We will look at another Bergmann birthday boy today. His name was Theopheal Valentine Bergmann, who was born on December 10, 1877. That makes today his 147th birthday. Sometimes, his name is spelled Theophil on documents, but I will use Theopheal, mainly because that is what it says on his gravestone. Theopheal was the son … More Theopheal and His Tragic Tree Termination
Today’s tale may or may not have a birthday boy, but certainly has a man who died on December 9th. The highlighted character was a man named William George Hansen. There is a debate about his date of birth. There are actually two contested issues. He may have been born on December 9th, or he … More Born and Died on December 9th?
A pair of twins was born on December 8, 1859 in Altenburg. It was a boy/girl set of twins. The names were Heinrich Emanuel and Margaretha Katherine Wunderlich. It appears that only Henry lived to adulthood, and it is his story you will read today. Today would be his 165th birthday. Henry was the son … More Henry and Mary – A Wunderlich/Roth Pair
I did something for today’s post that I do not often do. Almost every story that I have told on this blog begins with me looking for a church record that took place prior to 1900. I do that primarily because I am able to find more records for people that far back in history. … More Pearl Harbor Day Wedding
Today’s musings will be short and sweet because I will be busy baking sweets. I’m at my mom’s house with my daughter and grandkids and will spend the day baking Christmas cookies. Of all the traditions that abound this time of year, I don’t know if there is one quite so varied as Christmas cookies. … More Museum Musings for Friday, December 6
Despite the fact that today’s main characters never made their way into East Perry County, I will still write their story. After all, both the bride and groom in this tale were members of the Stephanite immigration that took place in 1838-1839. Add to that the fact that the groom would be celebrating his bicentennial … More Wilhelm Leonhardt – St. Louis Saddler
A lonely confirmation record found in our German Family Tree has led me to write today’s story. I did not have much hope for writing his story to begin with, but when I found that he had a special birthday, was the son of a Lutheran teacher, married the daughter of a saloon operator, who … More Arthur and Margaret – Davenport Weise’s
Today’s birthday boy was one of the members of the Gesellschaft who arrived in Perry County in 1839. In fact, he was on the first ship in that group to arrive in America on December 31, 1838, the day before 1839. Johann Christian Kuehnert was born on December 3, 1826. On forms over the years, … More Christian Kuehnert – An Original Immigrant
Rudy Knoll gets his start in Perry County, Missouri, but you will read today that he made a few moves back and forth across Middle America during his life. Along the way on this wild ride, he meets his bride in Colorado, and I think one could characterize her as a wild rider. We begin … More Rudy Knoll and His Pueblo Partner
Today, you will read the story of two sisters who were lifelong singles. Until the time near their death, these two are found on the same census page. And most of their time, they lived in or near Frohna. One of the sisters has a birthday today. Ernestine Sophia Militzer was born on December 1, … More Ernestine and Lina – Militzer Maidens
