George Bingenheimer was born on March 31, 1861, so today would have been his 159th birthday. We do not have a baptism record for George, but there are a few documents that say he was born in Cape Girardeau County. For what it’s worth, bingen means “bang” and heimer means “home” according to Google Translate. … More George’s Girls
Our story today will center on one census entry because that document sent my brain into a tizzy. To be honest with you, my mind is still that way. If I walk away from this story and come back to it later, it’s like starting a jigsaw puzzle all over again. I hate to be … More Nicholas and His Confusing Household
Today, I am having the feeling that I have been directed to this story by God Himself. The story I tell today that comes from a document in our local church record books which, by itself, does not appear that noteworthy. After all, you will find out it is the story of a single woman … More Disease, Death, and Dependence
I decided to write a story today about a couple that got married on March 28th. I had gotten quite a way through researching this couple before I discovered that another couple not only got married on the same day, but at the same church. Then I took a look to see if I had … More Adolf’s Ladies
I certainly had some struggles with today’s post. Even when I’m finished with this story, there will be unanswered questions. However, the story has some interesting characteristics, including the fact that there is a chance today’s main character spent time living on the property that I now own. So, here we go. Emilie Wilhelmine Neumueller … More Emilie and the Unattached
There were four children born into the John and Johanna (Walther) Weinhold’s family. I think once I finish today’s post, I will have written stories about all four of them. Here are photos of the parents and children in this Weinhold family. Today, I tell the story of the baby in the family. Gotthilf Weinhold … More Flour Maker and His Baker’s Dozen
Today would have been the 130th birthday for Hugo Wirth, who was born on March 25, 1890. He was the son of George and Pauline (Schade) Wirth. Hugo was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We are unable to see baptism records from that church because a fire destroyed them. A later confirmation record … More Wirth-while Merchandise
Today, you are going to read the story of an amazing woman who gave birth to 13 children. Yet she came short of outdoing her own mother, who had 15 children. That mother may have to be a story for another day, but today we will tell the tale of Julia Kasten who is also … More Mama Wunderlich
Fritz was a fairly common nickname around here for someone with the given name Friedrich or Frederick. Today, you will read the story of a man called Fritz, who is also the birthday boy. Since documents differ on whether Fritz was from France or from Germany, I will discuss whether he was Fritz from Germany … More Fritz from France, the Perryville Painter
I am getting old and cannot remember why this is the case, but while I was researching today’s story, I discovered that our collection of images already had several files which I needed for this post. I looked and looked through our blog’s archives to see if I had already written a post about today’s … More Theodosius – The Eldest Frentzel
