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
Ida Rosina Leimbach is today’s birthday girl. Having been born on November 28, 1898, she would be celebrating her 125th birthday today. There are two large Leimbach clans in this area, one which could be called the Ridge Leimbach’s and one which could be called the Shawnee Township Leimbach’s. A while back, one of our … More A New Wells/Pocahontas Meyr/Leimbach Couple
My wife is a fan of the TV show, The Good Doctor. After I did a quick internet search, it looks like that show will be continuing again this fall for season #7. Today, you will read the story of a different good doctor. Actually, today’s main character was a minor character in a previous … More The Good E.R. Doctor
Otto Jacob Koch was born on July 5, 1893, so today would be his 130th birthday. Otto was the son of Jacob and Wilhelmine (Hellwege) Koch. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Because I am not in Altenburg, I cannot get an image of his baptism record. Otto appears in his … More Otto, the Dutchtown Auto Mechanic
Today’s birthday girl is Theresia J. Wunderlich, who was born on February 11, 1890. That means if Theresia was still alive today, she would have to blow out 133 candles on her birthday cake. I found it somewhat surprising that she was not born in either Perry County or Cape Girardeau County in Missouri. She … More A Kornthal Wunderlich + A Gordonville Gross
The tale today has little documentation to be found in the German Lutheran records from area churches. Those few documents are the starting point for this story that takes us off into some interesting directions, but I think it’s a few photographs that I located on Ancestry that convinced me to compose this article. Benjamin … More Benjamin’s Spanish-American War Band
The rather unusual name, Kunigunda, has appeared on this blog several times over the years. I consider it unusual for a reason other than the fact that it is a name that has pretty much disappeared in today’s day, but also because of its meaning. It is a feminine name that means “brave warrior” or … More Another Kunigunda
Martin Hellwege was the 5th child of Henry Hellwege and his 4th wife, Friedericke Winter. A previous story was written about Martin’s father and his 4 wives titled, The Fourth Marriage. You are going to discover that Martin would be another Hellwege who would have more than one wife. Martin Theodor Hellwege was born on … More Martin, Ida, and Nina – The Hellwege’s
