Friedrich William Grossheider was born on February 4, 1866, so if he was still alive, he would have to blow out 160 candles on his birthday cake. Friedrich was the son of Friedrich and Theresa (Mehner) Grossheider. Here are photos of his parents. Friedrich was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim. An image of … More Fred and Emma – Gordonville Grossheider’s
A lonely confirmation record listed in our German Family Tree leads me to tell the story of yet another Lutheran pastor who spent some of his early years in Perry County. This man was also one of those Lutheran pastors who followed in his father’s footsteps. His father was the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church … More Rev. Walter Krueger – Gordonville, Knoxville, and Memphis Pastor
I think I have already written three different posts that have highlighted a main character whose name was Clara Schmidt. Two of them were born as Clara Schmidt, and one became Clara Schmidt as a result of marriage. In addition to that, I have mentioned my great-aunt, Clara Schmidt, on several occasions, but she has … More Henry Bangert – Gordonville Postmaster
About three years ago, I wrote a story about a man named George Kaufmann. He was part of the tale about the bicentennial birthday of his wife and titled, Regina’s Bicentennial Jubilee. That George Kaufmann came to Perry County as part of the New York Group when he was a boy. Well, I found a … More The George Kaufmann from Jackson
Today’s tale will eventually get around to our birthday girl. I am going to begin with the man who is highlighted in this story because he ended up getting married twice, and it was his second wife who is the birthday girl. This man is yet another one of those characters that can be described … More Gross-Gerichs Gordonville Group
One of the highlighted characters in yesterday’s story was Martha Litzelfelner who married Henry Kieninger. I discovered a person for today’s tale first by finding a person who would be celebrating his 200th birthday who married another woman whose maiden name was Litzelfelner. As near as I can tell, today’s character was Martha’s aunt. I … More Another Litzelfelner Story
If you read yesterday’s post, you know that a girl named Minnie Yamnitz married Fritz Kaiser, so she became Mrs. Minnie Kaiser. I know that I have run across several names over the years for people who have the same names, some names given at birth and some married names. However, I think the odds … More Another Minnie Kaiser
I have a new name for our post today, and it is a real doozie…Walperswiller. Now, that is a mouthful. It is also a real challenge to type. I hope I spell it correctly each time I write it today. Here we go! William Arnold Walperswiller was born on December 15, 1865, the son of … More A Deimund for Walperswiller
About two weeks ago, blog readers were introduced to a new name, Kester. That post highlighted a man named Joseph Kester. Joseph was the older brother of the bride who is highlighted today. Joseph was the firstborn child of George and Mahala (Bürkbüchler) Kester. The next child born to that couple was Marie Margaretha Kester, … More Gordonville Sander + Friedheim Kester
Ernst Theobald Telle is today’s birthday boy. Especially if you are a regular reader, when you are told the surnames of his parents, you would know that this story begins in Uniontown. Ernst was born on January 20, 1897, so today would be his 128th birthday. Ernst was the son of Reinhold and Anna (Hopfer) … More Gordonville Blacksmith; Cape Auto Mechanic
