Today’s birthday boy is named August Carl Lueders. August’s grandfather, whose story was told in the post, Frohna Entrepreneur, could also be called an August Carl. In addition, his uncle was named August Carl. I believe when today’s birthday boy was born, his parents wanted to give him a name that either honored his grandfather … More August C. Lueders – St. Louis Pharmacist
First, let me explain the title. Most of the time, Rudi is a first name, usually a short form of the name, Rudolph. Not so in today’s tale. Additionally, summers is usually the plural form or summer, which is one of the seasons of the year. Not so today. Rudi is a surname, and Summers … More Rudi’s Summers
Every day that I write one of these blog posts, I learn something new. It is one of the really enjoyable things about doing this. After writing over 500 of these articles, I also can now make some generalizations about what I have discovered. Today’s story is an illustration of a story that has a … More Finding a Job and a Wife in the Big City
We have a birthday boy from Wittenberg today. He was the only child in his family to be born in this little river town. The search for his family’s history took quite a few twists and turns. Milton Rudi was born on March 20, 1912, but before we discuss his life, let’s go back to … More Dentist, Doctor, Druggist, and Chaplain
On Valentine’s Day, 1886, Rev. C.F.W. Walther united Rev. John Jacob Trinklein and Sarah Buenger in marriage in St. Louis, Missouri. In doing so, Rev. Walther was officiating at the wedding of his niece, the daughter of his wife’s brother, Herman Buenger, a druggist in St. Louis. Rev. Walther was getting up there in years … More Valentine Wedding
On February 7, 1927, Theodore Wurmb died in St. Louis. Theodore has a connection to the Log Cabin College in Perry County. Theodore’s father, Theobald (von) Wurmb was one of the students in the very first class of the Log Cabin College in 1839. Theobald lived most of his life in St. Louis as a … More St. Louis Druggists
