Rotenburg, Germany is the setting for two baptisms today. The two who were baptized would travel to America and get married in Perry County, Missouri. Then when the wife becomes a widow, she moves with some family to Oklahoma where she spends the rest of her life. I will begin this story with a special … More Widow Cordes in Alva, Oklahoma
We will begin today with the birthday of Anna Maria Cordes, who was born on February 3, 1876, making today her 145th birthday. Anna was the daughter of Heinrich and Margaretha (Meier) Cordes. She was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. Her baptism record is shown below. Anna can be found in the … More Richard, Anna, and Emma Fritsche
Today’s post is a result of two researchers working together in an attempt to solve some confusion between two names that appear in our German Family Tree. Those two researchers are very good friends of our museum and research library. Those two are Dale Kirmse and Lori Adams. Since Dale lives in Florida and Lori … More Confusing Two Heinrichs
I have been looking for an occasion to use the church records we now have in our research library from Zion Lutheran Church in Alva, Oklahoma. Thanks to Dale Kirmse, a good friend of our museum who has also been a guest blogger, we have these records now. Zion, Alva is one of those places … More Henry and His Little Angel
As I worked my way through our German Family Tree looking for an event that took place on August 15th, I ran across the birthday of Joachim Martin Steffens. He was born on August 15, 1882. One of the first things I noticed was that not only did he marry a woman by the name … More Korte Girls – Steffens Boys
