Quick Tip: Standard Date Format

MM-DD-YY (7-30-20) vs DD-MM-YY (30-07-20)

I thought this was worth mentioning since some of you that will be reading my Blog may not know why the DATE format is not in the U.S. format of MM-DD-YY (7-30-20) that we are used to.  

In the genealogy world, using a standardized format eliminates some of the guess work for people who look at the data.

People in many other countries tend to put the day of the month first, as in DD-MM-YY (30-07-20). You will see this in the older documents. Using letters for the month eliminates confusion. And it’s essential to use all four years of the date because we genealogists are working in multiple centuries.

So with this mind, my goal is to use the standardized format in my data.  Soon I hope it becomes second nature when writing.

Schoenewald Pedigree Chart with Wedding Pictures

Four (4) Generation Pedigree Chart

This chart is on my mother's paternal side. For those visual people sometimes a chart is easier to read than the list of names I published on my last post, though this chart does not show the children.

I also thought it would be fun to add their wedding pictures.  Hopefully some day I will run across some pictures of my Great Great Grandparents.

4 generations 

Ottilie and Adam Schoenewald - 1899
Married in Minnesota

Emmeline and John Schoenewald - 1928
Married in Idaho

Pat and Bob Kurtz - 1954
Married in Oregon

Darlene and Bob Jacobson - 1960
Married in Oregon

The Children - for my Great and Great Great Grandparents (Schoenewald/Kujawski)

Today I thought I would list all the children for these three families.  They are who I am currently researching and will be posting stories about each of them.  I also added this list to the "Schoenewald Tab" at the top so you have something to reference.

My Great Grandparents (my Grandfather John’s parents)

Adam Schoenewald (1869-1945) Born in Germany

Otillie Emilie Kujawsky Gerhrke Schoenewald (1873-1953) Born in Germany

Children:

Tillman Schoenewald (1894-1981) Born in Germany

Carl Gehrke (1897-1965) Born in Germany

Johann (John) Hermann Schoenewald (1900-1988) Born in Minnesota, USA     **                            

Mary Otillie Schoenewald Moran (1902-1994) Born in Minnesota, USA

Ida Schoenewald MacPherson (1904-2002) Born in Minnesota, USA

Emma Margrete Schoenewald Schmidt (1908-2001) Born in Minnesota

Fred (Frank) Schoenewald (1910-1988) Born in Minnesota

My Great Great Grandparents (Otillie’s parents)

Johan Kujawsky (1848-1913) Born in Germany

Maria (Mary) "Flauder" (1848-1916) Born in Germany

Children:

Otillie Emilie Kujawsky Gehrke Schoenewald (1873-1953) Born in Germany **

Emelia W. Kujawsky Hartung (1876-1944) Born in Germany

Adolph W. Kujawsky (1882-1885) Born in Germany

Ida B. Kujawsky Willi (1883-1963) Born in Germany

Emma Kujawsky Schroeder (1886-1958) Born in Germany

My Great Great Grandparents (Adam’s parents)

Adam Schoenewald (Sr) (1829-1903) Born in Germany

Elizabeth Bruns Schoenewald (1833-1915) Born in Prussia

Children: These have not been researched/verified except Adam and Johann

Rosa Schoenewald (1860 - ) Born in England

Karl Schoenewald (1865 - ) Born in England

Helene Schoenewald (1867 - ) Born in England

Adam Schoenewald (1869-1945) Born in Germany  **

Johann Schoenewald (1872-1933) Born in Germany