Left to right - Orestus Dooley Altizer (Born - May 11, 1900), Lo Lester (Born - March 28, 1902), Joseph Elgan (Father Nov. 10, 1874 - Sep. 27, 1945), Joe Leslie (Born - April 2, 1904), Fannie Pamelia Whitt Altizer (Mother April 2, 1878 - Jan. 7, 1968), Ulysses Simpson (Born - Nov. 23, 1906), Lottie Betsy Altizer Lowe (Born - May 27, 1915), Rufus Flavis (Born - Jan. 13, 1909), James Daniel (Apr. 27, 1918 - Apr. 14, 1997), and Herman Gillis (Born - June 24, 1912)
Emera Altizer (Emera Ambrose von Althausen) is the father of the Altizer family. After being born in 1736 in or near a German town called Bingen am Rhein , he made his way to America when he was sixteen. The picture above is my father's immediate family.
My father, James Daniel Altizer, was the youngest of seven brothers and one sister. Big Dan passed away in 1997. He is greatly missed! Dad did a lot of things in his life, and he touched a lot of people. I would say his greatest accomplishment was his love for Gospel music. He spent most of his life directing choirs in various churches, and my mother (Vangie Wells Altizer Gaddis) played the piano. They were a great team! Mother still plays everyday! She is doing fine, and I am thankful for every time I get to talk with her. I couldn't have asked for better parents. My tree consists of the following: Emera Altizer > David Altizer > William Altizer > Joseph Elgin Altizer > James Daniel Altizer > Kevin Brian Altizer.
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My wife, Sarah Altizer, has a very nice site for educational purposes. She has several hundred FREE downloadable worksheets in Adobe Portable Document format (.pdf). Sarah has spent hours upon hours creating these worksheets. The FREE worksheets are for children who are in the fourth grade. However, have you seen the show, "Are you smarter than a fifth-grader?", then you'll understand when I say that we can all benefit from these worksheets! So, visit her site and poke around. It is very interesting!
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