I found a person who would be celebrating her 200th birthday today, and I have a hard time ignoring such an event. In this case, I have already written a post about this birthday girl. Also, by re-blogging that post, it will free me up to get some museum business off my to-do list. I … More Rosina’s Bicentennial Birthday
You will be heading back to the Shawnee Township again today. We have to go back a little farther into the past for this one. It begins with the birth of the first child in what ended up as a couple having 15 children listed in our German Family Tree. Louise Auguste Margaretha Kasten was … More Another Alvin and Alvina?
A Perry County boy would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. However, he is one of those local-born boys who is only found in our German Family Tree with just a baptism record and a confirmation record being noted. When I see such a situation, I have come to realize that it may mean that … More Herr Fischer – Jeff City Principal
I seem to be spending quite a bit of time telling stories about people from the Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County these days. There are 4 present-day Lutheran congregations in that township…Immanuel, New Wells, Trinity, Shawneetown, St. John’s Pocahontas, and Zion, Pocahontas. St. John’s and Immanuel were the earliest congregations, with Trinity and … More Alvin and Alvine – Pocahontas Pfeiffer’s
A baby girl was born 130 years ago in the Shawnee Township of northern Cape Girardeau County. There is a bit of a debate about whether she was born on August 27th or August 28th, but there is more evidence of an August 27th date of birth. Bertha Agnes Ruehling, as you can calculate from … More Prairie City Groom – Pocahontas Bride
On this day 125 years ago, a baby boy was born in Frohna. George Karl Robert Fiehler was born on August 26, 1898, the firstborn child of Charles and Clothilde (Boehme) Fiehler. A post was written back in 2018 about George’s parents titled, Charles and Tillie. George was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. … More George and Onida – Some Frohna Fiehler’s
The highlighted person in today’s tale is another one who has just one lonely church record in our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday boy is Rudolph Benjamin Saupe, who was born on August 25, 1895. That means he would be 128 years old if he was still alive today. Rudolph, who I will call Rudy, … More Rudy Saupe – South Dakota Farmer
Justine Amalia Markworth was born on August 24, 1848, so today would be her special 175th birthday. Amalia was the daughter of Gottfried and Fredericke (Mueller) Markworth. Amalia’s mother was the sister of J.A.F.W. Mueller, the first graduate of Concordia Seminary, Altenburg. So, I guess you could say that Amalia could have called him Uncle … More Miss Markworth Marries Schumm from Schumm
I have never heard of the name, Willibald until I looked into the main character for today’s post. Willibald Robert Schweizer was born on August 23, 1898, so today would be his special 125th birthday. Willibald was the son of Lorenz and Ida (Boehme) Schweizer. The post, Lorenz and Ida – The Schweizer’s, told the … More Willibald the Chester Wood Man
I am guessing that a lot of the regular readers of this blog are experiencing brutally hot temperatures these days. I know that I heard from local Perry County residents that yesterday’s heat index was as high as 114 degrees. It’s supposed to even get worse as the week proceeds. So, when I ran across … More Winter Groceries
