We begin today by looking at a birthday girl by the name of Ella Maria Theresa Schilling. Ella was born on April 30, 1898, so today would be her 125th birthday. She was the daughter of Gotthilf and Juliana (Militzer) Schilling. Ella’s baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. … More The Seemann’s – To Potter, Nebraska and Back
Hilda Eleonora Gerler is today’s birthday girl, celebrating the 125th anniversary of her birth. She was born on September 10, 1897, the daughter of Friedrich and Bertha (Lehner) Gerler. Hilda was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church in Pocahontas. We can take a look at an image of her baptism record below. Hilda is found in … More Hilda’s Lumberman Landgraf
Four surnames will enter today’s story. All of them have shown up plenty of times on this blog. It’s one of those stories in which a widow and a widower unite for a second marriage. It begins with a birthday boy. Herman Ferdinand Hoffmann was born on March 6, 1880, so today would be his … More Hoffmann – Mueller – Engert – Schade
I only looked at two generations in the Seemann family that was found in Perry County, but in those two generations, I did not find one girl being born. A while back, in 2019, a story was written about Theodore Seemann titled, A Few of the Seemann Boys. Today, you will hear about Theodore’s only brother, … More The Other Seeman Son and His Sons
After beginning to look at a birthday girl with the surname, Hilpert, I eventually discovered that her story would also involve the surnames, Mueller, Gerler, and Hansmeier. That last name is not a “Perry County name”, but by the time that name enters the story, the setting for the story will be in Nebraska, not … More Gerler’s in Nebraska
In a few other previous posts, I have discussed that there are two groups of Gerler’s, the Ridge Gerler’s and the Lake Gerler’s. Actually, both of these groups of Gerler’s are connected to each other if you go back far enough, and you don’t even have to go back to Germany to find the connection. … More Martin, the Lake Gerler
The year 1882 was a banner year for babies named Theodore Engert. The books of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri contain two separate baptism records for boys with that name during that year. One of them was Theodore Emanuel Engert, and the other was Theodore Benjamin Engert. Although I will tell the story of … More The First Theodore Engert
Yes, today is yet another story about a bride and a groom with roots on The Ridge. The Ridge is a hilly, rural neighborhood located north of Altenburg near the Mississippi River. Residents of The Ridge were predominantly members of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. The couple that will be discussed today is another story … More Return for Ridge Romance
About two years ago, I wrote a post titled, Engert the Egger. In that post, it was mentioned that there were two Gustav Adolf Engert’s that were born only 6 years apart, one born in 1869, and the other in 1875. The two Engert boys were even cousins. The previous post was devoted to the … More The Other Gustav Adolf Engert
Lydia Bruhl is today’s birthday girl. She was born on September 20, 1892, the daughter of Charles and Juliana (Popp) Bruhl. She was the firstborn child in this Bruhl family. Lydia was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna, Missouri. Here is an image of her baptism record. We see evidence that the Bruhl surname … More Lydia of La Junta
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