It is a wedding anniversary that directed me to today’s story. I am going to begin this post by taking a look at a groom who would end up having two brides. Theodore Henry Weinrich was born on November 5, 1869, the son of Henry and Margaret (Bergmann) Weinrich. If you want more information about … More Theo Weinrich and His Bohnert Brides
There are plenty of Bohnert’s living in Perry County. Many of them are Catholics. Many of them are Lutherans. You will read the story today that describes one situation that helps explain this outcome. It is not the first such story. It may not be the last. Andreas Bohnert was born on April 28, 1860, … More Andrew Bohnert – One Catholic Bride; One Lutheran Bride
Charles Bohnert was one of the most faithful attenders of my Tuesday morning men’s Bible class until his death a few years back. I will be telling the story of another Charles Bohnert today. My friend, Charles, would have called today’s character his great uncle. However, before I get around to Charles Bohnert, I will … More Charles Bohnert – From Menfro to Minnesota and Back
May 1, 1877 was the day on which the baby, Mathilda Marie Weinrich was born. Mathilda was the daughter of Henry and Margaret (Bergmann) Weinrich. She was likely born in or near Longtown, but at that time, Lutherans in Longtown made the trip to Friedenberg to attend Peace Lutheran Church. That is where Mathilda would … More The Bohnert’s and the Longtown Mill
You will read another tale today detailing the marriage between a Lutheran and a Roman Catholic. In such cases, we often see the Lutheran become a Roman Catholic or the Roman Catholic become a Lutheran. However, in today’s case, we see that each partner in the marriage retained their own church membership throughout their lives. … More Buried ‘Cross Crosstown
I have previously written stories about people with the surname, Sandler. I did a search on our website and found 8 different posts that referred to people with that name. Two similar names show up in today’s post…Sandlin and Saddler. I did a similar search on these two names. I found no results for the … More Son of Sandlin-Saddler Set
I once again feel that God is poking me to write today’s story. I say that because this tale is impacting my life this week. I will get to that later. First, let’s discuss today’s birthday boy. August Bohnert was born on December 21, 1882. He was the son of Ludwig (Louis) and Maria (Amschler) … More August, Edward, Charles, and a Few Martha’s
Christine Hemmann is today’s birthday girl. She was born on August 10, 1886, making today her 133rd birthday. It did not take me long once I started researching Christine that I had to ask the question, “Did Christine marry Barny Bohnert or did she marry Benjamin Bohnert?” By the time I’m done with this post, … More Barney or Benjamin Bohnert?
