A man and a woman who were part of the original immigrants to arrive in Perry County in 1839 would be celebrating a special wedding anniversary today, and I will be telling their story. Both the bride and the groom had been married prior to their wedding, but their first spouses had died. I will … More Holy Matrimony for a Hoffmann and a Hopfer
We have a birthday girl that led me to tell today’s story. Her name was Caroline Marie Emde, who was born on March 10, 1857. That means today would be her 169th birthday. Caroline was the daughter of Friedrich and Lisette (Behle) Emde. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of … More William and Caroline – Friedheim Pohlmann’s
The birthday boy for today is Johannes Matthias Ferdinand Ludwig, who was born on March 9, 1866. That means today would be his 160th birthday. Ferdinand was the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Gratz) Ludwig. A previous post was written about Ferdinand’s parents titled, Peter’s 45th Birthday That story highlighted the fact that Ferdinand’s father, … More Ferdinand Ludwig – Blacksmith from New Wells
In the German language, the word, schön, means “beautiful”. The Americanized spelling of that word is schoen. The surname, Schoen, has appeared on this blog several times, and I always am tempted to call a Schoen woman as being beautiful. And as for me, I have a schoene Frau. Having said that, I am going … More Herman Petzoldt and His Beautiful Bride
In 2022, a post was written about a Schaefer couple that began in Old Appleton but made their way out west titled, From Old Appleton to San Francisco – With Stops in Kansas and Idaho. I will revisit that family today to tell the tale of a pair of daughters of that couple. One of … More Single Schaefer Sisters in San Francisco
Well, this week hasn’t exactly gone as planned. Like so many in East Perry County right now—and, I’m sure, in many other places as well—I succumbed to illness earlier this week. I waited far too long to go to the doctor, so by the time I was sitting in the waiting room on Wednesday, my … More Museum Musings for Friday, March 6
Yesterday’s story was about Charles Ruesler who was born on March 4th. Today’s tale will be about his sister, Louise, who was born on March 5th. Louise Wilhelmine Marie Ruesler was born on March 5, 1868, so today she would be celebrating her 158th birthday. If you read yesterday’s post, you would know that Louise … More Fritz and Louise – Friedheim/Lixville Bangert’s
Today’s birthday boy would be celebrating his 150th birthday. The story of him and his wife has some missing pieces, so I will just do my best. Charles Friedrich Ruesler was born on March 4, 1876, the son of Wilhelm and Louise (Dickmann) Ruesler. Charles was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. We can … More Charles and Emma – A Ruesler/Grebe Pair
I have written tons of posts about people named Vogel. You will read another one today, but it will document the story of a Vogel that has no connections to the other Vogel’s that have appeared on this blog. We only have today’s Vogel’s in our German Family Tree because we now have the Trinity, … More Louis and Dorothy – Biehle Vogel’s
Today’s birthday girl named Knoll had two siblings who ended up finding their mates in the state of Colorado and are buried in that state. The girl you will read about today would also find her husband in Colorado, but she would also be buried in Perry County. However, her reason for being buried nearby … More Another Knoll Finds a Spouse in Colorado
