I put today’s mystery question in today’s title. Rosa Landgraf is today’s birthday girl….or is she? One birth date we have for Rosa was August 21, 1885. As we work our way through this story, we will find two other alternatives. Rosa was the daughter of Bernhard and Mary (Litzelfelner) Landgraf. She was baptized at … More When Was Rosa Born?
We have a birthday girl today. Her name was Martha Fiehler. I will not waste any time telling you today that her husband was Ernst Wachter. One of the nice things about today’s couple is the fact that both of these two characters are included in photos taken of their families including their siblings. Let’s … More Fiehler/Wachter
I know this is going to be quite a literary stretch, but I am always on the lookout for a play on words, and I could not resist sharing this one on this Easter Sunday. A marriage took place on April 21, 1892, and one of the participants was a Bodenschatz. Google Translate tells me … More Easter Hill
Anna Josephine Wunderlich was born on December 12, 1876, so today would have been her 142nd birthday. She was the daughter of John and Josephine (Bendel) Wunderlich. Anna was the youngest child in the family. We have this photograph of Anna’s parents. Anna was baptized on Christmas Eve in 1876, which was a Sunday. This … More Rudy’s Grandma
All right. I admit it. I always have trouble keeping the Kasten family and the Kassel family straight in my mind, so today’s story about a Kasten marrying a Kassel is a real challenge for me. I hope I get through this story without writing Kassel when I meant Kasten, or vice versa. At least … More The Kasten-Kassel Kouple
Today I will share the story of W.W……..Wilhelm Wachter. His story is not without its puzzles. I hope I get it right. I tell his story today because December 29th was the date of his second marriage in 1870. But before I get to that, let me go back. Wilhelm came to America when he … More Double Double-U
Yesterday, I was searching for a story to write for today and thought I had found one. Then I received a message from one of our guest bloggers, Clayton Erdmann, who asked if he could do a story for today. Lo, and behold, he wanted to write about the same people I was considering. Consequently, … More Classroom Records: From Uniontown to Olivette
May 28th was the birthday of a tall Oklahoman by the name of Newton Amos Bodenschatz. He was not born in Oklahoma though. He was born into the family of a farmer from north Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. Newton was born in 1922 as the tenth child out of eleven to Herman and Rosa (Landgraf) … More Oklahoma Ground Sweethearts
During recent months, I have been noticing that there seemed to be quite a few young ladies from the East Perry County area, especially around Wittenberg, who married young men who came to town to work on the railroad. The Frisco railroad came through Wittenberg beginning in 1904, with work beginning on it several years … More No More Boden, Honey
Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg is one year away from the 150th year anniversary of the dedication of their present-day church sanctuary. It was dedicated on Reformation Sunday in 1867. This church is used for the congregation’s worship every Sunday. If I have this figured out correctly (and I suppose I could be wrong), I … More Hauling Rock
