I would describe the post that I wrote yesterday to be a “Dambach Downer” story because there was so much tragedy involved in the life of a person named Dambach. While I was writing that tale yesterday, I had no idea that I would find the story of that Dambach’s brother for today’s post. And … More Another Dambach Downer Story
I will be telling the tale today of a couple that was married on April 7th. The bride had her beginnings in Friedheim, and the groom had his start in Uniontown. Like so many couples over the years, this pair would migrate to the big city of St. Louis. Sadly, the wife died at a … More Martin and Amalie – St. Louis Meister’s
It has been explained in several previous posts that the German word for “dance” is danz, and there are plenty of folks in our German Family Tree with the surname, Danz. You will read another post that highlights a Danz today. In fact, we begin with a birthday Danz. Theodore Joseph Danz was born on … More A Story That Ends at the Danz-Hall
Four years ago, I wrote a post on Valentine’s Day titled Valentines Day Story: Flowers, Jewelry, and Her Mountain Man. That post told the story of Flora Ochs, who was born on Valentine’s Day. Flora had a twin brother, and in that post I suggested that I might write the story of her twin brother, Ernst, the … More Valentine Twin
I intended to write today’s story yesterday, but as it turned out, my time was taken up by other tasks. One of the events that took up my time was a special, unexpected event that took place yesterday. One of our local residents, Dale Roth, works on the Mississippi River as a towboat captain. I … More Gustav and Bertha Koenig – MO to MI
Today’s story highlights a special birthday to celebrate. Maria Augusta Koenig would have been 150 years old if she was still alive today. She was born on July 25, 1871, the daughter of Zacharias and Mariana (Ackermann) Koenig. Maria’s baptism record is found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. That record is … More Maria Enters New Jerusalem
Theodore Eduard Berthold Tanz, if he was alive today, would have had to blow out 145 candles on his birthday cake. Theodore was born on February 1, 1876, the son of Herman and Margaretha (Blanken) Tanz. Theodore was the firstborn child in the Tanz family. Our German Family Tree lists 11 children all together in … More Theo and Anna Tanz
I know that there have been times in my life when I have been given the “brush off”. You probably have experienced that feeling yourself. Today, I will be giving you the Tuschoff. It is a surname that takes up very little space in our German Family Tree, but it leads us once again to … More Getting the Tuschoff
I found another story that sent me into the binder we have in our research library that describes the history of a Lutheran church that once existed in Arnsberg. Today’s story begins with a girl being born 170 years ago. Maria Richter was born on September 28, 1850. She was the daughter of Henry and … More The Richter/Dambach’s from Arnsberg
