Today’s birthday boy is Oscar Ray Wills, who was born on October 27, 1885. That makes today his 140th birthday. He is called called either Oscar or Ray or Oscar Ray on documents. Since his gravestone even says Oscar Ray, I will use that name in this post. He was the son of William and … More Oscar Ray and Louise – Potter, NE Wills Couple
It is a rare occasion when I use a confirmation record as a starting point for a story, but that is the case today. That confirmation record was noticeable because it did not happen at the normal time in a person’s life. Most Lutheran youngsters get confirmed when they are about 14 years old. Today’s … More Fred Weltecke – Jackson Justice of the Peace
Three days ago, I wrote the story of the life of Anna Lueders in the post, Another Lueders/Poppitz Pair. I did not know that a few days later, I would be writing the story of her brother, Henry. I will begin with Henry’s wife because she is today’s birthday girl. Emma Louise Helena Weber was … More Heini and Lena Lueders – Pete’s Parents
Back in 2019, a post was published about a Poppitz bride and a Lueders groom. That couple was married in 1917 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, the church of the bride. A photo of the wedding party of Arthur Lueders and Hulda Poppitz is shown here. A year after the above wedding took place, … More Another Lueders/Poppitz Pair
If you read yesterday’s post, you know that a girl named Minnie Yamnitz married Fritz Kaiser, so she became Mrs. Minnie Kaiser. I know that I have run across several names over the years for people who have the same names, some names given at birth and some married names. However, I think the odds … More Another Minnie Kaiser
A set of twin girls was born in Frohna 125 years ago on this date. Another post, Fiehler’s Fateful Fall, mainly told the tale of one of these twins. Today, I will go into detail about the other one. Rosa Frieda Lueders was born on April 11, 1899, along with her twin sister, Nora Rosette. … More Rosa Off to the Potter Fields
Erwin Heinrich George Ochs is today’s birthday boy. He was born 125 years ago on April 10, 1899. Erwin, sometimes called Ervin or even Irvin, was the son of Adolph and Rosetta (Elbrecht) Ochs. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an image of his baptism record. Erwin is … More Erwin Ochs Marries a Neighbor Meyer Girl
Today’s post begins with the birth of a girl named Hulda Carolina Martha Bingenheimer on August 18, 1898. She would be 124 years old today if she was still alive. Hulda was the daughter of John and Lena (Moeller) Bingenheimer. Let me explain today’s title. A previous post was titled Brother John’s Girls, and that … More Hulda Bingenheimer – One of Brother John’s Girls
Two years ago, a post was published with the title, George’s Girls. It told the story of George and Mathilda (Elbrecht) Bingenheimer who had 6 children…all girls. Today, you will read the story about one of those girls, who also happens to be today’s birthday girl. Oneida Lena Bingenheimer was born on May 23, 1897, … More One of George’s Girls Gets Funke
Not long ago, a story was written that included a woman by the name of Dixie Wills titled, Art and Dixie. Dixie had siblings with the names of Grover Cleveland, Oscar, Pearl, Golda, and Homer. Today, you get the story of another brother in that family who had a rather boring name in comparison with … More Peter and Della Wills
