Peter Ludwig would be celebrating his 45th birthday today. He was one of those people who, because he was born on Leap Day, his birthday only occurred every four years. Today would have been only the 45th time Peter’s birthday has been found on a calendar since he was born. That doesn’t take away the … More Peter’s 45th Birthday
I am calling Georg Gottlob Seibel today’s birthday boy, but there is a little confusion about his date of birth. There are conflicting church records. Based on Gottlob’s baptism record at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri, he was born on February 28, 1865 and baptized on March 3rd. Gottlob was the son of Jacob … More G.G. and A.A. Seibel
Two Schmidt families came to the United States aboard the Copernicus in 1839 as part of the Gesellschaft. In both families, a widow came with her children. Since they are located not far from each other on the Copernicus passenger list, I will show the portion that displays these two families. I have placed red … More Max Schmidt from the Double Schmidt’s
Yesterday’s post was about Henry Oetjen’s life story. As Paul Harvey often said, “This is the rest of the story.” Today, you get the story of Henry’s Oetjen cousins. I am going to start with Friedrich (Fred) Oetjen today. Friedrich Oetjen was born on April 7, 1887, one year after the birth of Henry. Fred … More Oregon’s Oetjen Cousins – Part 2
I began looking at a February 24th birthday today, thinking it might be worth a post. For a while, I was not convinced I could find enough for a story. However, as time went by, I eventually decided it was not worth a story; it was worth two stories. So today you will get the … More Oregon’s Oetjen Cousins – Part 1
Yesterday’s story included Emma Jungclaus, whose mother was Gesche (Stueve) Jungclaus. I will be telling a story today which includes a character, Maria Anna Stueve, who would have been Emma Jungclaus’s first cousin. Maria’s father, Herman Stueve, was Gesche’s brother. Emma’s marriage to Albert Weber was a Ridge wedding. Maria Stueve’s marriage would be another … More Pilz/Stueve: Another Ridge Couple
Two surnames found in the area known as The Ridge north of Altenburg were Jungclaus and Weber. Today, you will read about a married couple that was made up of a Jungclaus and a Weber. I choose to begin the tale back in Lamstedt, Germany (mainly because I found some original baptism records there). First, … More Albert and Emma on The Ridge
Yesterday, I told the story of a Gotthold who was born 150 years ago. Today, you will be told the story of another Gotthold. This one today was born 170 years ago. Gotthold Heinrich Ahner was born on February 21, 1850, the son of August and Johanna Maria (Groban) Ahner. He was baptized at Concordia … More Gotthold Got the Hecht out of Perry County
A few days ago, I referred to an earlier post titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. I know I can relate to the main character of that post, Joseph Weinhold, because I, too, am surrounded by good lookin’ women. I would include my wife, my 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters in that group surrounding me. … More Winter Women
The post today starts in Germany where a girl was born on February 19, 1855. This is one of those rare occasions where I found a baptism record for her from the town of Lorch, Germany which was located in the Baden-Württemburg region. The girl’s name was Friedricke Nanette Jung. Jung would be pronounced the … More Tough Choice for Nanette
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