Tag: Blancken

Talie and Elmer – A Red Bud/Frohna Pair in Colorado

August 27, 2024

Although we begin today’s story in Frohna, Missouri, that is not where most of the story takes place. This is yet another one of those posts in which a person is born in East Perry County, but early on, moves to a different location. Natalie Augusta Blancken was born on August 27, 1899, so she … More Talie and Elmer – A Red Bud/Frohna Pair in Colorado

The Blancken Brood

September 1, 2017

September 1, 1878 was both an exciting and a sad day in the life story of Diedrich Blancken, only to be followed several days later by more sadness.  It is not often that I highlight a death date on my posts, but today is one of them. First of all, let me backtrack just a … More The Blancken Brood