age 19) Declaration of Intention filed in Kansas
Sept. 26, 1923 (age 22) Petition for Naturalization renouncing Oath of Allegiance to "Present Government of Germany" and giving it to U.S. Constitution and Laws of the United States of America with witnesses with personal knowledge of him attesting to HJP's good moral character and HJP's being attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States.
Dec. 23, 1923 Certificate of Naturalization

09/06/2017

Great Great Grandfather, Johann Kroder, is buried in the Kroder Mausoleum in All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, New York.
Additional occupants of the mausoleum are his second wife Johanna Hathan Kroder, and their son, John Andrew Kroder. The grave next to this mausoleum has the Hathan gravestone with the parents and brother of Johanna Hathan Kroder.

09/06/2017

Went to All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village, New York and found the grave marker for the Buhler family which included Louise Buhler Kroder, she was lost but now she is found! Also gained information about other family members. A win all the way around!

09/06/2017

Going to locations really pays off! Went to the Liederkrantz Club in Manhattan and in the entrance area found this plaque listing Mrs. H. Reubel as a contributor who helped make the new building (in 1949) possible. A great piece of family history information to add to the archives.

04/29/2017

One L, Two Ps, No S - The Story of A Surname by Genevieve Perkins Philipp and Anne Rogers Christensen
Eve tells this tale with love and compassion about a multi-generational family that she has connected with in deep and poignant ways. Eve's telling of this tale gives flesh to the bones of the names and dates of people long gone and helps us all to see that trying to do what is best for your family can have unexpected consequences. It also shows us that no matter what life throws at you, family can survive and thrive, loving one another and lifting each other up. valuing and cherishing each other - because we are family.

02/23/2017

Herman Joseph Philipp, MD received the highly regarded Selective Service Medal awarded to uncompensated civilians for service in the agency that administered the military draft during WWII. This medal was from the second printing of 100,000 medals.

05/07/2015

Checking out Daughters of the American Revolution www.dar.org/

The Daughters of the American Revolution is an organization with a deeply rich history while also being truly relevant in today’s world. More than 930,000 women have joined the organization since it was founded close to 125 years ago.

05/02/2015

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05/02/2015

04/30/2015