Hans Ulrich Rider (Honzura Rider) b. 1888 d. 1981
Honzura Rider was born April 7, 1888. His birth record has him named Hans Ulrich Rider. Somehow this became Honzura but there isn’t much record to explain when he started using Honzura. I’ve just assumed it was a breakdown of pronunciation of Hans...
Virgil Floyd Rider b. 1912 d. 1967
Meet my grandfather, Virgil Floyd Rider. Virgil was born August 11, 1912 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The birth certificate that I have was generated from an affidavit from his father when Virgil was 27 years old so it doesn’t have much more in the way of...
My Unknown Kin, Rider or Wills Lines, Kanawha County, WV
Posting a photo here that just came into my hands. It was owned by my great aunt, Marcelene Rider Keenan, the daughter of Ulrich Rider (aka Honzura “Poppy” Rider) and Lottie Mae Wills. Hoping to find a relative who might be able to shed some light on his identity.
Helen Louise Boka 1920-2003
Helen Louise Boka, my grandmother on my father’s side, was born in Spring Hill or Ward, West Virginia on December 9th, 1920. Her parents were Joseph and Julianna Boka and they resided in or near Ward, West Virginia, an unincorporated coal mining town for most of Helen’s childhood.
The Ward Hungarian Church
Steve Boka taught local immigrants the English language as an outreach of the Ward West Virginia Hungarian Baptist church.
