A wedding date led me to the story you are about to read. However, that marriage lasted for only a short time before the death of the wife. Subsequently, a second marriage involved a pair that had the same surname. I will begin by looking at a man by the name of Michael Bergmann. Michael … More Bergmann – Popp – Bergmann
Not long ago, I wrote a post titled, Bergmann Boyfriend’s Bicentennial, in which the highlighted couple was made up of a Bergmann and a Fassold. You will read about another such couple that was united later in time. This time, the couple was made up of a Bergmann man and a Fassold woman. We will … More Another Bergmann/Fassold Couple
Fritz and Mary Bergmann were married on this day 135 years ago. Their marriage would probably be frowned upon these days. That is because these two shared the same set of grandparents, which would also make them first cousins. I will tell this couple’s story today. Friedrich John “Fritz” Bergmann was born on September 24, … More Fritz and Mary – The Bergmann Grandchildren
I managed to find another bicentennial birthday for today’s post. The person born 200 years ago was Albert Fassold. Albert was born on March 6, 1821 in the Bavarian region in Germany. He was the son of John and Mary (Sitter) Fassold. When Albert was 19 years old, he came with his parents and several … More Bergmann Boyfriend’s Bicentennial
I decided to follow through on a statement I made in a post two days ago. In that February 12th post, I told the story of one of the two couples that were married on that day back in 1861. Since the groom in the other wedding that took place on that day was named … More Valentine’s Wedding
On this day four years ago, I wrote a post about two Hoehn siblings getting married to two Bergmann siblings back in 1861. By today’s standards, it was a rather short post. Today, I choose to focus on just one of those couples and present more details and documents. The highlighted couple for today will … More Return to a Double Wedding
I’m afraid that today’s tale will not be a long one. I do not have any original church records to display, and not even many civil records. The main characters did not live very long lives…each dying in their 50’s. Yet the couple that will be highlighted today ends up with 11 pages of descendants … More Bicentennial Birthday for Bergmann’s Beau
Johann George Gerstacker was born on January 28, 1857, the son of Johann Friedrich and Margaretha (Mausner) Gerstacker. His baptism record was once found in the books of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but that congregation’s records were destroyed in a fire. We can find the following information about George Gerstacker in a re-creation of … More George Gerstacker – Bavarian Bottoms Farmer
In a way, today’s tale is a continuation of the one that was told yesterday. However, you will have to wait a bit to see the connection. That is because we start today’s post with a birthday boy by the name of Michael Schaupert who was born on December 2, 1849. Michael’s parents were Johann … More Christina and Her Boys
The story today begins with a birthday in Switzerland that took place 200 years ago. Barbara Adler was born on December 1, 1820, the daughter of Johann and Elizabeth (Peters) Adler. The Adler family made the voyage to America aboard the ship, Salem, that arrived in New Orleans in December of 1840. We see this … More Bicentennial Barbara Bergmann Birthday
