Today’s account will be a difficult one for me to share. That is because there was an event early in my life that is brought back to my mind that I would just as soon forget. It involves a type of death that still haunts me. Before I get to that part of the story, … More Birner’s Remains Return Home
Martin Seible married Clara Arbeiter on May 1, 1921 at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. Otto Seibel married Bertha Ziegler on May 20, 1922 in Murphysboro, Illinois. What makes these two marriages special is the fact that Martin and Otto Seibel were identical twins. Martin and Otto were born on November 3, 1897 in … More Selfsame Seibels
On several occasions, I have written about Perry County personalities who crossed the river and became members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. Today I will highlight a family name that shows up quite often in the Christ Lutheran church records, but it is a family that settled around Jacob after arriving in America … More The Original Gueterslohs
