As we approach another Valentine’s Day, I found it rather timely to discover a person named Valentine who would be celebrating a special birthday today. As it turns out, it will also be one of those tales about what may have been considered a forbidden romance between a Lutheran and a Roman Catholic. I will … More An Early Valentine Story from Crosstown
Today’s story begins in the Farrar/Crosstown area but eventually leads to the neighborhood in which I was born and raised in North St. Louis. The birthday girl for this post is Ernestine Hedwig Emilie Bachmann, who was born on November 20, 1895. Emilie was the daughter of Martin and Martha (Steffens) Bachmann. She was baptized … More Ernst, the Emerson Electric Employee
Yesterday’s story about a Poehner/Stuebinger couple centered around the small village of Crosstown. It turns out that you are going to read another story that takes place in that vicinity today. Once upon a time, a baby girl was born by the name of Laura Burns. Laura Ann Burns was born on September 24, 1862, … More Crosstown’s Laura Burns-Cashion-Horn-Smith
Apparently, folks in the Stuebinger family liked the name, Anna. These Stuebinger’s also liked the name Barbara. A few times, the names Anna and Barbara were both given to girls in this family. Anna is a common German name, but I think Barbara is a name especially one favored by those of Bavarian descent. If … More Another Anna Barbara Stuebinger
Today’s birthday girl had two husbands, having children with both of them, and was involved in two different local congregations which had the same name. Emilie Hacker was born on September 7, 1880, so today would be her 145th birthday. Emilie was the daughter of Andreas and Brigitta (Friedmann) Hacker. Since she was baptized at … More Hacker – Heiser – Kirmse
Today’s tale documents the story of a couple, neither of which make it to their 50th birthdays. It’s a story that begins in New Wells and ends up with the husband and wife being buried in Crosstown. I will begin with today’s birthday boy. Karl Erwin August Hoffmann was born on July 5, 1899, so … More Charles and Hilda – Heartbreaking Hoffmann’s
In the course of researching today’s story, I discovered that there are misleading bits and pieces of information in some of the sources I use for these posts. I hope that I can clear up some things so that people in the families that are connected to this tale will have the correct facts. I … More Crosstown Stuebinger Pair
Today’s tale will take us all around the Perry County and northern Cape Girardeau County area. The post will mention Friedenberg, Uniontown, Friedheim, Longtown, Cape Girardeau, Point Rest, and Crosstown. Some stories, like the one I wrote yesterday, take place almost entirely at one Lutheran congregation. That will certainly not be the case in today’s … More Mehner Store – Crosstown
It is a wedding anniversary that directed me to today’s story. I am going to begin this post by taking a look at a groom who would end up having two brides. Theodore Henry Weinrich was born on November 5, 1869, the son of Henry and Margaret (Bergmann) Weinrich. If you want more information about … More Theo Weinrich and His Bohnert Brides
Four young men with the surname, Stuebinger, entered Perry County in the 1850’s. All the evidence points to the fact that these 4 were related. They were from the region of Germany known as Bavaria. One of those boys has a birthday today, so you will be reading his story. Andreas Stuebinger was born on … More One of the Stuebinger Boys
