Both of the characters that make up today’s married couple can be found in the long-lost 1880 Union Township census pages. There is no family history on Ancestry.com that lists an 1880 census record for either of these two individuals. The groom, you will discover, was one of the 21 children fathered by the patriarch … More The Hemmann-Thauwald Duo
April 28th must have been a very special day in the Lowe’s family. Both the mother and her firstborn son shared this day as their birthday. These two were born exactly 23 years apart. I will attempt to tell their stories today. One story takes us to Arnsberg Lutheran Church and the other to Hanover … More Mom and Son Celebrate Birthday
A few days ago, in a post titled, Ed and Julie Koenig, it was pointed out that a passenger list included the surnames Koenig, Koch, and Haertling, and several folks with those surnames ended up forming a “neighborhood” of farms in the Shawnee Township. That neighborhood remained intact over at least 3 census records…30 years. Today, … More Lena Starzinger Joins the Neighborhood
There were two Grosse families that were part of the original immigration group that arrived in Perry County, Missouri in 1839. Both Grosse families travelled to America aboard the Johann Georg, but they were not on that ship at the same time. One group of Grosse’s was made up of 3 shoemakers and their mother. … More Alfred Grosse and His Two Marie’s
Benjamin Schuessler is the subject of today’s post. That name often makes me think of the tribes of Israel, which resulted when Jacob was blessed with 12 children. However, you could make an argument that there were 13 tribes when you consider that the tribe of Manasseh was granted two different portions of property when … More Tribe of Benjamin Returns to Promised Land
Before I get to today’s characters, I have this urge to show you a portion of a passenger list for the ship, Ella, that arrived in New Orleans on November 7, 1853. Take a look at this group of immigrants. I find this list fascinating. At the top and bottom are 3 names whose destination … More Ed and Julie Koenig
Emanuel George Weibrecht is today’s birthday boy. He was born on April 23, 1883, making today his 138th birthday. Emanuel was the baby of his familly, the 9th of 9 children. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. However, before we look at his life, let’s take a quick look at the entry … More The Weibrecht-Muench Pair
Albert Fritz Moldenhauer arrived in America in 1871 according to a couple of census records. He then married the widow, Margaret (Linz) Hoehn in 1879. The story of Fritz and Margaret was told in the post, Menfro Moldenhauer’s. We have these photos of Fritz and Margaret. That previous post mentioned that this couple had two … More A Set of Moldenhauer Twins
A wedding took place on this day 140 years ago at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. The story of that couple will be told today. It is yet another tale about a family that begins in Perry County, Missouri, but ends up across the Mississippi River in Jackson County, Illinois. It is a story … More Moeckel and His Mathilde
I have a story to tell today about Henry Miesner. I know I have written stories about men with this name before, so I did a search on our blog site for “Henry Miesner” and it came up with 7 different blog posts mentioning men by that name. I know that some of them were … More Yet Another Henry Miesner
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