Today’s post will give evidence of how German names often got transformed into ones that come closer to matching the more common English names found in America. You will see 4 different spellings for a surname that can be found in the records for the birthday boy and his wife within this post. You will … More Kaltschmidt, Koltschmidt, Goldschmidt, or Goldsmith?
Today’s birthday girl was reportedly born in Rochlitz, Germany and came to America as a young child. Her name was Amalie Pauline Mehner, who was born on May 5, 1853. Amalie was the daughter of Johann and Juliana (Lindner) Mehner. The Mehner family traveled to America in 1855 aboard the ship, Emma Lincoln. The Mehner … More A Sauer Catholic/Lutheran Couple
Friedrich Ernst Yamnitz was born in Germany on December 31, 1839, making today his 184th birthday. Ernst was the son of Johann and Johanna (Lindner) Yamnitz. A note on his father’s Findagrave.com site is shown below. “Along with the family of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Johann Gottlob Mehner and Juliana Lindner, his family set sail from Hamburg … More Yamnitz’s in Yount
The surname, Sittner, has appeared in some posts on this blog before, but I think all of those with that surname have been women. I know that I had to make a new folder for the Sittner name to store the images I found for this story. I don’t have to make new folders very … More A Sittner/Mehner Pair
Many of the stories on this blog include an event that is especially unusual and interesting. It may be a double wedding, a death on a Leap Day, a wedding on the day after Easter, etc. Today, the story has such an unusual occurrence, but it doesn’t show up until the very end. Adolph Weinrich … More Two Succumb to the Flu
