I am going to be telling the story a man who is today’s baptismal birthday boy. By the time you are done reading this post, you will know the story of another man who went on to become a Lutheran educator that had his beginnings in East Perry County. August Otto Eduard Schroeter was born … More Teacher Schroeter – Indianapolis Superintendant of Schools
I will be writing the story of a bride and a groom who were married on this day back in 1856. Although, this couple was married in St. Louis, when they began having children, they were baptized in Friedheim, Missouri. I will begin with the groom. Johann Carl Elbrecht was born on April 4, 1833 … More Charles and His Sewing Wife – Friedheim Elbrecht’s
Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy who leads us to a previous post about another character. It is one in which a widow and a widower marry later in life. Today, I will display more documentation for this tale. Theobald Carl George Kaufmann was born on June 8, 1891, so today would be his … More A Kaufmann/Kuehnert Marriage Intersects with a Hoehne/Ahner Pair
I have a different starting point for today’s post. Although I usually find a date of birth or a wedding anniversary as a starting point, I chose to use a baptismal date for today’s story. I do this for a reason. Yesterday, I had a delightful visit with some descendants of the Gerhardt Thurm family … More Some Thurm’s in Readlyn, Iowa
The birthday boy for today’s post is Gustav Ferdinand Heimbecher, who was born on June 6, 1861. That means today would be his 165th birthday. Gustav was the son of Johann and Maria Heimbecher. Family trees on Ancestry say that Gustav’s mother’s maiden name was Doering, but Family Search says her maiden name was Scheuer. … More Hemmann Happens Upon Heimbecher Husband
Early on in my tenure at the museum, one question that I couldn’t answer right away was, “Why Missouri?” I could explain why the Saxon immigrants left Germany. I could explain why they settled in Perry County. But why Missouri in the first place? Why not Texas, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or any of the other places … More Museum Musings for Friday, June 5
Several posts on this blog have been written about a group of siblings who I have called the “Altenburg Giants”. Between 1854 and 1873, there were 9 children born to the couple made up of Gottlob Dietrich and Louise Vogel. All 9 of the children were boys, and according to family lore, all of them … More An Altenburg Giant in La Pryor, Texas
There are already two posts included in the archives of stories that have been written on this blog describing couples made up of a Lohmann who married a Dubben. You will be reading yet another one today, and what is really amazing is that there are 4 marriage records involving a Lohmann marrying a Dubben … More Another Lohmann Marries a Dubben in Alva, OK
Previous posts on this blog have told about Kester couples who were members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Today, you will read the story of a bride and her Kester groom who were born in Germany and immigrated to America and were married at Trinity, Friedheim. I will begin with the groom. Heinrich Kester … More An Original Friedheim Kester Couple
I have mentioned Dr. Gustav Schuricht in passing within a few previous blog posts, and, knowing that he was a descendant of an original Stephanite immigrant, I was hoping to find a reason to tell his story. Today, I get that chance, and you will read his story. It leads us to a few other … More Gustav Schuricht – Lutheran Doctor in St. Louis
