Today would be the 130th birthday of Martin Eugene Schamburg, who was born on January 16, 1894. Martin was the son of Traugott and Elizabeth (Hoeckel) Schamburg. Some folks spell his mother’s surname as Haeckel or Hackel. Martin was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so we cannot view an image of his baptism record. We find him … More Crosstown Schamburg Marries Pastor’s Granddaughter
Today would be the 125th birthday of Herman George Fluegel, who was born on December 30, 1898. Herman was the son of Herman and Emma (Nobel) Fluegel. The Fluegel family had arrived in America in 1893, so this family was relatively new to this country when Herman, Jr. was born. I am not aware of where he was … More Herman and Ella – Millheim Fluegel’s
The surname, Ochs, is one that has become quite prominent in the Perryville vicinity. I did a search on the internet for “Ochs Perryville MO” and found several present-day businesses in the results. I also know that there was once a man named Henry Ochs who was elected to serve the state of Missouri in Jefferson City. Today, … More The Ochs/Stuebinger Couplings
I almost always cannot resist the story of a person who is celebrating a 200th birthday, and today is no different. However, I did not expect to end up with the number of questions I had by the end of this story. So, here we go. Johann Heinrich Stuebinger was born on December 21, 1823, thus making … More Stuebinger Stumper
With today being the Third Week in Advent, three candles will be lighted on Advent wreaths in lots of Lutheran churches. The birthday girl for today’s post is Louise Marie Mehner, who was born on December 17, 1880. If she was still alive today, she would have to blow out 143 candles on her birthday cake. Louise was … More Louise and Eberhardt – Perry County Popp’s
One of the dilemmas I faced today was how to spell the main character’s surname. I found at least 3 different spellings…Gierenger, Gerringer, and Geringer. In a Gierenger family book that we have in our research library, it says that the change from Gierenger to Geringer took place in about 1935. Today’s character apparently used … More Ferd and Julia – The Geringer’s
Wilhelm “William” Muench was born 138 years ago on November 18, 1885. Today’s tale will look at his life which was spent in the Friedenberg and Crosstown area. William was the son of Conrad and Anna (Lintner) Muench and baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg. That means I cannot display an image of his … More William and Hedwig – Crosstown Muench’s
The birthday of Michael George Springer is the jumping off point for today’s tale. He would be celebrating his 175th birthday today because he was born on November 15, 1848. However, before I move on with Michael’s story, let me backtrack to his parents, Peter and Magdalena (Hoehn) Springer. Those two were married in Germany … More Michael and Elizabeth – The Springers with a Richardet Connection
One hundred fifty years ago, a baby girl was born near Longtown, Missouri. Her story will be told today. Ida Bridget Schade was born on November 10, 1873, the daughter of Friedrich and Marie (Weinrich) Schade. It is likely that Ida was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I cannot display a baptism … More Stevens and His Schade Spouse
My Aunt Dorothy, who married Rudy Schmidt, my dad’s brother, had the maiden name, Schaupert. I started looking into today’s story because Ludwig Michael Schaupert was born on November 2, 1876, making today his 147th birthday. Quickly, I discovered that Ludwig, most often called Louis, never married. I gave thought to not doing his story … More Aunt Dorothy’s Unmarried Uncles
