Today’s post had its beginning when I discovered that a man from Staunton, Illinois married a woman in Friedheim. That man happens to be today’s birthday boy. The groom only shows up in our German Family Tree because of that Friedheim marriage record, and he then returns to his home, taking his bride with him … More Adler Hardware – Staunton, IL
Not long ago, I made a quick stop at the museum. As it turned out, I stayed a bit longer than expected because a woman came through the door who was on a mission to find out if we had any information about her ancestors. Gerard and I were asked if there were ever any … More Fritz and Lottie – Nebraska Damme’s
A German Lutheran surname appeared in Perry County in the 1840’s and became a rather prominent one. That surname is Wirth. I will attempt to tell the story of the Wirth man who I believe was the first one to show up here, and will also discuss his two wives. I have already written several … More The Original Wirth’s
In a previous post, Meister Klempners, the story was told of some Meister’s who had migrated to Ft. Smith, Arkansas. A few of these Meister’s established a plumbing business there. Today, you will read another story of a Meister and his bride migrating to that same city. What makes this story a bit challenging is … More Another Meister in Ft. Smith, AR
One of the charter members of Zion Lutheran Church in Longtown was born on this day. George Wirth was born on June 21, 1861, making today his 162nd birthday. George was the son of Peter and Anna (Adler) Wirth. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an actual image … More The Wirth-y and Schade-y Founders of Zion, Longtown
Eleonora Friedericka Bergmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on November 9, 1864, the daughter of George and Barbara (Adler) Bergmann. Friedericka was the baby of the family, the last of 9 Bergmann children. She was likely baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. We cannot view the actual records from that congregation since … More Another Bergmann/Bergmann Wedding
Today’s story will have its beginnings in Longtown, Missouri, but will eventually end up in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I also have two men by the name of Freidrich Schade to discuss. Before I go any further, though, let me remind you that around here, the surname, Schade, is pronounced “shoddy”. There have been quite a few … More Jonesboro Butcher
A wedding date led me to the story you are about to read. However, that marriage lasted for only a short time before the death of the wife. Subsequently, a second marriage involved a pair that had the same surname. I will begin by looking at a man by the name of Michael Bergmann. Michael … More Bergmann – Popp – Bergmann
I will eventually get around to a girl who was born on March 29th, but first, I will discuss a boy that was born on our nation’s birthday, July 4, 1850. His name was Peter Wirth, Jr. As you can conclude, his father was also named Peter. His mother was Anna (Adler) Wirth. We have … More Wirth and ‘Witz
The story today begins with a birthday in Switzerland that took place 200 years ago. Barbara Adler was born on December 1, 1820, the daughter of Johann and Elizabeth (Peters) Adler. The Adler family made the voyage to America aboard the ship, Salem, that arrived in New Orleans in December of 1840. We see this … More Bicentennial Barbara Bergmann Birthday
