After years of writing these blog posts, I have discovered an interesting fact. I have on occasion stated that Lutheran pastors would not perform weddings during the penitential seasons of Advent or Lent. I have told numerous stories about brides and grooms that got married as soon as possible after those church seasons came to … More One of Many December 26th Weddings
Our birthday boy for today is Ruhland Johann Wilhelm Starzinger, who was born on September 16, 1894. That means he would be celebrating his 130th birthday today. Even though his baptism record indicates his first name was Ruhland, he went by the name, Roland, during his life. He was the son of John and Rosa … More Roland and Mamie – Pocahontas Starzinger’s
My wife likes to do jigsaw puzzles. On a few occasions she has told me that a certain piece is just not there. She even searches the floor and under furniture for the missing piece. Eventually, she discovers that the piece is not missing. She has just placed it in the wrong location on the … More Love Boat (1868)
f today’s tale was told in a previous post titled, Learning Latin from a Blacksmith’s Son. However that post highlighted a son of today’s couple. I am returning to this story to focus more on the parents. I even found another bride for the father. It seems like it is a daily occurrence that I … More A Disappearing Winter
I almost overlooked today’s story because I have already written a story about Benjamin Koenig. That post was titled B.J. and Anna – A Koenig/Brueckner Pair. That Benjamin Koenig was born in 1870 and lived his life in Farrar. I looked more carefully at the data concerning a Benjamin Koenig that I ran across and … More The New Wells Benjamin Koenig
Esther Agnes Dede is today’s birthday girl. She was born on April 24, 1899, the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Winter) Dede. She was the 9th of 10 Dede children. Esther, as well as all her siblings, was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at her baptism record. Esther … More Bill and Esther – The Aurich’s
We begin today with the birth of Anna Maria Miesner on September 16, 1869, making today her 152nd birthday. She was the daughter of Johann and Maria (Meier) Miesner. Anna was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of her baptism record is displayed here. Anna was only one year old when the … More Miesner/Meier to Meyer/Miesner
When I researched this story, I intended to write it and publish it on January 5th, but unforeseen circumstances kept me for getting it done. The birthday girl for January 5th was Amalie Agnes Holt. She was born in 1878, the daughter of Joseph and Wilhelmina (Mueller) Holt. Agnes was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church … More A Wachter/Holt Duo
The story today begins with some names that might be considered celebrities in early Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod history. Those surnames were Graebner and Schaller. I am going to use some entries from the Lutheran Cyclopedia to describe the careers of a few of these men. First, we start with Rev. Johann Heinrich Philip Graebner. Here is … More DD’s Daughter Marries Dede
Today’s birthday boy has just one record in our German Family Tree. That one record will end up taking us to so many locations by the time this post is finished. George Albert Dede was born on August 4, 1887 and baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar, Missouri. Here is his baptism record. Albert … More Learning Latin from a Blacksmith’s Son
