I am going to start today by telling you how confused I was about today’s family. I think I now have it somewhat figured out. Here is a summary which explains my confusion. There was once a William Wilkinson, who had a son named John Wilkinson. That John had a son named William Wilkinson. Then … More John Wilkinson – Traveling Salesman
A baby girl was baptized in the pastor’s house in Perryville about 150 years ago. That baby was born on February 20, 1874, so today would be her 150th birthday. The big mystery in this story has to do with where this baby was born, and why was she was baptized in Perryville. As it … More Adolphus Scott – Decatur Train Engineer
The name, Jacob, can cause problems when researching for this blog. First of all, Jacob is a very common first name for male babies. Second, there were some Jacob’s who had the surname, Jacob. And then there is the town of Jacob which is located in Jackson County, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from … More The Jacob-Schmidt Couple
There is not much information to be found in our German Family Tree about today’s birthday boy. The entry shown below is all that we have. 1.ERNST, Anton “Heinrich” (Born 5 Mar 1848) [PerryCoMO-1860Census]: Henry Ernst age 12, born in Hanover Germany, [AltenburgMO-Immanuel]: Confirmed 24 Mar 1861, Born 5 Mar 1848 The key date that … More The Tin Man in Decatur, Illinois
Herman and Bertha would be celebrating their 126th wedding anniversary today if they were still alive. You will be reading the story of their lives in this post. As I researched the lives of the two that made up this couple, I discovered that these two would have been celebrating not only their anniversary, but … More Herman, Bertha, and the Teacher Wunderlich’s
I will start today’s post by sharing images of two census records from 1850. Both of them are from the city of St. Louis, Missouri. First, we have this one: Then this one: Both of these records are, as the title suggests, not as they seem. The top record seems to be Frederick Schuricht’s family … More Not What They Seem
