The story today begins with the birth of Adolph Gustav Gaebler on June 20, 1881. That certainly sounds like a typical German name, but what attracted me even more to this story is his mother’s maiden name…..Zwickelhuber. How can you not write a story about a Zwickelhuber? The Zwickelhuber story is not without its scandal, … More Zwickelhuber
Ninety years ago today, Concordia Seminary dedicated its new campus located in Clayton, Missouri. The dedication event was attended by a reported 75,000 people. It was an amazing gathering of people who were excited about this new seminary campus which they prayed would continue to train young men to become pastors in the Lutheran Church-Missouri … More A New Seminary Home – 90 Years Ago
May 27, 1873, was the wedding date for a couple whose parents spent some of their early time after the immigration in Perry County. Both of the groom’s parents and both of the bride’s parents spent those early years in and around Altenburg. The groom was Ferdinand Gerhard Walther and the bride was Bertha Emilie … More A Special Wedding with Perry County Roots
Maria Jahn was one of the first children to be baptized after the immigrants arrived in Perry County. She was born on this day, May 18, 1840. It is possible that this baptism may have taken place in the upper room of the Loeber parsonage which was where the Altenburg congregation held their services for … More When Did Jahn Schuessler Die?
Theodore Heinrich Carl Buenger was born on April 29, 1860 in Chicago, Illinois. His parents, Theodore Ernst and Martha (Loeber) Buenger, were married twelve years earlier in Altenburg, with Martha’s father, Rev. Gotthold Loeber, officiating the wedding. Theodore Ernst was a teacher and principal at Immanuel First Lutheran School in Chicago. Young Theodore became a … More President Buenger (1893-1927)
Today’s story is one that is personal for the Research Crew. The couple shown above is connected to both the family of Warren Schmidt and the family of Gerard Fiehler. On this day in 1868, the couple shown in the photo above was married. George Loebs had recently become co-owner of a brewery in St. … More So Close, Yet So Far
The name, Benjamin Gottfried Schuessler, caught my eye today. I noticed that he was listed as having the same date of birth as his day of death….April 23. Then I ran into a problem. As you can see in his baptismal record in the Concordia, Frohna books, it says he was born on April 23, … More Which Record Is More Reliable
A few days ago, we posted a photo of Trinity, Altenburg’s Kleine Schule. Today our topic will be the Kleine Schule located at Concordia, Frohna. The building shown in the above photo was built in 1898. One of the interesting stories associated with this school was the teacher shown in the picture. His name was … More Another Kleine Schule
In October of 1866, Johann Stueve was traveling back to America after picking up Rebecka von Glahn who he planned to marry in America. They were both from the Hanover area of Germany. As you can see in the passenger list above, Rebecka is listed as a 26 year old passenger (along with a Margaretha … More Bringing Back a Bride
As usual, I began today by looking for events which took place in Perry County on this day. I happened upon the birth of Alma Marie Ella Schuessler on March 14, 1890. She was baptized one week later on March 21. That was the end of the good news. As is shown in the photo … More So Many Causes of Death
