Today’s post was inspired by a marriage. Today’s date marks the day on which a wedding took place back towards the end of the 19th century. Since I mentioned someone named Michael in the title of this post, I will begin with him. John Michael Fassold was born on January 30, 1859, the son of … More Michael’s Horn
As the title implies, I will be taking a tour through four different surnames today. I will be using a little different format today than usual. Instead of tracking one person at a time leading up to a marriage, I will be tracking four separate people simultaneously, all of whom were born in the 1850’s. … More Wirth – Thieret – Hornberger – Hacker
No! No! This post will not detail any changes made in the official doctrine or practices in the Lutheran Church. When all is said and done, the Lutheran church will retain its reputation for being reluctant to change. Instead, this story will document a married pair that may just set a record for having church … More Lutheran Church Changes
If he was still alive, Max Fritsche would be celebrating a very special birthday today. He was born on July 6, 1871, so today he would be turning 150 years old. Max was born in Germany, the son of Heinrich and Bertha (Boehme) Fritsche. Max’s parents immigrated to America in 1890 with several of their … More Max and Gertrude – A Fritsche/Muench Pair
The main surname for today’s post goes through some spelling changes during one man’s lifetime. We first see it using the German spelling with an umlaut. The name was Schϋtz. We later see documents that spell this name in the standard way that a German umlaut spelling was “Americanized”. It was almost always changed by … More A Dozen Scheetz
You will be reading the story of Traugott Schamburg today. You will find out that he was born on this day, and he and his wife’s records can be found in the church books of several different Perry County churches. However, before we discuss Traugott, let’s take a quick look at how the Schamburg name … More Schamburg’s Sojourns Through Perry County
I have previously written stories about people with the surname, Sandler. I did a search on our website and found 8 different posts that referred to people with that name. Two similar names show up in today’s post…Sandlin and Saddler. I did a similar search on these two names. I found no results for the … More Son of Sandlin-Saddler Set
Eva Katherine Stuebinger would have been celebrating a very special birthday if she was still alive today. She was born 150 years ago…October 22, 1870. I found a little evidence that she was called “Rena” during her lifetime, so I will use that name in this post. She was the daughter of Johann Heinrich and … More The Lintner Link
Today would have been the 125th anniversary of the marriage involving a Lutheran and a Baptist. The Lutheran groom was a man by the name of William Schroeder, and the Baptist bride was a girl by the name of Elizabeth Emma Cashion. The marriage license for this couple is shown below. The above marriage license … More A Lutheran/Baptist Couple
One hundred thirty years ago, Michael Hornberger and Margaret Hacker were married. I guess you could say that if they would have carved their initials into their favorite tree as they courted one another, it would have been M.H.+M.H. Michael Hornberger was born on October 3, 1862, the son of Adam and Elizabeth (Baer) Hornberger. … More The Hornberger-Hacker Household
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