A young couple was married in Potter, Nebraska, but both the bride and the groom were born and raised in Jackson County, Illinois. These two would not remain in Nebraska, but shortly after their marriage, they would return to the place of their births and live there the rest of their lives. This story begins … More David and Ida – The Fritsche’s
A great friend of our museum, Walter “Junior” Doering entered his eternal rest this past week. I am re-posting a blog written about his parents today in his honor. I have added an update along with several more photos of Junior at the end of this post. Our prayers go out to his family and … More Junior’s Mom and Dad
A few weeks ago, Gerard Fiehler and I were asked to make a presentation at a Richter Reunion that was held in New Wells. It was a wonderful group of people, and we really enjoyed it. Since I am unable to spend time on a new story today, I decided to look for a post … More The 3R’s…Richter, Remembrance, Reunion
A set of twins was born on this day not long before the turn of the 20th century to a Kaufmann family. It was a boy/girl set of twins. This Kaufmann family had 6 children prior to the birth of these twins, but 4 of them had died before the twins arrived on the scene. … More Adolph and Ada – The Kaufmann’s
I do not have a new surname in today’s post. I have a new first name. That name is Pancratius. I did a search in our German Family Tree for this unusual name and discovered that it only occurs within the Muench family. There are sites online that indicate this name means “all powerful”. Pancratius … More P Is for Pancratius
Martin Pfau took a roundabout way to find his bride in Jacob, Illinois. And even then, I have no idea how these two managed to meet one another. His bride is today’s birthday girl, but the only documentation for her being born on this day is found in the books of Christ Lutheran Church in … More Pfau from Frohna to Wentzville to Murphysboro
Johann Wilhelm Edward Schuricht was born on either June 10th or June 11th in 1857. Today and tomorrow, the 10th and 11th, I will be on the road and attending a wedding. I will publish this on the 10th and will not be able to write a new story on the 11th, so I might … More Edward Schuricht – Busch Wagon Maker
Two surnames that take up a whole lot of space in our German Family Tree are Roth and Mueller. However, I did a search in our files for a record for a Roth and Mueller marriage used on this blog prior to today, and found none. On the other hand, the lady who provides many … More Theodore and Lydia – A Roth/Mueller Pair
Today’s birthday boy, Herman Johann Arbeiter, was born on June 8, 1894, so, if he was alive today, he would be turning 128 years old. You will be reading another story in which the husband spent his whole life in Jackson County, Illinois, but his wife had her beginnings in Perry County, Missouri. Herman was … More Herman the German Slugger
As it turns out, I am going to wish Fritz and Susie Pensel a belated “Happy Anniversary” today. Our German Family Tree, which gets its information from the binder of records we have from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, says these two were married on June 7, 1894, but I discovered that other official … More Susie’s Pensel
