I will start today’s post by sharing images of two census records from 1850. Both of them are from the city of St. Louis, Missouri. First, we have this one: Then this one: Both of these records are, as the title suggests, not as they seem. The top record seems to be Frederick Schuricht’s family … More Not What They Seem
I live in L.A. That is, I live in Lower Altenburg. This area of the metropolis of Altenburg is that section of town which is located east of Trinity Lutheran Church…..toward the river. L.A. was discussed in a previous blog post titled, Old Time L.A. In that post was this photo showing a portion of … More Groh Up in L.A.
Yesterday’s article included a man whose first name was Jacob and a town in Illinois called Jacob. Today’s story is about a family with the surname of Jacob. On Sunday, March 10th in 1901, Rev. Paul Roesener had the privilege of welcoming three young children into God’s family through Holy Baptism. They were not triplets. … More Triple Trinity Baptisms
On this day, October 13th, in 1878, Susanna Johanna Palisch, the daughter of a farmer in Frohna, married Charles Georg Leopold Lueders, the son of a merchant in the same town. They were married at Concordia Lutheran Church. If you have been reading this blog in the past, these two family names may ring a … More Lueders/Palisch: Marriage or Competition?
On March 29, 1839, Johann Christoph Weber died at the young age of 44 and was buried in St. Louis, Missouri. He had brought his wife and six children to America as part of the 1838-1839 immigration. They had traveled aboard the Republic to New Orleans and then were transported up the Mississippi River on … More He Almost Made It
