Today’s birthday boy is Rudolph Palisch who was born in the 1890’s. A previous post, From Frohna to France – A WWI Wagoner, told the tale of another Rudolph Palisch who was also born in the 1890’s. That Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Frohna. Today’s Rudolph Palisch was born and raised in Altenburg. … More The Altenburg Rudolph Palisch
Yesterday, I wrote the story of a man born in Perry County, Missouri who moved across the Mississippi River and found his bride in Jackson County, Illinois. That couple ended up living most of their lives in the Fountain Bluff Township. Today, I will tell a similar tale. In today’s story, it is somewhat difficult … More Kaskaskia Kouple
Over the years, I have written several posts that describe people who were born, baptized, and raised in Perry County, Missouri, only to move across the river to Jackson County, Illinois, mostly to the Fountain Bluff Township where Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob is located. You will read another of those stories today. Paul Gottfried … More Another Fountain Bluff Farmer from Frohna
A baby girl was born in New Wells on this date in 1871. This girl will be a main character in today’s post. Her name was Bertha Wunderlich, who would be celebrating her 153rd birthday today. Before I go on, let me point out that the name, Bertha Wunderlich, had shown up on this blog … More Nashville’s Bertha Bruce
On February 15, 1872, a baby boy was born to Heinrich and Margaretha (Bergmann) Weinrich. They named this baby, Wilhelm Gotthold Weinrich, but he mostly went by the name William. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I am unable to display an image of his baptism record. William shows up in the 1880 census … More Longtown’s William Weinrich and His Wife
Four years ago, I wrote a post on Valentine’s Day titled Valentines Day Story: Flowers, Jewelry, and Her Mountain Man. That post told the story of Flora Ochs, who was born on Valentine’s Day. Flora had a twin brother, and in that post I suggested that I might write the story of her twin brother, Ernst, the … More Valentine Twin
Friedrich Carl Best is today’s birthday boy. He was born on February 13, 1880, the son of Charles and Annette Caroline (Wilke) Best. His father, Charles Best, was once a member of the Lutheran Church that existed in Arnsberg. I found this record of his father’s membership in that congregation which also includes information about his birth and … More The Best & the Beautiful
I will be driving back to Altenburg today, so I will share an old post again. The attached story told of a pair of Bergmann siblings who married a pair of Hoehn siblings on the same day, February 12,1861. Plenty of other events were taking place at about this time in American history. You likely know that … More Double Wedding + A Bit of Civil War History
The story I will tell today reminds me of this scene from The Wizard of Oz. This post will mention several folks with the names, Lochner, Loeber, and Boehme. I hope I can keep it all straight. I will eventually get around to a special wedding anniversary, but for now, I will begin with a preacher by the … More Lochner’s and Loeber’s and Boehme’s…Oh My!
Clara Josephine Jahn is today’s birthday girl. She was born on February 10, 1884, which means that today would be her 140th birthday. Clara was the daughter of Oscar and Alwina (Petzoldt) Jahn. That also qualifies Clara to be a granddaughter of Friedrich Florian “The Face” Petzoldt. Clara was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, even though according … More Rudolph and Clara – New Wells Ladreiter’s
