We begin today by looking at a birthday girl by the name of Ella Maria Theresa Schilling. Ella was born on April 30, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. She was the daughter of Gotthilf and Juliana (Militzer) Schilling. Ella’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More The Seemann’s – To Potter, Nebraska and Back
In 1895, a publication called A Modern Eden included this advertisement for the Neubeck Store in Altenburg. Today I tell the story of George Neubeck who was born on April 29, 1836 in Bavaria and is now buried in the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Altenburg. According to his biography in Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri,…
I started this story by looking at a wedding anniversary for this date and ended by finding a high school soccer teammate of mine…..at least I think so. The couple getting married on April 28, 1946 was Marvin Poppitz and Anita Perr. They were united in wedlock at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg by Rev.…
Today would have been the 152nd anniversary of Ludwig and Sarah (Hartung) Boehme. I have already written a little bit about this couple in a previous post titled, From Muddy Creek to Brazeau Creek. That post focused on Sarah’s family that came to Perry County from Pennsylvania. Today I will spend more time on Ludwig’s…
Yesterday, I was going to write a blog post even though I knew I had two museum meetings in the afternoon. Then, yesterday morning, Altenburg and its surrounding area lost power, making it impossible to write that post. Long story, short…you are going to read yesterday’s story today. Here we go. A young woman and … More A Voelker-Biltz-Lindner Trio – Add a Boehme
I will tell a story today that gets into my Schmidt family. One of the main characters in this story is my great-granduncle. The term great-granduncle is defined as “your grandfather’s uncle”. In order to tell this story, I will tell you how my family is tied into the New York Group. That was a … More Great Grandpa Gottwerth’s Godson
Today’s birthday girl spent only 3 years in Perry County, so she probably had no memories from her time in Altenburg. Most of her life was spent in another location known for its German Lutheran heritage. Get ready to take a trip to the vicinity of Stuttgart, Arkansas, a place that has also become famous … More Bertha’s Stuttgart Rice Farmer
A lonely record found in our German Family Tree is the starting point for today’s post. Below is all that lonely reference in the GFT for George Max Christisen (and even his surname is spelled differently than it is on his gravestone). A2.CHRISTENSEN, Georg Max (Born 22 Apr 1873) [PerryvilleMO]: Georg Max Christisen, Born 22 … More George Maximillion’s 150th Birthday
You will be reading another post today that begins with a child who would be celebrating his 125th birthday if he was still alive. Joseph Traugott Martin Kaempfe was born on April 21, 1898, the son of Otto and Magdalena (Mueller) Kaempfe. There were 6 children born to Otto and Magdalena, and Joseph was the … More Joseph Kaempfe’s Tumultuous Young Life
I must admit that when I found a potential story for today that involved a bride and groom named Klaus and Lohmann, I immediately thought that I would have to go to the books of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar to get some images of documents. That is not the case. Instead, I discovered that … More Some Friedheim Lohmann’s
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