I have museum business today, so I will not have time to write a new story. I discovered this post that was published in 2017 which was written about Arnold “Shorty” and Leona Kaempfe. Today would now be their 75th wedding anniversary, so I thought it was the perfect story to share again. From what … More Shorty and Leona
The birthday boy for today’s post is Alwin Herman Valentin Leine who was born on June 19, 1882. Yesterday’s story highlighted the life of Gustav Schilling, who was born in Frohna on June 18, 1882, so Alwin was born the next day. Alwin was born in the northern part of Cape Girardeau County near New … More Daisy Blacksmith
When I hear the surname, Schilling, I immediately think of Schilling’s who lived in Perry County, Missouri. After all, I have Schilling’s in my family tree, and that is where they were born and raised. However, today’s Schilling’s were ones that migrated to Jackson County, Illinois and lived their lives in the vicinity of Jacob. … More The Jacob Schilling’s – The Ones from Jacob, IL, That Is
The birthday of a girl born in St. Louis is the starting point for today’s post. That girl would go on to marry a Perry County man who became a Lutheran pastor who eventually made his way back to Perry County. Magdalene Julia Emm Spilker was born on June 17, 1898, so today would be … More Rev. “Kit” Weinhold – Youngest of the Miller Bros. Kids
A rather notable Jacob Schlimpert has been mentioned on this blog on several occasions. That Jacob Schlimpert was one of a clan of Schlimpert’s that could be called the Seelitz Schlimpert’s. Jacob Schlimpert has plenty of descendants around Altenburg and Frohna. The Seelitz Schlimpert’s had two sons, Jacob and Joseph. Joseph, despite being the oldest … More Jacob Schlimpert’s – The Ones from Jacob, Illinois, That Is
I was entertained by grandchildren yesterday and was not able to publish a story. Today, I had every intention to write a new post, but I discovered that a person was born 200 years ago. To add to that, I discovered I had already written a post about her. I made the decision to re-publish … More My Darling, Clementine
There is a bit of debate over a birth date today. I almost wrote this story yesterday because our German Family Tree says a baby girl was born on June 12th. However, after taking a quick look at some of the resources, I concluded that there is a better chance that this baby was born … More Popp’s Girls
On June 12, 1845, Carl Friedrich Gruenwald was born in Germany, so today would be his 178th birthday. We have evidence that his father was Friedrich George Gruenwald, but all we know about his mother is that she died in 1854 and has a grave marker in the Concordia Lutheran Cemetery in Frohna. She is … More Charles and Hanna – The Gruenwald’s
One of today’s main characters is Ida Lina Wallmann. But I have to ask the question, “Which Ida Lina Wallman?” That’s because I discovered that there were two of them. One Ida Lina Wallmann was born on June 1, 1893, and the other one was born on June 11, 1883. I confess that I got … More Andrew and Ida – The Koeberl’s
Today’s tale begins on the Missouri side of the Mississippi River, but ends up on the Illinois side. Several stories told on this blog have followed that path, but almost all of them have ended up in Jackson County around Jacob, Illinois. Today, the highlighted couple will spend their lives in Chester, which is located … More Welge – Furniture Dealer in Chester
