I have the story of a birthday girl to tell today. Our German Family Tree has a record of her birth and baptism, but no husband is attached to her name. This post will give the answer to the question about who would become her husband. Anna Caroline Ludwig was born on January 13, 1886, … More Ludwig Ties a Loos Knot
It is perhaps a wedding anniversary that inspires today’s post. However, even though both the bride and the groom were born and baptized in Perry and Cape Girardeau Counties, they got married in St. Louis. I have no idea why. There is also a debate about whether today is actually this couple’s wedding anniversary or … More William & Mary – The Hoffmann’s
I may show my age when I say this, but I remember a style of music called funk. Perhaps some of you remember the song, “Play That Funky Music” sung by Wild Cherry. That genre of music was made famous by James Brown. Today, you will read about another James, one who married a woman … More Longtown’s Doc Russell and His Funke Bride
During my teaching career, I crossed paths with Lutheran teachers with the names Leimer and Pfeiffer. Not that long ago, Clete Pferffer, a retired principal from Minnesota, visited our museum, and I know he can trace his lineage back to the Shawnee Township. I also know that there was a district education executive from Missouri that came … More Theodore Leimer/Bertha Pfeiffer – Pocahontas Partners
The birthday of a girl who would have been a century and a half old today is the starting point for this tale. Mathilda F. Kaufmann was born on March 20, 1873, making this her 150th birthday. Mathilda was the daughter of George and Emilie (Penzel) Kaufmann. There are 14 pages in our German Family … More Art and Mathilda – Fruitland Petzoldt’s
August 1st was the day a baby boy named Winter was born in 1877. That baby was born in Altenburg, Missouri. If that day was anything like the forecast we have for Altenburg today, it was a hot one. We are under a heat advisory for the next 3 days. Not being a female, I … More A Little Winter in the Dog Days of Summer
As it turns out, I am going to wish Fritz and Susie Pensel a belated “Happy Anniversary” today. Our German Family Tree, which gets its information from the binder of records we have from St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, says these two were married on June 7, 1894, but I discovered that other official … More Susie’s Pensel
It seems like I have written more stories lately that have featured men or women born in the late 1880’s or 1890’s. When I do so, it makes me think that people born during this time period would have been peers of my grandparents because that is when they were born. Secondly, men from this … More Walter and Della – The Leimbach’s
Today’s story highlights a special birthday to celebrate. Maria Augusta Koenig would have been 150 years old if she was still alive today. She was born on July 25, 1871, the daughter of Zacharias and Mariana (Ackermann) Koenig. Maria’s baptism record is found in the books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. That record is … More Maria Enters New Jerusalem
Henry August Lowes was born on June 9, 1874, so today would have been his 147th birthday. He was the son of Peter and Hannah (Fornkahl) Lowes and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Several other siblings in this family were also baptized at that church. An image of August’s baptism record from … More A Lowes-Ludwig Link
