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
Today, I will add to the list of stories I have written about brides and grooms who had the same surname. Today, the double surname happens to be Hoehn. The result of this Hoehn/Hoehn marriage was 10 pages of descendants listed in our German Family Tree. The two Hoehn families appear to have arrived at … More A Hoehn-Hoehn Duo
I must confess that the story I tell today is missing some of the interesting images that I often include. I have no photographs of the characters in this story. The husband and wife were both from a congregation whose records were burned in a fire, so I cannot display any of those church records. … More Art and Dora – The Hoehn’s
As you can see on the passenger list for the ship, Minerva, the John Weinrich family arrived in America in 1853. There is some confusion about the arrival of the Weinrich”s because the Friedenberg Remembrances books says this family came to America in 1852 aboard the ship, Leonidas. However, this family is not found on … More John and Emilie – A Pair of Longtown Weinrich’s
I have a different view this morning as I write this blog. I’m sitting on the deck of a home located on the shore of Lake of the Ozarks. While this deck offers an outstanding vista, it also presents a blogging problem. I am not in Altenburg where all of the church records are located … More Michael and Adeline Hacker and the Boys
Linda Clara Bergmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 15, 1895, the daughter of George Emanuel and Emelia (Thieret) Bergmann. Linda was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg so we cannot view her baptism record that was destroyed in a fire. The first document I found for her was the 1900 … More Linda Secretly Marries the Judge’s Son
Today’s highlighted couple had consecutive birthdays. The bride’s birthday was yesterday, and the groom’s is today. I will begin by looking at today’s birthday boy. Louis George Lintner was born on July 31, 1873, making today his 148th birthday. Louis was the son of John and Margaret (Bergmann) Lintner. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran … More A Lintner and Hoehn Link Up
On this date 169 years ago, a baby by the name of Albert Hoehn was born. Albert, born on June 25, 1852, was the son of Michael and Anna (Bergmann) Hoehn. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, Missouri. Albert is found in his first census at the age of 7 in 1860 … More Albert Hoehn’s Bio
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
