I started the research for today’s story by looking at a lonely church record in our German Family Tree. When I find such a record, in this case a baptism record, I immediately think that one of two things may have happened. First, the person may have died early. The second option is that the … More J.T. Mueller – Machinist and Mechanic
The family relationships in today’s tale certainly presented a challenge. I think you will understand what I mean as you read it. It begins with a birthday girl in the Vogel family. In fact, it’s one of those special 150th birthdays today. Emma Magdalena Vogel was born on August 20, 1873, the daughter of William … More Starzinger Couple and Their Assorted Households
Today’s birthday boy is Wilhelm Herman Grosze, who was born on August 19, 1888. That means today would be his 135th birthday. Wilhelm was the son of Gustav and Margaretha (Weber) Grosze. At this point, let me say that a lot of people in this family tree spelled their name, Grosse, but Wilhelm apparently went … More Wilhelm Grosze – Nebraska Farmer
Charles Bohnert was one of the most faithful attenders of my Tuesday morning men’s Bible class until his death a few years back. I will be telling the story of another Charles Bohnert today. My friend, Charles, would have called today’s character his great uncle. However, before I get around to Charles Bohnert, I will … More Charles Bohnert – From Menfro to Minnesota and Back
Two days ago, I published the post, A Pair of Perr’s, and in it, I said that folks around here pronounce the name, Perr, as “pair”. I will be telling the story of another Perr today, and, believe it or not, I found evidence that this name was pronounced as “pair” in this area a long … More An Older Pair of Perr’s
It would be Edna Klaus’s 130th birthday today. She was born August 16, 1893 in Friedheim, Missouri. Edna was the daughter of Henry and Anna (Arning) Klaus. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Her baptism record gives her complete name as Edna Theresa Friedericke Klaus. An image of her baptism record from … More Edna’s Next Door Romance
Around these here parts, the surname, Perr, is pronouced “pair”. So the title of this post would be pronounced “A Pair of Pairs”. Or, perhaps the title could be illustrated by the photo below. However, today’s tale does not begin with a Perr. It begins with a Tiedemann who became a Perr. Margaretha Marie Tiedemann … More A Pair of Perr’s
Six children were born to the parents, Henry and Amalia (Kaufmann) Weber, and today’s birthday girl was child #5. Bertha Anna Martha Weber was born on August 14, 1896, so today would be her 127th birthday. Another post was written about Bertha’s parents a while back titled, Henry and Amalia Weber – The Other Weber Farm. … More Bertha and Hugo – The Richter’s
Louise Knoll, because she was born on August 13, 1898, would be celebrating her 125th birthday today. Louise was the daughter of Michael and Sarah (Venable) Knoll. According to our German Family Tree, Louise was the 8th of 10 children in her family. I think Louise was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but … More Wainwright Building Barber
Adolph Karl Kiesler would be a century and a half old if he was still alive today. He was born on August 12, 1873, the son of Henry and Louise (Hooss) Kiesler. His mother was part of the prominent Hooss family in Perryville known for operating the Hooss Hotel. In fact, John Hooss, the hotel … More C.A. Kiesler – Banker, Broker, Businessman
