The last of ten children born into a Boxdorfer family is today’s highlighted character and birthday girl. Margareth Pauline Boxdorfer was born on October 6, 1891, so today would be her 135th birthday. Pauline was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Rauh) Boxdorfer. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. An image of … More Pauline Boxdorfer – Lifelong Single Servant
The name, Gottlieb Boxdorfer has shown up on this blog before. In fact, I think it has shown up twice already. Today’s birthday boy is yet another Gottlieb Boxdorfer. Gottlieb Amadeus Oliver Boxdorfer was born on January 10, 1862, so today would be his 163rd birthday. Gottlieb was the son of Johann George and Christine … More Another Gottlieb Boxdorfer
It did not take me long to find a story for today. I almost always check first to see if someone was born on the day’s date 200 years ago. The one I found for today is also located in the early part of the alphabet, so it showed up almost immediately when I did … More Bicentennial Boxdorfer Birthday
It will be another day for me to describe the story of a girl who was born and raised in Perry County but moved away to spend most of her life elsewhere. Most of the time, such a story includes a young woman who finds her husband in a different location, and they spend their … More Colin the Crane Man from Steubenville, OH
A lonely record in our German Family Tree will lead us all the way to Arizona today. Hop aboard the train. We are going for a ride. Edwin Peter Albert Sandler was born on June 28, 1885, so he would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Edwin was the son of Wilhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) … More Edwin Sandler – Prescott, AZ Butcher
I was reminded of a recent conversation I was part of when I looked into today’s couple. The discussion was about beer, in particular about Stag Beer, which is a local favorite around here. In the course of that conversation, someone referred to Anheuser-Busch as “AB”. As you can see in the title, today you … More An A-B Pair – Armbruster and Boxdorfer
One of today’s main characters is found in our German Family Tree because he was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Then, later in his life, he got married on February 26th, so he and his wife would be celebrating a wedding anniversary today. Since he was married at a Catholic parish, and because … More August Sandler – St. Louis Hospital Laundry Man
I did something for today’s post that I do not often do. Almost every story that I have told on this blog begins with me looking for a church record that took place prior to 1900. I do that primarily because I am able to find more records for people that far back in history. … More Pearl Harbor Day Wedding
I am about to get behind the wheel to make a Thanksgiving trip, so I am sharing an old story today that was published on this date back in 2017. I will not even write much else to explain it because Grandma wants to get the show on the road. I will take my laptop … More Perryville Blacksmith
Gottlieb Johann Michael Sandler was born on November 21, 1874, thus making today his special 150th birthday. Gottlieb was the son of William and Ann (Boxdorfer) Sandler. Photos of Gottlieb’s parents are displayed below. Gottlieb was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. The image shown here of his baptism record is rather unusual. I … More Gottlieb and Lena – Perryville Sandler’s
