The birthday boy for today’s post is Paul Joseph Mangels, who was born on January 14, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Paul was the son of Gerhard and Martha (von Glahn) Mangels. He was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. His baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured below. Because … More A Mangels-Mueller Match
Emanuel Hellwege had two wives during his lifetime, and he married the first one of them on this day back in 1908. I will attempt to share Emanuel’s life story with you today. Emanuel Theodor Hellwege was born on December 28, 1885, the son of Henry and Mina (Rettig) Hellwege. There is a puzzle here. … More Hellwege’s Heartthrobs
You will discover today that the life of Elizabeth Amalie Burroughs was a struggle from the beginning to the end. During her life, she could have been called an orphan (or an abandoned child), a foster child, a divorcee, a mother of two sets of twins, and a widow. There is also some indication that … More Lisette’s Labored Life
We know she was Clara Holschen. In fact, we know she was Clara Holschen twice. But before she was Clara Holschen, who was she, and who were her parents. I will present you with the facts that we have to work with, and I will give you a theory about who she was, but in … More Clara the Mystery Woman
The father in this photograph, Frank Burroughs, was one of four Burroughs children who were “let out” by their mother around 1864. After her husband died as a result of an injury while fighting in the Civil War, Sara Jane Burroughs remarried a man by the name of Donald. However, this man also died by … More A Band of Burroughs…..And Burroughs in the Band
