The tale I tell today is another one of those that has its beginnings in this area, but it ends up in St. Louis. It is also a narrative that documents how a local girl marries a Lutheran teacher at one of our schools. I found this couple because today would be their wedding anniversary. … More Teacher Kroehnke and His Friedheim Bride
Christian Heinrich Pohlmann was born on January 12, 1896, so he qualifies to be today’s birthday boy. Henry would be 130 years old today. Henry was the son of William and Anna (Bangert) Pohlmann. He was baptized at the Lixville Lutheran Church. An image of his baptism record is displayed below. Henry is found in … More Some Lixville Pohlman’s
Today’s birthday girl was a Berkbigler. That is a name that is not found much in our German Family Tree. That is because, for the most part, that surname is primarily one found in the Catholic parish books around here. However, today you will read about a Berkbigler who found her way into the Lutheran … More Emanuel and Mary – From Friedheim to Uniontown
Today, I will begin by looking at a man named Albert Winkler. Eventually, I will get around to discussing today’s birthday girl. Albert Louis Charles Winkler was born on March 14, 1881, the son of William and Marie (Schmidt) Winkler. Albert was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. His baptism record from that congregation’s … More Friedheim Winkler’s
I was so excited to find a story for today…until I discovered it was the wrong story. But it turned out to be another great story. In fact, today’s tale may really be about the process of finding the story. Let me describe the process. I make it a standard procedure to start my search … More Bicentennial Christmas Baby
I will tell the story of a baby boy who was born in Uniontown on today’s date 150 years ago. You will discover (or rediscover) that the circumstances of this baby’s birth were rather unusual. If you rediscover it, you would have read a previous post about this infant’s older brother who celebrated his 150th … More Theodore Harmening – Chicago Grocer
Yesterday’s tale took us to Kansas. We aren’t in Kansas anymore today. Instead, we will be headed to Texas. It all begins in Friedheim. Eva Charlotte Rehkopf was born on October 12, 1857, although we find some conflicting evidence about the year in which she was born. Eva was the daughter of Henry and Wilhelmina … More Friedheim to Advance to Waco
With a name like Schmidt, it is surprising that today’s character is only attached to our German Family Tree by a thread. It is just a confirmation record in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim that gets Charles Schmidt into the GFT. Today, you will read about one of his sons. There is … More Lewis and Carrie – Oak Ridge Schmidt’s
When German names had been spelled with a “K” at the beginning, it often got changed to a “C”. For example, Karl would often get changed to Carl. I discovered that both surnames of today’s couple got spelled differently, sometimes with a “K” and sometimes with a “C”. It even has a surname that is … More William & Mary – Leemon Clementz Couple
Today’s post begins with a baby girl being born and baptized in Friedheim. Louise Helena Engelmann was born on December 7, 1852, so today would be her 173rd birthday. She would be called Helen during her life, so I will use that name. Helen was the daughter of Edward and Adelheid (Weise) Engelmann. Before I … More William Willer – Cape Girardeau Justice of the Peace
