The life story I will tell today highlights a Hopfer. Martin Hopfer was born on June 30, 1866. He was the son of Gottfried and Catherine (Schaefer) Hopfer. Yesterday’s character, Adolph Schaefer, would have called Martin’s mother, Aunt Catherine. So Martin and Adolph would have been cousins. Although I could find no direct connection in … More Martin Hopfer D.D.S.
Gustav Adolph Schaefer is the birthday boy for June 29th. He was born on this day in 1878. It is his story that I will tell today. Before I go on, let me state that he went by the name Adolph on most of the documents I found, so that will be the name that … More Schaefer and Bock
If my cousin, Myrtle Kuehnert, could see the title of this post, it would certainly pique her interest. However, she is not likely to have anything to do with a computer or the internet, so the likelihood of her seeing it is rather slim. I know that Cousin Myrtle is moving past her 9th decade … More Kuehnert & Schmidt
I will attempt to tell the story of Juliane Rabold today. After all, today would have been her 152nd birthday. As her life unfolded, she was always surrounded by almost entirely men and boys. Juliane was born on June 26, 1867 and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. I am once again away from … More Juliane’s Men
Today was Ida Mina Hooss’s birthday. Ida was born in Perryville, Missouri on June 24, 1877, making today her 142nd birthday. She was the daughter of Thomas and Catherine (Cadenbach) Hooss. Her father, over the years, was a hotel keeper and merchant in Perryville. Ida was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Below are … More Miss Hooss – Schoolmarm
I have been honored to write for this blog. However, that is not why I have composed the above title. Instead, there was once a Lutheran pastor who could have said after his wedding, “I have been “Ahner”ed.” (The surname Ahner is pronounced the same as the word “honor”.) And since his surname was Iben, … More Iben “Ahner”ed
There is an event that took place on this date 140 years ago. Although I have written previously about that special occasion, I choose to revisit the couple that would be celebrating their 140th wedding anniversary today. I wrote the blog post titled, Yet Another Mueller Question, but it was written back in the early … More The Wittenberg Muellers
Thousands of people died in St. Louis during the summer of 1849. The cause of death was the disease known as cholera. It has been estimated that one out of every eleven people in that major city died from that disease primarily in the summer months of June and July. Many people who had the … More Summer of Death – 170 Years Ago
Although you do not find their names in the Bible, church tradition says that the names of the Wise Men were Melchior, Gaspar, and Balthasar. Today, we tell the story of Balthasar. Balthasar Schmidt, that is. Today was date that Balthasar Schmidt married Friedericke Schade. They were married on June 19, 1861 at Immanuel Lutheran … More Wise Man Schmidt
Peter Lohmann immigrated to the United States in 1866. He was one of many people who made the voyage to America aboard the ship, Carl. A post was written about that ship’s voyage titled, Carl’s Arrival. Peter was born on June 21, 1837 in Scheeβel, Germany. Here is his baptism record. When he came to … More Lohmann – The Altenburg Cobbler
