Otto Richard Thauwald is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 8, 1883, so today would be his 140th birthday. Otto was the son of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Otto was the 2nd of 7 children in this Thauwald family. All of those children were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Otto’s … More Brazeau and Shawneetown Blacksmith
This post will be different. I usually begin a post with a birthday or wedding anniversary. This post begins with the arrival of a ship in New Orleans on November 7, 1853. That means today would mark the 170th anniversary of that event. I did begin by looking for events that took place on November … More Ella’s Passengers
Today’s post will highlight a man who was born on this day, November 5, 1898. He would have to blow out 125 candles on his birthday cake if he was still alive today. His name was Friedrich Paul Haertling. Even though he did not have the exact same name as his father, he was called … More Paul, Jr. – Pocahontas Saw Miller and Home Builder
A few stories have been written on this blog about men with the name, August Roth. Yes, I have found another one to tell today. Caspar August Ludwig Roth, who went by the name August, was born on November 4, 1862. That makes today his 161st birthday. August was the son of Henry and Elizabeth … More Brazeau Harness Maker
When I was a student at Concordia Teachers College in Seward, Nebraska, there was a Professor J.D. (John Donald) Weinhold on the faculty. J.D. was part of the Math department and specialized in teaching Statistics. I was a math major, so I was very familiar with Professor Weinhold, but at the time, I had no … More Seward Weinhold’s
My Aunt Dorothy, who married Rudy Schmidt, my dad’s brother, had the maiden name, Schaupert. I started looking into today’s story because Ludwig Michael Schaupert was born on November 2, 1876, making today his 147th birthday. Quickly, I discovered that Ludwig, most often called Louis, never married. I gave thought to not doing his story … More Aunt Dorothy’s Unmarried Uncles
Today’s post will highlight a couple that got married on this date 130 years ago. It is a story that begins in the Shawnee and Apple Creek Townships and ends up in the nearby Bollinger County. I will begin with the groom. Herman Johann Rastl was born on January 12, 1870, the son of Johann … More Herman’s Rastl-ing Team
