The World of Grandpa Don
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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. |
The Family Tree
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Journey on this page to ... |
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| Our Children and their Families & a Special Friend | ||||
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Dan &
Karen Plefka Nick, Kelsey & Ana |
Anne Marie & Dom Albano Dominick, Anthony, Marc & Joe |
Tom
Plefka Caitlin & Kelly |
Mikey |
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| Our Parents, their families & Genealogy | ||||
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Joseph Plefka
& Sylvia Simousek My adopted parents ... My "Mom & Dad" |
The Story of My Adoption |
Harry Lawler
& Anne Montrym Anne's Parents ... Also "Mom & Dad" to me. |
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| My Genealogy: | ||||
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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 | ||||
| My Mother's Family - Her Genealogy | ||||
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The Story of
Lucie Lossner My Mother and the Cecora Family. |
The Husmann/Lossner/ Plefka Genealogy Time Line |
The Packard Line |
Our
Packard Mystery Unknown Parents of Shepard Packard |
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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 Tree |
The Copeland Mayflower Connection |
The Thayer Family Tree |
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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The Cooke/Moulton/Green Families |
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 The Copland Family Royal Heratage |
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Page One Royal Heritage |
Page Two Plantagenet Kings |
Page Three The House of Wessex |
Page Four - William and the Normans | |
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Page Five Charlemagne and his Ancestors including The Family Saints |
Royal Research & Conclusion |
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| Family Trivia | ||||
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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 | ||||
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My Adoption Story |
The first meeting
of Cecora / Plefka Families |
The second meeting of Cecora / Plefka Families |
The first meeting of Copeland / Plefka Families |
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| My Life | ||||
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How I became Grandpa
Don Biographical Reminiscences |
What's New? The latest Events in the World of Grandpa Don |
From the Pen of Grandpa Don |
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Set sail to ... |
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Home Page My Life Story My Adoption Story |
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United at last - 2007
Don with his children |
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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 |
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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, Don &
Bella |
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Christmas 1997 |
Thanksgiving, 2003 | |
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Top Row from Left to
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Row L-R: Marc, Nick, Anthony & Joe Middle: Kelsey & Grandpa Don Bottom L-R: Ana, Kelly & Caitlin |
Sarah & Dominick |
