Maria Wilhelmine Groh is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 21, 1875, so today she would be a century and a half old. Most of her life, she was called Mary. She was the last child of Charles and Sophie (Bodenschatz) Groh. That couple has 10 children listed in our German Family Tree, … More Maid “Mary Who Didn’t Marry” Groh
Another new surname folder had to be made for today’s post. And that surname belongs to today’s birthday girl. Her name was Maria Mull, and she was born on August 20, 1850. That means today would be her 175th birthday. She was the daughter of Ludolph and Metta (Tamke) Mull. Maria was born in Bergstedt, … More A Mahnken and Mull Match
In a previous post, the story was told of Carl and Anna Mirly coming to America in 1852 and settling in the vicinity of New Wells. A brother of Carl, Matthias Mirly, arrived at about the same time and settled in the same area. Those two Mirly brothers were early members of Immanuel Lutheran church … More The Mirly-Schimmelpfennig Couple
Back in 2016, the first year of this blog, I wrote a story about a pair of orphans from this area who managed to marry each other titled, Orphan Marries Orphan. That pair of orphans with the surnames of Voerster and von Roenn, migrated to the state of Arkansas. Today, you will read the story … More Winter in Ulm, Arkansas
You will read the story of a man named Charles Sommer today. His life turned out to be relatively short, but his second wife lived quite a few decades after his death as a widow. Carl “Charles” Ferdinand Sommer was born on September 15, 1862, the son of Ferdinand and Anna (Bienlein) Sommer. Charles was … More Sommer Shoes
If I have learned something about the Groh Family Tree over the years, it is the fact that the branches of that tree are very widespread. If I want my readers to let loose with a big “Groh-n”, I would say that their family tree has “Groh-n” quite large. As for me personally, I know … More Philippine and Erich – St. Louis Helge’s
1897 Square Grand Piano Finds Its Way Back Home Several times in the past, I’ve shared how no two days at the museum are ever the same. Whether it’s a surprising phone call, an unexpected email, or a chance conversation with a visitor, you never know what story or artifact might walk through the door—sometimes … More Museum Musings for Friday, August 15
It will be another day for me to describe the story of a girl who was born and raised in Perry County but moved away to spend most of her life elsewhere. Most of the time, such a story includes a young woman who finds her husband in a different location, and they spend their … More Colin the Crane Man from Steubenville, OH
Between 1885 and 1894, a Schuerenberg family lived in Jacob, Illinois and had 5 children baptized. Today’s birthday girl was the first one of those children born and baptized there. This Schuerenberg family did not remain in Jacob very long because the next child to be born into this family in 1896 was born and … More Robert and Molly – Chester, IL Douglas’s
In previous posts on this blog, I have written about Bergmann/Bergmann, Mueller/Mueller, Schmidt/Schmidt, and a few other marriages in which the bride and groom had the same surname. Today, you will read another one of those stories. This one will be a Kester/Kester wedding. And in this case, both the bride and groom were Kester’s … More Joe Kester’s Father-in-law, Joe Kester
