Lina Pauline Scholl would be celebrating her special 150th birthday today if she was still alive. Lina was born on November 29, 1873, the daughter of Tobias and Wilhelmina (Ruehling) Scholl. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books is pictured here. Lina … More Saupe/Scholl Spouses in Shawneetown
Johanna Christiane Hopfer was born on November 9, 1848. If she was still alive, she would be celebrating a very special 175th birthday today. She was the daughter of Michael and Justine (Quaas) Hopfer. We can take a look at these photos of Johanna’s parents. According to our German Family Tree, Johanna was the 7th … More Uniontown Bodenschatz-Hopfer Pair
Otto Richard Thauwald is today’s birthday boy. He was born on November 8, 1883, so today would be his 140th birthday. Otto was the son of Carl and Caroline (Schneider) Thauwald. Otto was the 2nd of 7 children in this Thauwald family. All of those children were baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Otto’s … More Brazeau and Shawneetown Blacksmith
I will describe the life of a girl with a Reformation Day birthday today. Sarah Hedwig Frentzel was born on October 31, 1893, so today would be the 130th birthday for Hedwig, often called Hattie. She was the daughter of Victor and Pauline (Telle) Frentzel. The Frentzel and Telle surnames are common ones found in … More Hedwig’s Herbert and Hecht Husbands
I briefly mentioned cows in yesterday’s blog post, so I guess it’s only right to begin today’s tale with a C.O.W. (Is that a cow’s tale?) Charles Oscar Weinhold was born on September 13, 1898, so he would be celebrating a special birthday today…his 125th. This morning we had a beautiful foggy beginning here in … More Charlie and Mary – The Weinhold’s
You will be heading back to the Shawnee Township again today. We have to go back a little farther into the past for this one. It begins with the birth of the first child in what ended up as a couple having 15 children listed in our German Family Tree. Louise Auguste Margaretha Kasten was … More Another Alvin and Alvina?
The surname, Trovillion gets added to our collection of those found on this blog because today is the first time it appears in one of our stories. This surname may just be showing up on this blog now, but it is a name that showed up in America a long time ago. From the evidence … More Lydia and Larue – The Trovillion’s
There is plenty to debate in today’s tale. The date of birth for one character can be debated. One surname is often misspelled. Another surname has two possible spellings. And while we’re at it, should a man named Carl Ferdinand be called Ferdinand or Charles? It all begins with the birth of a girl named … More Anna’s Sommer of 1860
Today would be a very special birthday for Herman Scholl. He was born on July 20, 1848, so he would be 175 years old if he was still alive today. Herman was the son of Conrad and Elizabeth Scholl. I was not able to determine the maiden name of his mother. Herman was born in … More Herman and His Tanz Partner
Two hundred years ago, Justine Christiane Augusta Mueller was born in Paitzdorf, Germany. Justine was born on June 4, 1823, the daughter of Gottfried Heinrich and Maria (Rothe) Mueller. This Mueller family decided to become members of the Gesellschaft in the late 1830’s, an immigration society with plans to settle in the United States. Justine’s … More Member of Mueller/Mueller Marriage’s Momentous Milestone
