The birthday boy for today’s post was named Karl Immanuel Degenhardt on his baptism record. Early on, it appears that he was called Emanuel (with this spelling), but as time went by, his documents used the name Charles. Charles was born on October 29, 1874, so today would be his special 150th birthday. He was … More Charles Degenhardt – Detroit Typewriter Machinist
Today’s tale begins with the birth of Ida Amalie Kuntze on June 2, 1893. You will discover that this Kuntze girl gets her surname caught up in a web of Meyer’s and Miesner’s. Ida was the daughter of Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take … More The Meyer-Miesner-Kuntze Web
Today’s birthday girl, Clara Julie Estel, does not show up in our German Family Tree, but maybe someday, more records from Old Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Louis will be included. Five of her older siblings are found in the GFT, but several others who were born later, including Clara, are not. Since Clara’s father … More Prairie Pastor and His Pi Partner
There have been quite a few occasions during my time volunteering at the Lutheran Heritage Center & Museum when events transpire that I cannot explain in any other way than calling them “Acts of God”. The circumstances of my last few days have led me to plan more than one post telling the stories that … More Acts of God – Part 1
Although today’s story was generated by first finding the birth of twin girls on this date, most of it will center on the life of a man whose short life was filled with plenty of accomplishments. Nora and Rosa Lueders were born on April 11, 1899. They were the daughters of Henry and Louise (Elbrecht) … More Fiehler’s Fateful Fall
Carl Hugo Paffrath arrived in New York City in February of 1882 aboard the Vaderland. We see his name on the passenger list shown below. Little did Carl know that his family would cross paths with a girl from Perry County roots. It was that girl who is today’s birthday girl. Her name was Clara … More Clara’s Car Guy
I have written a book titled Mama Buenger: Mother of a Synod, which tells the story of Christiane Buenger, a widow who brought eight of her children to America in the 1839 immigration. [Note: Buenger is pronouced Binger] Christiane also happens to be the first owner of the property that I now own here in … More Another Christiane Buenger
