I will be telling the story of a Thurm man who marries a Schade woman today, but it will not be the first story in which there was such a marriage. The post, Paul, A Member of the Thurm Throng in Bremer County, Iowa, also told of a Thurm man/Schade woman wedding. Not only that, … More Some More Tripoli Thurm’s
A baby named Friedrich August Gerhard Lesch was born on February 19, 1881 in Altenburg. That makes today his 145th birthday, and he will be a main character in today’s tale. Gerhard was the son of Edward and Louise (Lamperter) Lesch. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Gerhard Lesch – A Delta Guy
There is a German term for a “regular’s table”, a gathering place in a restaurant for regular customers. That term is a stammtisch. It is a place where the conversation consists of discussion of topics of local interest at tables occupied by the same people almost every day. For quite a few years, the Old … More Lindy’s Morning Table – Altenburg’s Stammtisch
Today’s birthday boy is Heinrich Joseph Schlimpert, who was born on February 2, 1866. That makes today Joseph’s 160th birthday. He was the son of Johann Traugott and Johanna Rosine (Schuricht) Schlimpert. Joseph was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, and we can look at his baptism record below. Before I move on with … More Joseph and Bertha – Additional Seelitz Schlimpert’s
My grandmother’s maiden name was Bertha Mueller. When Bertha married my grandfather, Emanuel Schmidt, she was a widower and named Bertha Loebs. However, that pair could be considered a Schmidt/Mueller couple. Not long ago, I re-posted a story about another Schmidt who married a Mueller which was originally titled, Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple. It told the … More Yet Another Schmidt/Mueller Couple
The German Family Tree directed me to Rev. Johannes Rennicke for today’s tale. Actually, I have previously written a post about Rev. Rennicke that was titled, Yet Another Jahn Marriage. However, that post was written during the first year of this blog and did not contain many documents. I thought I would expand on his … More Rev. John Rennicke Finds Altenburg Bride
There are similarities between yesterday’s tale, German Lutheran Marries Catholic Brewer, and the one you will read today. The most obvious common thread is the fact that both posts tell the story of a German Lutheran woman who marries a Roman Catholic man. Today’s post was discovered because today is the groom’s birthday. We will … More Louis and Dorothy – Perryville Pecaut’s
When I saw the two surnames that make up today’s couple, Petzoldt and Schade, I had two thoughts. One was that I was going to be writing the story about a husband and wife who were both members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Secondly, I figured that I had already written the story of … More Granddaughter of The Face – Longtime Widow
Paul Gerhard Stueve was born on January 11, 1891, thus making today his 135th birthday. You will discover by reading his story today that he began his life in Perry County but eventually found his bride in Pocahontas and spent the remainder of his life there. Paul was the son of Claus and Margaretha (Steffens) … More Paul and Lena – Pocahontas Stueve’s
I found the story of a man who would be celebrating his bicentennial birthday today, and I love to tell such stories. Christian Gustavus Guenther was born on January 5, 1826, so today would be his 200th birthday. A later marriage record will state that Gustave was from Hohenkirchen, Germany, and if I have identified … More St. Louis Cooper’s Bicentennial Birthday
