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Tag: Cape Girardeau

When Were the Boren’s Born?

May 28, 2022

I was presented with a problem today. Our German Family Tree says that Emma Paulina Petzoldt was born on May 28, 1881. Her death certificate says she was born on May 23, 1880, and her gravestone says she was born on May 23, 1878. I decided to research this story based on what is found … More When Were the Boren’s Born?

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Fred Schrader – Brick Layer

May 16, 2022

Frederick William Schrader is today’s birthday boy, but I did not find him in our German Family Tree. It was the zionrootsgenealogy.org website that led me to Fred’s story. Fred’s bride, however, is indeed found in our German Family Tree, but that document does not indicate her marriage. Fred was born on May 16, 1884, … More Fred Schrader – Brick Layer

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Cape Cop and His Rock

May 9, 2022

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, there is a bit of confusion about the birthday of one of the main characters in the story you are about to read. The point of difference is found in the Friedenberg Remembrances book, where it says that Alma Emma Louise Rauh was born on May 8, 1899. Here … More Cape Cop and His Rock

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Triple Boyse Baptisms

April 25, 2022

It is not often that I base a story on a baptism date, but when 3 young siblings are baptized on the same day, it gets my attention. Not only that, but that baptismal date occurred 125 years ago, making it a special anniversary today. The year was 1897. The village of Wittenberg had become … More Triple Boyse Baptisms

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Hoffmann – Mueller – Engert – Schade

March 6, 2022

Four surnames will enter today’s story. All of them have shown up plenty of times on this blog. It’s one of those stories in which a widow and a widower unite for a second marriage. It begins with a birthday boy. Herman Ferdinand Hoffmann was born on March 6, 1880, so today would be his … More Hoffmann – Mueller – Engert – Schade

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Call the County Collector

February 19, 2022

I think a case can be made that today’s main character was the person responsible for introducing the telephone to Perry County. After you read his story, I’ll let you decide. If nothing else, you will read the story of a man who was involved in many businesses as well as being involved in public … More Call the County Collector

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Answers in Death Certificates

January 23, 2022

Eight children were born to the couple, Christian and Juliane (Kuehnert) Saalfeld. Of those eight, there were 3 sets of twins. There was one set of twin boys that died not long after birth. The other two sets of twins were girls, and only two of those 4 girls lived to adulthood. The remaining 2 … More Answers in Death Certificates

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Gotthilf and the Orphans

January 15, 2022

We begin today with the birth of Paul Gotthilf Hemmann, who was born on January 15, 1860. Gotthilf was the second-to-the-last child born to Johann Gottfried Hemmann, who fathered 21 children with two wives. Gotthilf was a son of the second wife, Rosina Hoffmann. One might be amazed to know that J.G. Hemmann was about … More Gotthilf and the Orphans

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Lights On in Altenburg

January 2, 2022

Altenburg and Frohna, Missouri recently had a Christmas lighting contest called, Light Up the Towns. I discovered a birthday boy today that led me to a Light Up the Town story. The birthday boy was instrumental in bringing electricity to the town of Altenburg. George Ludwig (or Louis) Schweizer was born on January 2, 1895, … More Lights On in Altenburg

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Vogel Met Life with His Rocker

October 22, 2021

I confess that the title for this post is a real stretch. Today’s birthday girl is Ida Steiner. In German, the word stein means stone or rock. So, one could say that the surname, Steiner, could mean “rocker”. I will begin by looking at her early life. Ida Marie Luise Steiner was born on October … More Vogel Met Life with His Rocker

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