My Unexpected Surgery

4 June 2024

Arrival

My mom drove me to Poudre Valley Hospital early in the morning. There was an emergency button outside, but it was broken. We waited by a locked door for someone to notice us. A guard let us in, and he had a wheelchair for me.

Italian Soldiers

Giuseppe Cervi, son of Costantino and Angela, was born on 28 October 1882 in Alvito.1 His height was 1.66 meters.1 His complexion was rosy.1 His hair was straight and chestnut-colored.1 His eyes were chestnut-colored.1 His teeth were healthy.1 He was an illiterate peasant.1 He served in the infantry.1 He was involved in World War I.1

Memorial Day

First Cousin Six Times Removed

Edward McKune was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania.1 He married on 2 November 1856 in Illinois.2 He held the rank of private.3 He died on 8 October 1862 in Kentucky.3

1 1850 U.S. census, Lee Co., Ill., sch. 1, Hanno Township, p. 125, line 32, dwelling 6, family 6, Hesekiah McKuen.
2 Illinois, "Compiled Marriages, 1851–1900," database, Ancestry, Edward McKune and Minerva Hastings, 1856.
3 "Illinois Veterans Index, 1775–1995," database, Ancestry, Edward McKune.

My Background

Education

I created this website for a genealogy course at Salt Lake Community College. I have completed six of those courses.

Paternal Grandmother

Vivian Lee Selman was born on 7 September 1922 in Texas.1 She was adopted on 12 June 1923 in Arkansas, and her name was changed to Pauline Frances Scholz.2

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