A baby named Friedrich August Gerhard Lesch was born on February 19, 1881 in Altenburg. That makes today his 145th birthday, and he will be a main character in today’s tale. Gerhard was the son of Edward and Louise (Lamperter) Lesch. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Gerhard Lesch – A Delta Guy
Edgar Benjamin Wallmann is today’s birthday boy. Edgar was born on November 30, 1899, so today would be his 126th birthday. Edgar was the son of Ambrosius and Agnes (Hoffmann) Wallmann. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. … More Edgar and His Golightly Bride from Charleston
Clara Thieret is today’s birthday girl. While looking into her story, I ran into a few interesting connections. One was that her grandmother’s surname was Lang. If you go another generation back, you find that her great great grandmother was Barbara Katherine Schmeuszer, who was the daughter of Count Schmeuszer. I found this paragraph in … More Great Great Great Granddaughter of Count Schmeuszer
