I would not have found today’s story without the updated version of our German Family Tree. The key document that led me to this tale was a baptism record from the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. That is where we find today’s birthday girl. Johanna Emma Elizabeth Riehn was born on February 8, … More Daniel and Emma – The Crites Couple from Laflin
Today’s tale has what I would consider a rather unusual inspiration. If you are a regular reader, you know that I look in our German Family Tree to locate a person who might be celebrating a birthday or anniversary. I did indeed find a man who was born on December 23rd for this story, but … More John Monroe Cotner and His Two Brides
You will read another story describing a couple that migrated to a different location after both the bride and the groom originated in our local area. Today’s pair landed in Denver, Colorado. The tale begins with a birthday girl. Bertha Emma Josephine Putz was born on March 29, 1894, thus making today her 130th birthday. … More Denver Crites Couple
Today would have been the 134th wedding anniversary of an Emmanuel and an Emma. Emmanuel is an interesting first name. My experience with it is that this name which means “God with us” in the Bible, is spelled two different ways. Sometimes it is spelled beginning with an “I” and is followed by a double … More Emma-nuel and Emma Wallmann
