Friedrich Ernst Yamnitz was born in Germany on December 31, 1839, making today his 184th birthday. Ernst was the son of Johann and Johanna (Lindner) Yamnitz. A note on his father’s Findagrave.com site is shown below. “Along with the family of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johann Gottlob Mehner and Juliana Lindner, his family set sail from Hamburg … More Yamnitz’s in Yount
Today would be the 125th birthday of Herman George Fluegel, who was born on December 30, 1898. Herman was the son of Herman and Emma (Nobel) Fluegel. The Fluegel family had arrived in America in 1893, so this family was relatively new to this country when Herman, Jr. was born. I am not aware of where he was … More Herman and Ella – Millheim Fluegel’s
Friederick Oswald Schade was born on December 29, 1867, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday baby boy. Oswald would be celebrating his 156th birthday today. Oswald was the 4th child born to his parents, August and Elizabeth (Brandt) Schade, according to our German Family Tree. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Like several other baptism … More Oswald Schade – Bachelor Barber
We get to look at a man who would be celebrating a very special birthday today. He is listed in our German Family Tree, but there are no church records attached to his name in that document. I think the main reason he is found in our GFT is the fact that his parents were part of … More Jackson Judge Paar and His Frank Decision
Today is a travel day for me as I head back to Altenburg. Thus, I cannot spend the time necessary to write a new story. Instead, I am going to resurrect this post which was first published on this day in 2017. It tells the tale of a man who spent some time as a Pocahontas pastor. In addition … More Rev. Hilmer – Pistol-packing, Peace-making, Painting Pastor
Today’s post will include a birthday boy and a birthday girl. That is because both the bride and the groom in today’s tale shared the same day of birth. However, they did not share the same year of birth. I will begin with the groom because he is the one found in our German Family Tree, and it … More Happy Birthday to Both Rudolph and Marie Telle
On this Christmas morning, I witnessed a trio of grandchildren waiting in eager anticipation to open some presents. They had to wait for their parents to awaken before they could unwrap their gifts. A similar feeling must have existed for a lot of couples who had to wait until after Christmas came before they could get married. It … More Numerous Noel Nuptials
Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, the attached article was the first post written for Christmas Eve. It highlights Martin Luther’s famous Christmas hymn, From Heaven Above (Von Himmel Hoch) and another hymn especially written for the German Lutheran immigration that took place in 1838-1839. Although we don’t have the music for that hymn, … More Song of the Stephanists – Christmas Aboard the Olbers
The surname, Ochs, is one that has become quite prominent in the Perryville vicinity. I did a search on the internet for “Ochs Perryville MO” and found several present-day businesses in the results. I also know that there was once a man named Henry Ochs who was elected to serve the state of Missouri in Jefferson City. Today, … More The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings
Edward Albert Thomas Sebald was born on December 22, 1879, so you will read about his life in today’s post. You will discover that his life turned out to be a rather short one, ending rather tragically. Edward would be celebrating his 144th birthday today. He was the son of John and Barbara (Doernhofer) Sebald. Edward’s baptism record is … More Sebald/Starzinger Pair in St. Louis
