If you are a regular reader of this blog, you know that I have written several posts about couples that I describe as Ridge Romances. They were couples that had their roots on The Ridge located north of Altenburg. You will be reading about yet another one of these romances today. We will begin with … More Stueve-Weber Ridge Romance
Our German Family Tree has just a few records for the surname, Kaeding. You can see what is included in the GFT below. What you do see in the above image is the fact that Rev. Christian Kaeding came to Altenburg in 1864 and found himself a bride by the name of Jacobine Seibel. The … More Rev. Christian Kaeding Finds Altenburg Bride
Whenever the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society welcomes new members to its organization, the old book shown below is brought out so that they can add their names to the historical list of people who have been members of that organization over the years. If you open this book to the beginning, you will find … More The Original Members of the Perry County Lutheran Historical Society
Johann George Gerstacker was born on January 28, 1857, the son of Johann Friedrich and Margaretha (Mausner) Gerstacker. His baptism record was once found in the books of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but that congregation’s records were destroyed in a fire. We can find the following information about George Gerstacker in a re-creation of … More George Gerstacker – Bavarian Bottoms Farmer
Sophia Metzner is today’s birthday girl. She was born on January 27, 1842 in Germany. Our German Family Tree states that the Metzner family came to America from Gefell, Germany. There are records indicating that there were members of the Metzner family living in Perry County, Missouri as early as 1853. Sophia was the daughter … More Friedrich and Sophia Gentsch
Heinrich August Miesner is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 26, 1888, the son of Frederick and Sophia (Korte) Miesner. This man went by the name of Henry Miesner, and that means I once again have to be careful, because we find several Henry Miesner’s in our German Family Tree. The Miesner family … More Henry A. Miesner – Cape Car Guy
Friedrich Joseph Arthur Preusser is today’s birthday boy. He was born on January 25, 1882, the son of Gustav and Anna (Jahn) Preusser. Today would have been his 139th birthday. He went by the name of Arthur during his lifetime. Arthur was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. Below is an image of … More Arthur, Anna, and Albert Preusser
I have to be very careful when telling the story of one of today’s main characters. The birthday boy for today was named Henry Guetersloh. However, this post is not the first one that tells the tale of a Henry Guetersloh. There was a Henry Guetersloh in the previous generation of this Guetersloh family. In … More Henry and Lydia Guetersloh
The story I tell today is one that involves a special birthday, and those often attract my attention. However, today’s character hardly shows up in our German Family Tree. I also was attracted to the surname, Bach, a famous German Lutheran name of musical fame. This will not be a story of a German Lutheran … More Theodore and Emily Bach
I will begin today with an admission that there is some dispute about the birthdate of today’s main character. Our German Family Tree states that Herman Ludwig was born on January 22, 1859. However, his later death certificate not only states that his birthday took place on January 21st, but it also says he was … More Herman the Brewer
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