Back in 2016, a post appeared on this blog that told the story of a Grother man who married a Palisch woman. That story can be read by clicking this link…Another Vanished Name. Today, you will read the story of siblings of those two. This tale will feature a Palisch groom and a Grother bride. … More The Bowler and Bristles Guy
Included in our German Family Tree are two men who were named Anton Petzoldt. One was born in 1890 and was written about in the post, A Passel of Petzoldts. The other was born in 1891, and I will tell his story today. Only one of the two Anton Petzoldt’s was a grandson of Friedrich … More Anton Petzoldt – Grandson of The Face in New Wells
I will be telling the story of a Thurm man who marries a Schade woman today, but it will not be the first story in which there was such a marriage. The post, Paul, A Member of the Thurm Throng in Bremer County, Iowa, also told of a Thurm man/Schade woman wedding. Not only that, … More Some More Tripoli Thurm’s
The birthday boy for today’s tale is Carl Gottfried Schuerenberg, whose gravestone calls him Charley. He was born on December 31, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Charley was the son of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but he was actually born across the … More Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s
I am going to start today’s post by displaying a 1910 census entry from near Wittenberg, Missouri. It shows a Heins couple, John and Hulda (Richter) Heins, along with two teenagers, Irene and Edwin, who are called adopted children. You can also see that they were the same age, indicating that they were twins. In … More The McCourt Twins – Or the Heins Twins?
You will read another story that describes a man from across the river in Jackson County, Illinois who finds a bride from this side of the river in Perry County, Missouri. Then, once this couple gets married, they make their way to Kansas. This tale begins with a birthday boy. Hans Joachim Johannes Heitmann was … More The Heitmann’s near Wichita
I have written stories on this blog about the building shown below. It was located right about where the newest buildings of the Altenburg Public School are found today. Today, you will read about the carpenter who is said to have built this store. That man is also today’s birthday boy. Carl Heinrich Fritsche was … More Henry Fritsche – Altenburg Store Builder
There was a period of time during my teaching career when I was teaching science to my students, that I would put on a white labcoat with a name on it that said, “Dr. Frankenschmidt”. I would take on the character of a “mad scientist” from Transylvania who happened to dislike Mr. Schmidt very much. … More Fred Finds a Frickenschmidt
The birthday boy for today’s post was named Karl Immanuel Degenhardt on his baptism record. Early on, it appears that he was called Emanuel (with this spelling), but as time went by, his documents used the name Charles. Charles was born on October 29, 1874, so today would be his special 150th birthday. He was … More Charles Degenhardt – Detroit Typewriter Machinist
A baby girl was born in Jackson County, Illinois, probably in the Degognia Township, on this day 130 years ago. I am going to attempt to tell the life story of that girl today. Cora Emma Schuerenberg was born on July 25, 1894, the daughter of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. A story was previously … More Cora and Jesse – Vanduser, MO Couple
