A while back, I wrote the story of a marriage made up of a Roman Catholic groom and a Lutheran bride. Today, I will tell the story of a child that was born to that couple, and that child, who was baptized at a Lutheran church, would later marry a Catholic man. I will begin … More Gathering a Gibbar Group
I have previously written the story about the parents of today’s birthday girl. That post was titled, The Buchholz and Gentil Soap Opera. As that title implies, that story included some drama. I encourage you to read it to get some background on today’s main character. Today’s tale begins in Perry County, but it remains … More A Buchholz/Crisler Pair
Not that long ago, I published the story titled, Lixville Klemp’s. The highlighted couple in that post had several children, and one of those will be the main character today. This post begins with the birth of a set of twins. On May 5, 1890, a set of twin boys was born in the Cinque … More August Klemp – The Surviving Twin
I found today’s tale because a wedding too place in East Perry County, Missouri on this day 130 years ago. Despite the couple’s beginning in Missouri, most of the story took place across the river in Illinois. The highlighted surname is Buchholz, and this Buchholz family is an isolated one in our German Family Tree. … More The Buchholz and Gentil Soap Opera
Looking for an Irish name in our German Family Tree is like looking for a needle in a haystack. I did not even try this year on St. Patrick’s Day to find one to write about. However, I did run across another name that is not a very common one to show up on this … More Not an Irish Name; Not Much of a German Name Either
Yesterday’s post about William Timmermann could be referred to as an “outsider” entering the realm of our German Family Tree. Some surnames in that document take up pages and pages. And there are other surnames that show up as pretty lonely entries. You will be reading the story of another one of those “outsiders”. For this post, I had … More Another “Outsider” Enters Perry County
Twice before, I have written posts that highlight a man named Theodore Fischer. The most famous Theodore Fischer around here was the medical doctor who served the Altenburg area for many, many years. The post, Hometown Doc, told the story of Doc Fischer. Another Theodore Fischer was named Theodore E.L. Fischer and had the nickname, … More Yet Another Theodore Fischer
I have written several stories over the years that begin with a rather lonely church record and then proceed to take place beyond the confines of our German Family Tree. Today, you will read another one of those tales. The only record in our GFT for a man by the name of Ernst Andrew Diefenbach … More A Diefenbach Duo
Back in 2018, I wrote a post about Emma Engert who married Gottfried Schuerenberg, the man I referred to in the title as the Butcher from Friedland. Emma Engert was born on May 11, 1862, so she would be celebrating her 160th birthday today. However, Emma is not the only Engert who would be celebrating … More Petrina – The Other Twin
A set of twins was born on December 26, 1884 to Fritz and Margaretha (Linz or Sanz) Moldenhauer. Unlike many twins born back in the 1880’s, both of these twins lived to adulthood and got married. Here’s the plan. I am going to write the story of the first twin and publish it today. Tomorrow, … More Menfro Moldenhauer Twins – The First One
