A search for today’s date in our German Family Tree led me to a woman who was born on March 30, 1876. If that is correct, she would be celebrating her 150th birthday today. However, the image below shows everything that is found there about Eleonora Angermann. That entry says that Eleonora was born on … More Nora and Edgar Farrar Advance to Junction City
Gustav Friedrich Schliesser was born on January 18, 1875, so he would be today’s birthday boy. Not only that, he would be celebrating his 150th birthday today. His gravestone would say that he was born on January 17th, but I think that is wrong. Gustav was the son of John and Wilhelmine (Ehmann) Schliesser. He … More Gustav Schliesser – Migrating Miller and His Sackmann
The birthday boy for today’s tale is Carl Gottfried Schuerenberg, whose gravestone calls him Charley. He was born on December 31, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Charley was the son of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but he was actually born across the … More Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s
Yesterday’s tale took us to Kansas. We aren’t in Kansas anymore today. Instead, we will be headed to Texas. It all begins in Friedheim. Eva Charlotte Rehkopf was born on October 12, 1857, although we find some conflicting evidence about the year in which she was born. Eva was the daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina … More Friedheim to Advance to Waco
Today’s post will include an almost-new surname and a birthplace that has never been mentioned before. Today’s birthday boy gets connected to today’s story because he married a woman who was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. Instead of beginning with the birthday boy, I am going to start with the girl who would … More George Washington’s Bertie from Schlatitz
First of all, I have a confession to make. I made a mistake. I was not careful enough in confirming a marriage date. Our German Family Tree says a marriage took place on January 27th, but after investing a lot of my time in gathering information about the couple that got married, I found that the marriage actually … More Lohmann Marries Schumer – A Catholic Couple
