Back in 2017, I wrote a post about a man named Martin Bellmann titled, Pound the Hammer, Ring the Bell, Bang the Drum. That post mentioned that Martin got married 4 times. His 4 wives were named, in chronological order, Emma Heitmann, Martha Lohmann, Concordia Boehme, and Martha Grebing. Today’s birthday girl is Martin’s 4th … More Martin Bellmann’s 4th Wife – and 2nd Martha
William Johann Heinrich Arbeiter was born on July 26, 1886, so today would be his 140th birthday. William was the firstborn child of William and Engel (Bellmann) Arbeiter, whose story was written in the post, William and Engel – The Arbeiter’s. William was baptized at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. We can view his … More William Arbeiter – Murphysboro Car Guy
The setting for today’s story will be in Illinois from beginning to end. It begins with birth of a baby boy on January 16, 1895. That was that birthday of Rudolph George Arbeiter, who would be 130 years old if he was still alive today. Rudolph was the son of Ernst Wilhelm and Engel (Bellmann) … More Rudolph Arbeiter and the Coal Miner’s Daughter
Today’s couple has already been discussed in a previous post titled, An Angel’s Sad Pilgrimage. That post mainly told the story of one of their sons, Theodore. This time, I will highlight the parents. I will begin with the husband. Ernst William Arbeiter was born either on November 4th or November 5th in 1864. That … More William and Engel – The Arbeiter’s
I am guessing that a lot of the regular readers of this blog are experiencing brutally hot temperatures these days. I know that I heard from local Perry County residents that yesterday’s heat index was as high as 114 degrees. It’s supposed to even get worse as the week proceeds. So, when I ran across … More Winter Groceries
Flora Rosine Pauline Engert was born on June 1, 1898, so today would be her special 125th birthday. Flora was the daughter of August and Liberta (Palisch) Engert. A previous post was written about Flora’s parents titled, A Troubling Topic. As that title implies, Flora’s family life was one full of troubles. I will readdress … More Flora’s Murphysboro Machinist
Today, you will be reading another one of those stories in which the two people getting married come from opposite sides of the Mississippi River. The two surnames that are united in this marriage are ones that over the years had been found both in Altenburg, Missouri and Jacob, Illinois. The starting point for this … More Granite City Steel Worker
It seems like I have written more stories lately that have featured men or women born in the late 1880’s or 1890’s. When I do so, it makes me think that people born during this time period would have been peers of my grandparents because that is when they were born. Secondly, men from this … More Walter and Della – The Leimbach’s
Men by the name of Henry Miesner have been mentioned many times in previous posts on this blog. After doing a quick search, I think I have written 3 previous stories that had as one of their main characters a man with that name. So, I will refer to today’s Henry Miesner as Henry IV. … More Henry IV’s 200th
After Heinrich Bellmann married Engel Wichern in 1865, they had their first of 11 children on March 22, 1867. That child was Johann Heinrich Bellmann, and his story will be told today. Sometimes we see this child called John, but mostly he took the same name as his father, Henry. He was born in Scheeßel, … More Angel and Her Bellmann’s Eldest
