Sarah Christiana Mueller is one of those women, who, at an early age, moved from her birthplace in Perry County to the big city of St. Louis to find work. In her case, she never moved back. I will attempt to tell her story today. Sarah Mueller was born on November 22, 1886, the daughter … More Sarah Outlives Entire Family
One of my boyhood friends was named Joel. Someone pinned him with the nickname “Jolly Joel” which appropriately described his character. As time went by, that nickname was shortened to “J.J.”. Today, you will read the story of another man who could have been called “J.J.”. I don’t know if he was, but I cannot … More J.J. the Accountant
If he was alive today, Otto Friedrich Tirmenstein would be celebrating his 150th birthday. He was born on April 23, 1870 in St. Louis, Missouri. Otto was the son of Samuel Martin and Dorothea (Doerries) Tirmenstein and baptized at Old Trinity Lutheran Church. I have a few photos of Otto’s parents. Otto can already be … More CPH – Their Company Rocks
Samuel Martin Tirmenstein brought his family to the United States in 1839 as part of the Gesellschaft. One of his children who also traveled aboard the Olbers was Samuel Martin Tirmenstein, Jr. Samuel, Jr. married Dorothea Doerries in 1855, and that couple began having children. When their first son was born, he was given the … More Premiere Lutheran Publisher
Especially since today’s main character was such an important contributor to the early years of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, it is surprising to me that his story is so full of documentary holes. By the time we get to the end of this story, we will still be faced with several unanswered questions. Martin Christian … More Martin Barthel – A CPH Original
It never ceases to amaze me how things manage to come through our doorways and what type of journey the museum objects take in order to return back home. You hear the word ‘provenance’ a lot in the research and museum world. We are experts here on the genealogy of people and places, but you might not hear as much about … More There’s No Place Like Home
We do not have a baptism record for today’s birthday boy. In fact, we don’t even come close to looking at such a document. That is because he was born in Ranchi, India. The map below shows the location of Ranchi in East India. The boy born on August 5, 1846 in India was Bernhard … More Pastor Proofreader
Mathilda Magdalena Lorenz was one of those girls who was always going to be celebrating Valentine’s Day on the same day as her birthday. Mathilda was born on February 14, 1891 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. She was the daughter of Johann and Caroline (Mueller) Lorenz. Below is her baptism record. There … More Mathilda – Henry’s Valentine
Today’s story begins with a puzzle and has puzzles all along the way. I will attempt to find my way through this maze, but I am the first to admit that I may not get everything right. It starts with the birthday of Herman Haertling somewhere in Germany. According to the German Family Tree, his … More Navigating the Haertling-Koenig Labyrinth
Today’s story tells of a family that went back and forth between Perry County and St. Louis. When I hear the term “back and forth”, I cannot but smile as I remember how our granddaughter, Kylie, once put on Grandma’s boots as shown in this photo. She than looked at my wife and said, “Grandma, … More Forth and Back
