Heinrich Wilhelm Carl Pohlmann was born on July 29, 1891, so today would be his 135th birthday. This boy would go through life called Charles. He was the son of Friedrich and Carolina (Wilke) Pohlmann. Charles was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. We can take a look at his baptism record from that … More Pohlmann/Pickl Pair near Friedheim
Today, you will be reading the story of another person who was part of the large Engelhart family that lived in the Pocahontas area. That surname is made up of two words, engel and hart. Engel is the German word for “angel”. The word, hart, from what I could determine, could have two different meanings. … More Bertha Engelhart – A Single Hardy Angel Among Many
I have been looking for a reason to write the story about an interesting name that I have run across in past research. That name is Engelbert Engelhart. I did not find a special reason to write his story today, but I did find an event that led me to tell the story of one … More Erhart, Son of Engelbert Engelhart
I have written a few previous posts about an Engelhart family that lived in the area near Pocahontas. It was a very large family, one that apparently got together for several family reunions. The story today will be about the firstborn child in that family. She and two brothers were born in Austria before coming … More The Eldest of the Engelhart’s
A baby boy was born in Austria 150 years ago on this date, and it is his story you will read today. His story will take us to several states in this country. More than once during his life, he served the congregation of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kornthal, Illinois. Franz (Frank) Engelhart was … More Kornthal’s Teacher and Reverend Engelhart
Today’s post began with my discovery of a special birthday, but led to another discovery of a collection of photographs of descendants of the birthday girl who gathered for family reunions over the years. The Engelhart family arrived in America in 1875, but they began in northern Austria. Like many others of Austrian descent, the … More Engelhart Family Reunions
Like yesterday, today you will read a story about a birthday girl who was called “Lena”. Caroline “Lena” Josephine Engelhart was born on March 19, 1879. Before I move on, let me discuss the spelling of this surname. I have seen it spelled either Engelhardt or Engelhart, with the “d” or without. Most go without … More An Engelhart-Kasten Couple
