Aunt Alice and Uncle Charlie used to travel all over Europe. When I was young they would regale us with stories of their travels, which I loved to hear. One thing that I remember the most is that they would take a suitcase full of toilet paper with them because the toilet paper in Europe was very harsh. By the end of the trip the suitcase would be empty of toilet paper and full of items they were bringing back, either for gifts or for their antique shop in San Diego.
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From the family genealogy, which Aunt Alice helped compile:
Into the two-room sod house on the Kansas prairie came Alice May on 12 July 1905. Alice grew to young womanhood in Lawrence, Kansas and on graduation from high school, attended Lawrence Business College, from which she was graduated in the 1920s. Alice went into general office work and worked at that until her marriage 15 May 1927 to George Admiral FIEGER. George was born 31 October 1902 and was the son of George and Tressa FIEGER of Topeka, Kansas. Alice and George lived in Topeka.
In 1941 George and Alice, and their daughter Barbara, moved to the San Diego area of California. Alice worked as an assistant bookkeeper in a jewelry store for 15 years. Later she had her own shop, the Gift 'n Knit Shop for 10 years.
During this time Alice and George were divorced and Alice married Clifford Melville ROMAINE on 17 February 1949. Clifford was the son of Melville and Nella (WILLIAMS) ROMAINE and was born 7 February 1907, in Newark, New Jersey.
Alice lost her only daughter on 24 December 1951 when Barbara died in San Diego of Lupus erythematosus, a rare disease of unknown cause or cure.
When Alice and Clifford were married he was a retired Chief Machinist Mate. He had retired in 9 November 1947, after 21 1/2 years of duty with the U.S. Navy, many of them aboard destroyers such as the Yorktown, the Wainwright and the St. Louis, and the aircraft carrier, George F. Elliott.
In 1949 Clifford took a job with the Federal Civil Service as machinist in heavy duty equipment. In August of 1950 he was recalled to Navy duty during the Korean conflict, and was stationed in San Diego as instructor of Naval History and Military Code of Justice. He served until 31 July 1952.
Clifford retired from his job in December 1965 when he was 63 years old. Clifford and Alice had a few years of doing what they pleased together. Alice died 4 January 1970 after almost 30 years of marriage.
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Alice is the sister of Pauline Ewing Mealer
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From the family genealogy, which Aunt Alice helped compile:
Into the two-room sod house on the Kansas prairie came Alice May on 12 July 1905. Alice grew to young womanhood in Lawrence, Kansas and on graduation from high school, attended Lawrence Business College, from which she was graduated in the 1920s. Alice went into general office work and worked at that until her marriage 15 May 1927 to George Admiral FIEGER. George was born 31 October 1902 and was the son of George and Tressa FIEGER of Topeka, Kansas. Alice and George lived in Topeka.
In 1941 George and Alice, and their daughter Barbara, moved to the San Diego area of California. Alice worked as an assistant bookkeeper in a jewelry store for 15 years. Later she had her own shop, the Gift 'n Knit Shop for 10 years.
During this time Alice and George were divorced and Alice married Clifford Melville ROMAINE on 17 February 1949. Clifford was the son of Melville and Nella (WILLIAMS) ROMAINE and was born 7 February 1907, in Newark, New Jersey.
Alice lost her only daughter on 24 December 1951 when Barbara died in San Diego of Lupus erythematosus, a rare disease of unknown cause or cure.
When Alice and Clifford were married he was a retired Chief Machinist Mate. He had retired in 9 November 1947, after 21 1/2 years of duty with the U.S. Navy, many of them aboard destroyers such as the Yorktown, the Wainwright and the St. Louis, and the aircraft carrier, George F. Elliott.
In 1949 Clifford took a job with the Federal Civil Service as machinist in heavy duty equipment. In August of 1950 he was recalled to Navy duty during the Korean conflict, and was stationed in San Diego as instructor of Naval History and Military Code of Justice. He served until 31 July 1952.
Clifford retired from his job in December 1965 when he was 63 years old. Clifford and Alice had a few years of doing what they pleased together. Alice died 4 January 1970 after almost 30 years of marriage.
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Alice is the sister of Pauline Ewing Mealer
Aunt Alice and Uncle Charlie used to travel all over Europe. When I was young they would regale us with stories of their travels, which I loved to hear. One thing that I remember the most is that they would take a suitcase full of toilet paper with them because the toilet paper in Europe was very harsh. By the end of the trip the suitcase would be empty of toilet paper and full of items they were bringing back, either for gifts or for their antique shop in San Diego.
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From the family genealogy, which Aunt Alice helped compile:
Into the two-room sod house on the Kansas prairie came Alice May on 12 July 1905. Alice grew to young womanhood in Lawrence, Kansas and on graduation from high school, attended Lawrence Business College, from which she was graduated in the 1920s. Alice went into general office work and worked at that until her marriage 15 May 1927 to George Admiral FIEGER. George was born 31 October 1902 and was the son of George and Tressa FIEGER of Topeka, Kansas. Alice and George lived in Topeka.
In 1941 George and Alice, and their daughter Barbara, moved to the San Diego area of California. Alice worked as an assistant bookkeeper in a jewelry store for 15 years. Later she had her own shop, the Gift 'n Knit Shop for 10 years.
During this time Alice and George were divorced and Alice married Clifford Melville ROMAINE on 17 February 1949. Clifford was the son of Melville and Nella (WILLIAMS) ROMAINE and was born 7 February 1907, in Newark, New Jersey.
Alice lost her only daughter on 24 December 1951 when Barbara died in San Diego of Lupus erythematosus, a rare disease of unknown cause or cure.
When Alice and Clifford were married he was a retired Chief Machinist Mate. He had retired in 9 November 1947, after 21 1/2 years of duty with the U.S. Navy, many of them aboard destroyers such as the Yorktown, the Wainwright and the St. Louis, and the aircraft carrier, George F. Elliott.
In 1949 Clifford took a job with the Federal Civil Service as machinist in heavy duty equipment. In August of 1950 he was recalled to Navy duty during the Korean conflict, and was stationed in San Diego as instructor of Naval History and Military Code of Justice. He served until 31 July 1952.
Clifford retired from his job in December 1965 when he was 63 years old. Clifford and Alice had a few years of doing what they pleased together. Alice died 4 January 1970 after almost 30 years of marriage.
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Alice is the sister of Pauline Ewing Mealer
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From the family genealogy, which Aunt Alice helped compile:
Into the two-room sod house on the Kansas prairie came Alice May on 12 July 1905. Alice grew to young womanhood in Lawrence, Kansas and on graduation from high school, attended Lawrence Business College, from which she was graduated in the 1920s. Alice went into general office work and worked at that until her marriage 15 May 1927 to George Admiral FIEGER. George was born 31 October 1902 and was the son of George and Tressa FIEGER of Topeka, Kansas. Alice and George lived in Topeka.
In 1941 George and Alice, and their daughter Barbara, moved to the San Diego area of California. Alice worked as an assistant bookkeeper in a jewelry store for 15 years. Later she had her own shop, the Gift 'n Knit Shop for 10 years.
During this time Alice and George were divorced and Alice married Clifford Melville ROMAINE on 17 February 1949. Clifford was the son of Melville and Nella (WILLIAMS) ROMAINE and was born 7 February 1907, in Newark, New Jersey.
Alice lost her only daughter on 24 December 1951 when Barbara died in San Diego of Lupus erythematosus, a rare disease of unknown cause or cure.
When Alice and Clifford were married he was a retired Chief Machinist Mate. He had retired in 9 November 1947, after 21 1/2 years of duty with the U.S. Navy, many of them aboard destroyers such as the Yorktown, the Wainwright and the St. Louis, and the aircraft carrier, George F. Elliott.
In 1949 Clifford took a job with the Federal Civil Service as machinist in heavy duty equipment. In August of 1950 he was recalled to Navy duty during the Korean conflict, and was stationed in San Diego as instructor of Naval History and Military Code of Justice. He served until 31 July 1952.
Clifford retired from his job in December 1965 when he was 63 years old. Clifford and Alice had a few years of doing what they pleased together. Alice died 4 January 1970 after almost 30 years of marriage.
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Alice is the sister of Pauline Ewing Mealer
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