The surname, Bergmann, has shown up on this blog many times. I think if you look at other stories about Bergmann’s you will find that most of them are centered around Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. You will read another Bergmann story today that indeed has its beginning in Friedenberg, but it will describe a … More Bergmann’s in DuQuoin – From Perry County to Perry County
I began looking at the couple highlighted in this post, and it did not take me long to discover that today’s tale will be connected to the one I wrote yesterday. You will be reading the story of a Hoehn and a Meyer who got married on this date back in the late 1880’s. I … More A Hoehn/Meyer Wedding Anniversary
As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, there is a bit of confusion about the birthday of one of the main characters in the story you are about to read. The point of difference is found in the Friedenberg Remembrances book, where it says that Alma Emma Louise Rauh was born on May 8, 1899. Here … More Cape Cop and His Rock
The birthday boy for today is rather unusual. It is not often that I write about a character that arrived in America and Perry County, Missouri before the 1839 German Lutheran immigration. Today’s main character arrived on the ship, Bolivar, in 1837. The 22 year-old Leonard Fath is found on this passenger list for that … More Fath – Bergmann – Lang
We keep making corrections to our German Family Tree. That may have to happen again today. This time, I think the Friedenberg Remembrances book has an omission. That book was produced long after the church books of Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg were destroyed in a fire many years ago. That book is an effort … More A Botched Bergmann/Bergmann Baby Blurb
When I place the two surnames, Bergmann and Weinrich, in the search box for this website, 5 previous blog posts are displayed. One of those posts tells of double Bergmann-Weinrich weddings that took place on the same day in 1856. After today’s post, you should find 6 posts showing up in those search results. Today’s … More Mother a Bergmann – Wife a Bergmann
John Valentine Hoehn (pronounced Hain) was born on February 20, 1865, 6 days after Valentine’s Day. This boy was the son of a Valentine. His parents were Valentine and Margaret (Bergmann) Hoehn. Valentine and Margaret were part of a double wedding that was the topic of the post, 2 Bergmanns + 2 Hoehns = Valentine’s … More A Hoehn Herd
In a previous post, I wrote about a Bergmann who married a Weinrich. I did not realize it at the time that when that couple got married in 1856, their wedding was part of a double wedding. The other wedding that took place on the same day also was a Weinrich who married a Bergmann. … More A Weinrich-Bergmann Pair
Today’s story will have its beginnings in Longtown, Missouri, but will eventually end up in Jonesboro, Arkansas. I also have two men by the name of Freidrich Schade to discuss. Before I go any further, though, let me remind you that around here, the surname, Schade, is pronounced “shoddy”. There have been quite a few … More Jonesboro Butcher
When I began looking at a character in today’s story, I wondered if I have previously written about a woman by the name of Philomine or Philomina. I did a search and only came up with one result, and that was for Philimine Petot, and that story was one told about people of French descent. … More Philomine Joins the Hoehn Herd
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