Two years ago, I wrote the story of an Amberger man who married a Phillips woman. That post was titled, The Amberger’s on Puckett Island. Even before that couple was married, there was a Phillips man who married an Amberger woman. You will read that tale today. It begins with the Phillips man who is … More Phillips Children Baptized Prior to Parents
Rosa Emma Marie Hollmann was born on August 15, 1891, thus qualifying her to be today’s birthday girl. She would be 135 years old if she was still alive today. Rose (her name as it appears on her gravestone) was the daughter of Henry and Martha (Stueve) Hollmann. She was born across the Mississippi River … More A Rose Becomes a Moss in The Lou
Theodore George Weibrecht was born on August 14, 1881, so today would be his 145th birthday. Theodore was the son of John and Margaret (Schaupert) Weibrecht. He was likely baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we are not able to display a baptism record for him. I have come to realize that when … More Theodore Weibrecht Marries a Colin Catholic in Perryville
The birthday girl for today would be celebrating a special one. Agnes Sarah Wachter was born on August 13, 1876, thus making today her 150th birthday. Agnes was the 8th of 11 children born to Gottfried and Sarah (Jahn) Wachter. Below are photos of Agnes’s parents. Agnes was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More Agnes Johnson – One of the St. Louis Wachter Sisters
Our starting point for today’s story is a person who I thought was today’s birthday girl by the name of Anna Marie Grossheider. Our German Family Tree says that Anna Marie was born on August 12, 1852, but I now am almost certain that she was born on August 13th. I suppose I could have … More Fred Bertling – Son of Hanover Lutheran Founder
I am certain that you will not consider today’s tale to be the standard, run-of-the-mill post that is typical. I am the first to admit that the stories of real German Lutherans who had their roots in Southeast Missouri do not often contain much excitement. Today’s post will contain some real adventure, including a saloon … More Kester and Bigler – Off to the California Gold Rush
You will read the story of two people who shared the same birthday today. They also shared the same mother because they were twins. It was a boy/girl set of twins, and in this case, this set of twins were not the first such twins born to this mother. Four years before today’s set of … More William Nass Marries a Twin Twin
A baptism record from the books of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown is the starting point for today’s tale. Karl Erich Feiste was born on August 8, 1896, so today would be his 130th birthday. He would then be baptized at Grace, Uniontown. His baptism record is pictured here. As you can see, Karl was … More A Feiste Petzoldt Duo from Frohna and Farrar
Today’s birthday boy began his life in Perry County, Missouri, but was never found in a Perry County census entry. He first migrated east to the state of Illinois where he spent many of his early years, before then migrating to the West Coast to spend most of his life in Oregon. It also looks … More Theodore Schade – Portland Telegrapher
The story you will read today is one of those in which you will find an event that occurred on today’s date, August 6th, toward the end of the post, not at the beginning. Today’s main character will be a man named Wilhelm Deimund…or was he? There is a story floating around in the Deimund … More Deimund’s Wedding Rings – Three of Them
