An Austrian baby was born on July 23, 1842 named Pauline Pechmueller. Pauline would be 182 years old today. She was the daughter of Mathias and Theresia (Huebner) Pechmueller. When Pauline was 26 years old, she came to America. Three Pechmueller’s are found on the passenger list of the ship, Cimbria, that left Germany in … More Joe and Pauline – New Wells Ladreiter’s
Hinrich Steffens was born on July 1, 1859, so today would be his 165th birthday. Normally, you might see his first name spelled as Heinrich, but his gravestone uses the Hinrich spelling, so that is what I will use. To add to that, another more Americanized version, Henry, might be used, but I have already … More Hinrich and Marta – A Set of Salem Steffens
When I wrote yesterday’s post about Hugo Hemmann, whose wedding anniversary was November 2nd, I didn’t realize that his father, Julius Hemmann, had a November 3rd wedding anniversary. In fact, his father’s first wedding not only took place on this date, but he was married in 1870, making today his 150th wedding anniversary. I cannot … More Papa Julius
