I have a story centered around a wedding anniversary to share today. I will begin with the groom. His name was Heinrich Ernst Engert, who was born on October 21, 1862. Henry was the son of Frederick, Jr. and Elizabeth (Seibel) Engert. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Below is an image … More Engert’s on the Move
Otto Herman Steiner was born on September 23, 1890…or was he? I am thinking that he wasn’t, but I’m going to write his story today anyway. If it is his birthday today, he would be celebrating his 131st birthday. Otto was the son of Matthias and Auguste (Mirly) Steiner. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran … More Otto and Gustie – The Steiners
We know that the history of the German Lutheran immigration to this area did not just include tragedy, but also scandal. The story of Rev. Martin Stephan’s indiscretions is not one that we enjoy telling, but it happened, and it has to be told. We also know that the German Lutheran immigrants were able to … More It Begins with a Scandal
When I was a rookie teacher in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in addition to my 4th grade class, I taught a 5th and 6th grade boys’ physical education class. In the 5th grade, there were two boys that had the name, Doug Bell. In order to keep them straight, the teachers called them Doug A. and … More The Other Theodore Engert
There is a reason no post was written earlier today. Not only did I attend worship this morning, I also attended a graduation ceremony today. Four years ago, I was enlisted to teach Algebra to a group of five students at United in Christ Lutheran School which is located here in East Perry County. Today, … More Lutheran Education Continues
The year 1882 was a banner year for babies named Theodore Engert. The books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri contain two separate baptism records for boys with that name during that year. One of them was Theodore Emanuel Engert, and the other was Theodore Benjamin Engert. Although I will tell the story of … More The First Theodore Engert
Our story today begins with the birthday of Maria Catherine Seibel, who was born on November 9, 1841. She was the daughter of Johann and Elizabeth (Theiss) Seibel and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church. Maria’s father was part of the New York Group that arrived in Perry County at about the same time as the … More An Engert/Seibel Duo
About two years ago, I wrote a post titled, Engert the Egger. In that post, it was mentioned that there were two Gustav Adolf Engert’s that were born only 6 years apart, one born in 1869, and the other in 1875. The two Engert boys were even cousins. The previous post was devoted to the … More The Other Gustav Adolf Engert
I debated whether to write this story today. I found a birthday for February 4th, but it did not take me too long to see it might be a challenge. Here are some reasons I came up with for not doing this story. I only found one record in our German Family Tree for this … More Texas Ted Palisch
Today’s birthday girl, Elizabeth Engert, led me on an interesting research trail today despite the fact that she only lived 44 years. Her story leads to several interesting questions. One has to do with her birth date. Another has to do with the time of service of some pastors. Another has to do with marriage … More Engert #21
