A century and a half ago, a set of twins was born in Wittenberg. Unlike so many other sets of twins born back in those days, both of the twins lived to adulthood. In this case, it was a set of twins made up of a boy and a girl. The parents of these twins were Ludwig and … More Eldest Ahner Marries a Boehme Twin
Back in August, I wrote a post titled, Wolfe’s from Grand Tower. That story highlighted an Ahner from Altenburg that married a Wolfe from Grand Tower, Illinois. In that tale, I mentioned that there was another Ahner woman who married another Wolfe man, and I commented in that post that I might have to tell their … More The Other Wolfe’s from Grand Tower
I have been both fascinated and flabbergasted by the same story for several years. The events that happened in the August Friedrich Ahner family keep popping up as I do searches on our German Family Tree. I guess one of the reasons that this family keeps getting my attention is that they come at the … More A Return to the Ahner Enigmas
This post was discovered by finding a wedding anniversary for August 31st. You will read about a wedding that involved a bride from Perry County, Missouri and a groom from Jackson County, Illinois. Many such stories have been told on this blog, but most of them involved members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. … More Wolfe’s from Grand Tower
On a number of occasions, I have told the stories of several children in the same family. Then I later tell the story of the parents of those children. That will be the case again today. I have previously written about children of August and Anna Ahner, and now you will be told the story … More August and Anna Ahner
Ernst Edward Gottlieb Zeibig was born on May 13, 1843. According to his baptism record, his twin sister, Amalia, was born on May 12th. That baptism record is shown here. Amalia Zeibig is notable for being the first wife of Paulus Leimbach, from whom so many Ridge Leimbach’s came. If you would like to read … More Lived in Nebraska – Buried in Kansas
The most famous Walther in the history of East Perry County is Rev. C.F.W. Walther. However, there were other unrelated Walther’s who settled in this area who spent a lot more time here. Rev. Walther arrived in 1839 and was already gone to St. Louis in 1841. The Walther’s who are highlighted in today’s post … More Farmer Walther’s Wife
Yesterday, I told the story of a Gotthold who was born 150 years ago. Today, you will be told the story of another Gotthold. This one today was born 170 years ago. Gotthold Heinrich Ahner was born on February 21, 1850, the son of August and Johanna Maria (Groban) Ahner. He was baptized at Concordia … More Gotthold Got the Hecht out of Perry County
A while back, I wrote the story of the The Pioneer Lichtenegger, which described the arrival of Joseph Lichtenegger to America. That post also mentioned the several children that Joseph and his wife had in their family. A few other posts have also been written about some of those children. You can find other posts … More Lichtenegger in Altenburg
In the last several months, I have told some stories about a branch of the Ahner family with Perry County origins. One story had to do with a Lutheran pastor who got involved with the establishment of a florist in the St. Louis area titled, A Flower Story for Mother’s Day. A second story came … More A Swiss Cook Gets an Ahner
