Edgar Benjamin Wallmann is today’s birthday boy. Edgar was born on November 30, 1899, so today would be his 126th birthday. Edgar was the son of Ambrosius and Agnes (Hoffmann) Wallmann. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. … More Edgar and His Golightly Bride from Charleston
Today is a travel day for us, so I looked for an old story to repost, and I found this one that was published on this date 8 years ago. It tells the tale of a Perry and Cape Girardeau County couple who would eventually migrate across the Mississippi River into Illinois. I did manage … More A Gross Dreyer Pair
I had to add a few new surname folders to our collection for today’s post, one short one and one long one. The long name is not even found once in our German Family Tree. Today’s birthday boy had the name, Rapp, and there is just one person by the name, Rapp, to be found … More Joseph Rapp and His Three Wives
I found today’s story because the featured couple was married on this date, but I later discovered that the bride not only got married on today’s date, November 27th, but also was born on this date. So, she could be classified as today’s birthday girl and anniversary bride. I will begin by discussing her early … More Christine (Lindner) Reisenbichler – Born and Married on November 27th
I am sure that many of our readers are in the same position as me these days. You may be traveling to visit family or friends and may not be able to keep up your normal routine. It is Thanksgiving week, and I will be heading to Memphis for a few days. I will attempt … More Tower Rock – 1803 Visitors
It did not take me long to find a story for today. I almost always check first to see if someone was born on the day’s date 200 years ago. The one I found for today is also located in the early part of the alphabet, so it showed up almost immediately when I did … More Bicentennial Boxdorfer Birthday
Since I have become more familiar with Perry County names since writing for this blog, I have realized something about the surname, Lorenz. There are two major clans of Lorenz’s who ended up more or less in different areas of this county. One of the Lorenz clans is what I call the “Altenburg Lorenz’s”, and … More The Original Altenburg Lorenz’s
I will share a story today that can be tied to four different countries. It has a bit of international flair. You will read about folks with roots in Germany, Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. This tale comes out of our German Family Tree because back in 1880 a Frenchman married a German Lutheran woman, … More Joseph and Minnie – Belgique Nuyt’s
From 1935 until 1956, the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar was Rev. William Dommer. I will be telling his story today. I will begin with him, but it’s his wife that is today’s birthday girl, and we will get to her later. William Friedrich Dommer was born on June 17, 1888, the son … More Salem Sermonizer
This week’s post has been in the back of my mind for days as I’ve tried to decide what direction to take. Without going into details, these past couple of weeks have been difficult for our family, and it looks like the road ahead will remain heavy for a while. I will be away for … More Museum Musings for Friday, November 21
