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
Today’s story is attached to our German Family Tree by a single thread. The couple in this story were almost always members of a local Lutheran church, but not one that is a member of the Missouri Synod. The husband in this tale, however, might have been confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, but … More Friese’s at Sargent’s Chapel
I thought I had one of those stories for today that would celebrate a 150th birthday, but there is also a definite possibility that the birthday girl would be celebrating her 151st birthday. In the course of telling this story, I will give evidence why our German Family Tree includes the possibility that today would … More Henry and Rosie – Perryville Schrumpf’s
Mathilda Linna Lueders was born on February 12, 1885, so today would be her 140th birthday. Lina, as she was mostly called, was the daughter of Charles and Susanna (Palisch) Lueders. A previous post was written about her parents titled, Lueders/Palisch: Marriage or Competition? Lena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. We can … More Lina and Noah Brown – The Consequences of War
A while back, I wrote the story of a marriage made up of a Roman Catholic groom and a Lutheran bride. Today, I will tell the story of a child that was born to that couple, and that child, who was baptized at a Lutheran church, would later marry a Catholic man. I will begin … More Gathering a Gibbar Group
Yesterday, I told the tale of a woman who had 2 husbands with children born to each husband. I will tell another such story today. It is a story with a bit of a debate as well as a trace of mystery. I will begin with the birthday girl. Nora Belle Ross was born on … More Nora Ross and Her Kropf and Hintman Husbands
Our birthday boy for this post is Otto Joseph Amberger, who was born on October 20, 1889. That means today would be his 135th birthday. One of the more interesting things about Otto and his wife, is that these two are found in 3 census entries before being baptized. Otto was the son of Joseph … More The Amberger’s on Puckett Island
I don’t know what the probability is, but it’s got to be pretty low. I came upon another Wiebusch story for today’s post. Yesterday, I pointed out that it was the first time the surname, Wiebusch, had shown up on this blog. Now, I will recount the story of another Wiebusch who is found in our German … More Fountain Bluff to Broken Bow
There is a matter for debate in today’s story. The birthday boy for today was either born on January 2, 1844, as it is reported in our German Family Tree, or it is January 2, 1843 as his gravestone indicates. Either way, this baby was born on January 2nd, so you get his story today. It might be … More Christian and Missouri – Sedgewickville Friese’s
I am going to tell the story of a man who may have been born on this day back in 1838. Or maybe he wasn’t. This is another one of those situations where there are different birthdays recorded for a person from different sources. In this case, there appears to be a dispute between the … More Governor’s Great Grandpa
