Hi, I am a cousin of Melanie Vipperman. I knew Lissie, as she was my Dad's mother. I have never even seen a picture of my grandad Jack. I have learned a lot from Ancestry.com- I have seen a picture here of my greatgrandad Immanuel. I would be interested in any info you have. I know so little about that side of my family, and I plan to be at the reunion next summer in VA. I live in Utah.
I have a copy of Jack's (Dad said everyone called his father Jack) obituary. I also know how Jack and Lissie met. My mother told me this story several years ago:
Lissis was on a train with her sister, Lottie. On the train was a handsome man, with whom the newly engaged Lottie began flirting. Lissie chided her sister about her behavior- she said, "I'll tell Mama!". The handsome stranger would become Lissie's husband.