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My Family
Grandpa Don has three families. I
first knew my adopted family, expanded by marriage and children.
At the age of 75 I became
acquainted with my "natural" families with their own genealogy.
I first learned of my natural
mother's family, the Cecora / Lossner clan along with my surviving older
brother.
Then learned of my natural
father's family, the Copeland clan along with my younger brother and
three surviving sisters.
They are as one to me, one no less
a part of my life than the other. These pages will serve to record their
stories as I know them. |
"In every conceivable manner,
the family is
link to our past,
bridge to our future."
– Alex Haley
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Journey on this
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Our Children and their
Families & a Special Friend |
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Genealogy and family history are included in these links. |
Dan &
Karen
Plefka |
Anne Marie
& Dom
Albano |
Tom &
Diane
Plefka |
Mikey |
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Our Parents, their
families & Genealogy |
Joseph Plefka
&
Sylvia Simousek
My adopted parents ...
My "Mom & Dad" |
Harry Lawler
&
Anne Montrym
Anne's Parents ...
Also "Mom & Dad" to me. |
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My Genealogy: |
My Adopted parents' and Anne's parents' genealogy and stories are found
above in the Plefka & Lawler links.
For my natural genealogy go to the details below. There is a large
"Pedigree" Chart that will show how all my known ancestors. The fan chart below lists the first 4 generations of
my
ancestors. All names have links to additional information. Move your cursor over the chart to find the links.
The fourth generation, my 2nd great-grandparents also have links to
their pedigree charts showing the family ancestry as far as we know it.
Have fun with this chart. |
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My Newly Discovered
Natural Parents and Our Genealogy |
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My Mother's Family - Her Genealogy |
The Story of
Lucie Lossner
My Mother
and the Cecora Family. |
The Husmann/Lossner/Plefka
Genealogy Time Line |
The
Packard
Line
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Our
Packard Mystery
Unknown Parents of
Shepard Packard |
Husmann - Lossner - 1800's
My Mother was a Lossner. |
The Palinchik Story |
A Possible
Packard Mayflower Connection |
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My Father's Family - His Genealogy |
The Copeland Family
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The Copeland
Mayflower
Connection
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The Thayer Family Tree
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The Doolittle
Family Tree |
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The Lewis Family |
The Royce Family |
The Munson Family |
The Curtis Family |
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The Bullen Family |
The Underwood Family |
Whitcomb/Cudworth Family |
The Hall Family |
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Family Trivia |
The Mingling of Family Lines
Intermarriages of the
Alden, Copeland, Packard & Thayer Families |
Famous
Cousins
Distant relatives of Grandpa Don sharing common ancestors who arrived in
America on the Mayflower |
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I Find My
Families |
July, 2006 -
Orland Park, Illinois
The first meeting of
Cecora / Plefka Families |
Sept, 2006
Cleveland, Ohio
The second meeting of
Cecora / Plefka Families |
June, 2007
Cleveland, Ohio
The first meeting of
Copeland / Plefka
Families |
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Set sail to ... |
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United at last - 2007
Jim Cecora - Don Plefka - John Copeland
Rita Barilla - Irene & Marilyn Copeland
Don with his children
& their spouses
Birthday - 2006 |
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On October 25, 2003 the
family gathered for the wedding of my grandson Dominick and the family
was increased in six with the addition of Sarah. Welcome Sarah. |
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The Albano
Branch
Dominick III, Anthony, Dominick IV, Marc, Anne Marie, & Joe |
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The
Plefka Branches
(top) Dan, Nick, Diane, Tom
(Bottom) Karen, Caitlin, Ana, Kelly, Kelsey |
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The newest member,
Sarah with Dominick IV
Starting an new branch |
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Christmas 1997 |
Thanksgiving, 2003 |
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Top Row from Left to
right:
Anthony, Joe, Nick, Marc & Dominick
Bottom from left to right:
Kelly, Caitlin, Kelsey & Ana |
Top
Row L-R:
Marc, Nick, Anthony & Joe
Middle: Kelsey & Grandpa Don
Bottom L-R:
Ana, Kelly & Caitlin |
Sarah
& Dominick |
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