After doing plenty of research on today’s couple, I discovered a fact that I had misinterpreted when I found it in our Germany Family Tree. The couple’s marriage did not take place as it is implied in our GFT at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. I also did not find too much of a connection … More Gilbert and Isabell – A Bond Between a Brewer and a Bienlein
A wedding anniversary attracted me to today’s tale. The marriage was one in which a Roman Catholic man married a Lutheran woman. This couple had quite a few children, and a quick look demonstrated to me that some of those children are now buried in Lutheran cemeteries, and others are buried in Catholic cemeteries. So, … More German Lutheran Marries Catholic Brewer
I know it may be a stretch, but today’s tale has an unusual connection to the one I wrote yesterday. The story, Three Ochs – No Acorns, highlighted three lifelong singles who had no children. Today, you will be reading the story of a man who was married three time, which does not seem similar, … More William End – Perryville Photographer
In order to understand the title to this post, you have to know that around here, the surname Popp is pronounced more like the word, “pup”. Also, since this is the second consecutive post that has told about Popp’s, I must tell you that these two Popp’s were not part of the same Popp clan. … More The Veterinarian and His Precious Pup
The birthday girl for today led me to the story of one of the men who was a proprietor of the Perryville Mercantile, a store that was once located on the courthouse square in Perryville. I will begin with that birthday girl. Ellen May Zahner was born on May 14, 1870, thus making today her … More Charles Vogt and the Perryville Mercantile
I located a baby who was born on Christmas Eve for today’s post. Her name was Anna Amalia Sittner, who was born on December 24, 1864. That means today would be her 160th birthday. Amalia was the daughter of Charles August and Wilhelmine (Mehner) Sittner. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so … More Born on Christmas Eve, Died on Thanksgiving Eve
In recent months, I have been mentioning in a few blog posts that Ancestry.com now has a collection of records that is described as Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1972. I am still discovering that this collection contains documents that I can use for this blog. Just yesterday, I was able to display a marriage record … More Arnsberg Records Discovery
It is not often that I get to write a story about a man and woman who get married and they have the same birthday. That is the case with a pair that are part of today’s tale. However, you are going to discover that this story will include quite a few marriage records. Also, … More Bride and Groom Share Birthday
In the past week or two, I have published (or re-published) a pair of stories that come from the family of Charles and Barbara (Hoehn) Thieret. One was titled, Art and Dora – The Popp’s, and the other was re-posted on Christmas Day. That one was called Noel Nuptials. I found yet another story from that … More Bennetta’s Birthday
The surname, Oswald, takes up 7 pages in our German Family Tree. Today, you will read about the original couple to settle in Perry County with that surname. The patriarch of that Oswald clan happens to be today’s birthday boy. Christian Oswald was born December 19, 1832, so today would be his 190th birthday. He … More Original Oswald’s
