I will be spending another day today on the campus of Concordia University-Chicago (I still have trouble calling it by that name). I am going to highlight two past professors at that university that have connections to East Perry County. First of all, I am republishing a story that was first placed on this blog … More Concordia, Chicago Past Professors with Perry County Roots
The starting point for today’s post is the birthday of one of the numerous “Miller Weinhold’s” that lived in Frohna. At least, that’s how I located this story. However, I am going to begin by looking at his older Weinhold brother first. Heinrich Gotthilf Weinhold was born on February 26, 1879, the son of Gotthilf and Bertha (Thomas) … More Teacher and Merchant Weinhold and the Kanke Sisters from Carrollton
Today’s main character has just 2 church records that are noted in our German Family Tree…a baptism record and a confirmation record. I seem to be finding quite a few situations like this lately. However, in this case, it is not one in which this young man’s family moved elsewhere. In fact, his parents and … More Theodore Kuehnert – Teacher, Executive, Professor
Ella Marie Koenig was born on May 6, 1899, qualifying her to be the birthday girl for today’s post. If she was still alive, she would have to blow out 124 candles on her birthday cake. Ella was the daughter of Oscar and Bertha (Buettner) Koenig. She was the firstborn of 5 children in this … More Otto and Ella – Farrar Miesner’s
Today, you will read the third post that has been published on this blog about a man who had the title of Lehrer Lueders, which means Teacher Lueders. It is also the third Lueders man who can claim to be a descendant of August and Anna (Roth) Lueders of Frohna, who once ran the Lueders … More Another Lehrer Lueders
Today and tomorrow, you will be treated to posts authored by Fred Eggers. I sometimes refer to my style of research as “drive-by” genealogy. That is not what Fred does. When Fred digs into a story, it takes him time. He digs so much deeper than I ever do. He finds documents in places that … More The Journeys of a Sendling and His Son
Today’s continuation of yesterday’s post will tell the story of two sons of Ernst Moritz and Wilhelmina (Hahn) Grosse. These two boys followed very similar paths through their lives. The older of the two sons was Traugott Johannes (T.J.) Grosse, and the younger one was yesterday’s birthday boy, Frederick Grosse. Each of them was baptized … More Grosse Kirchen – Part 2
A name, Frederick Hoeck, sneaks into our German Family Tree in just two official records, one a church record and the other a civil record. No other Hoecks can be found in any records. First, there is a marriage record which is found in the church books of Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Here … More How the Hoeck, He Met the Militzer
August 25, 1865 was the birthday of Dorothea Weinhold. Now, before I get myself into deep, deep trouble, let me say that this is not the same Dorothy Weinhold who is one of our faithful docents here at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum. Today’s birthday girl was the daughter of Joseph and Marie (Bretscher) … More Another Wittenberg Musician
Matthias Wukasch died on March 19th in 1925 in St. Louis, Missouri. When he was buried in Frohna, they put a portion of Daniel 12:3 on his tombstone. Daniel 12:3 reads as follows: “And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like … More He Shines Like a Star
