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
I ran into a minor problem while working on today’s post. A main character is named John Boxdorfer, and when I began saving images of his records, I discovered that our GFT images folder for the Boxdorfer name already had several files named John Boxdorfer as well as several files named John C. Boxdorfer. That … More Another John Boxdorfer
I found this definition of a church nave: “the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.” Generally speaking, it is the central and usually the largest area within a church where … More The Baptist Church’s Nave
I have previously written stories about people with the surname, Sandler. I did a search on our website and found 8 different posts that referred to people with that name. Two similar names show up in today’s post…Sandlin and Saddler. I did a similar search on these two names. I found no results for the … More Son of Sandlin-Saddler Set
Today would have been the 125th anniversary of the marriage involving a Lutheran and a Baptist. The Lutheran groom was a man by the name of William Schroeder, and the Baptist bride was a girl by the name of Elizabeth Emma Cashion. The marriage license for this couple is shown below. The above marriage license … More A Lutheran/Baptist Couple
I was attracted to today’s story by a first name. Buelah. To be more complete, her name was Beulah Blanche Childs (or Chiles). What were my first thoughts? First, Beulah is not a German name. Second, it is not a Lutheran name. I was right on both counts. So, how did Beulah make it into … More Beulah’s Beauties
