I am going to write a different kind of post today than I normally do. It comes from a lonely entry we have in our German Family Tree. That entry is one that caused me to think to myself, “There’s a story here, but I don’t know what it is.” In fact, once I’m done … More A Story Here – But I Don’t Know It
I am once again a little frustrated today. After researching a name based on a special event that supposedly took place on August 30th, I now have discovered that date might not be correct. It was even a wedding that our German Family Tree says took place on August 30, 1846, making today the 175th … More Stengel: A New Name – An Old Name
The starting point for today’s post is the possible birth of a baby boy by the name of Conrad Peter Heinrich Roth on August 29, 1867. I say that it was the possible birth because a few other records indicate the date of birth to be August 30th, not the 29th. That makes today (or … More CPH Roth – Christian’s Son & Christian’s Brother
We begin with the birth of a girl in Altenburg ,but the story ends in St. Louis. Christiane Augusta Grosse was born on August 28, 1876, making today her 145th birthday. This girl went by the name Augusta. Her parents were John and Magdalena (Petzoldt) Grosse. She was the second of 10 children born into … More Paul Fiehler – Blacksmith and Salesman
Several times in the course of writing on this blog, I have written different stories about several siblings in the same family, but not one about their parents. Then I later run into an occasion to write about those parents. Today will be another one of those stories. You may have read about their children, … More Longtown Oberndorfers
Not long ago, a story was written that included a woman by the name of Dixie Wills titled, Art and Dixie. Dixie had siblings with the names of Grover Cleveland, Oscar, Pearl, Golda, and Homer. Today, you get the story of another brother in that family who had a rather boring name in comparison with … More Peter and Della Wills
Today’s birthday boy is Paul Hemmann, who was born on August 24, 1880. Paul’s story will lead us to several different locations. You will discover that Paul did get married, but not until he was over 40 years of age, and he had no children. So, this is a branch of the Hemmann family that … More Hemmann, the Kansan
Posts on this blog are not often initiated by a date of death, but that is the case today. Rev. C.F.W. Walther’s beloved wife, Emilie, died on August 23, 1885. Emilie has been mentioned in several previous posts on this blog, but in this article, I will highlight some of the evidence we have of … More C.F.W. Walther’s Sweetheart
In a few other previous posts, I have discussed that there are two groups of Gerler’s, the Ridge Gerler’s and the Lake Gerler’s. Actually, both of these groups of Gerler’s are connected to each other if you go back far enough, and you don’t even have to go back to Germany to find the connection. … More Martin, the Lake Gerler
You will read a story today that includes a man by the name of Gottfried Mueller. Before I get any farther, let me display 3 names that appear in the book, Zion on the Mississippi where it lists the immigrants who were part of the Gruber Group. That group arrived in New Orleans in November … More A Gruber Group Mueller
