Today’s tale begins with a birthday boy who leads us to a previous post about another character. It is one in which a widow and a widower marry later in life. Today, I will display more documentation for this tale. Theobald Carl George Kaufmann was born on June 8, 1891, so today would be his … More A Kaufmann/Kuehnert Marriage Intersects with a Hoehne/Ahner Pair
The birthday boy for today’s post is Gustav Ferdinand Heimbecher, who was born on June 6, 1861. That means today would be his 165th birthday. Gustav was the son of Johann and Maria Heimbecher. Family trees on Ancestry say that Gustav’s mother’s maiden name was Doering, but Family Search says her maiden name was Scheuer. … More Hemmann Happens Upon Heimbecher Husband
Several posts on this blog have been written about a group of siblings who I have called the “Altenburg Giants”. Between 1854 and 1873, there were 9 children born to the couple made up of Gottlob Dietrich and Louise Vogel. All 9 of the children were boys, and according to family lore, all of them … More An Altenburg Giant in La Pryor, Texas
I had all kinds of records and photos picked out for a new post to publish today, but I have been assigned an agenda that will make it impossible to accomplish that task. Perhaps I will write that story tomorrow…a day late. So, instead, I am going to republish an old story that was first … More Los Angeles Petzoldt’s Make Pilgimage to Altenburg
Today’s story may turn out to be rather short. That is probably a good thing because our museum has a school group visiting us this morning, and I will be involved in giving them their tour. I found a wedding anniversary that took place on this date, and that why I am telling the story … More Friedrich Wichern and His Girls
The birthday girl that will be highlighted in today’s tale is Johanna Rosina Beyer. She was born on May 16, 1879, so today would be her 147th birthday. I located many documents during her life that called her Jane, so I will use that name. She was the daughter of George and Sarah (Kramer) Beyer. … More Teacher Beyer’s Daughter in Fort Wayne
This post will not fit the same template that most posts follow. First of all, instead of focusing on a birthday or anniversary, this tale begins with a baptism date. When I have written stories based upon a baptism date in the past, it has usually been a case of multiple baptisms on the same … More Triple Baptism – A Doctor, a Dentist, and a Plumber
Back in 2016, a post appeared on this blog that told the story of a Grother man who married a Palisch woman. That story can be read by clicking this link…Another Vanished Name. Today, you will read the story of siblings of those two. This tale will feature a Palisch groom and a Grother bride. … More The Bowler and Bristles Guy
Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
We begin today’s post with the birth of a baby boy in Wittenberg, but this story does not end there. This boy ended up living in two other states during his life. That baby boy was named Curt Treumund Harnagel, who was born on April 5, 1896. That means today would be Curt’s 130th birthday. … More Curt Harnagel – Wittenberg to Toledo to Fort Worth (and an Easter Baby)
