Yesterday, I told the story of a Gotthold who was born 150 years ago. Today, you will be told the story of another Gotthold. This one today was born 170 years ago. Gotthold Heinrich Ahner was born on February 21, 1850, the son of August and Johanna Maria (Groban) Ahner. He was baptized at Concordia … More Gotthold Got the Hecht out of Perry County
Today I will write the story involving characters about which I have documented the children in a family, but not so much about their parents. For example, today I will write about Joseph and Emilie Bachmann, and I have previously told the tale of at least one of their children, and in the process have … More Bachmann and Schmidt
Today is not just Groundhog Day. Today is not just Super Bowl Sunday. You can also point out that today’s date when written as 02/02/2020 is a palindrome…it can be read the same backwards and forwards. However, today also happens to be the 180th anniversary of the establishment of the Lutheran church in Paitzdorf, Missouri. … More Grace, Uniontown Turns a 180
I have not written many stories including the surname, Bronenkant, but when I do, I always ask myself the question, “Is it Bronenkant, or is it Bronnenkant?” One ‘n’ or two ‘n’s’? I see it spelled both ways. Today, especially since both of the Bronenkant’s in this story spell it with one ‘n’ on their … More Martha and Martin
If you were to ask me to list the top four surnames of lay people who were associated with the establishment of the Lutheran church in Uniontown, Missouri, I think that list would be the following: Hemmann, Frentzel, Hopfer, and Telle. Those are certainly not the only important names involved in the history of that … More Uniontown Hall of Fame Names
If you want to be qualified to celebrate your 150th birthday in 2020, you must have been born in 1870. We are going to look today at two people who formed a couple in which both the bride and the groom were born in 1870. One of them, the bride, was born on this day, … More Katharina’s 150th Birthday
As a Schmidt myself, I have often become confused by the different Schmidt clans that have populated East Perry County over the years. There were several Schmidt clans who were part of the Gesellschaft in 1839. My Schmidt clan is one of those. There were also other Schmidt’s who arrived on the scene rather early … More Schmidt Married Twice in Six Months
We have a whole flock of Fiehler’s in our German Family Tree, and I have written several blog posts about Fiehler’s. However, there not as many Fuehler’s. I will attempt to tell the story of Alfred Fuehler today, and you will discover, if you don’t know it already, that he has some connection to the … More Foster Fuehler – Or Is It Fiehler?
First, I must confess how I was attracted to one of today’s characters. I was looking for an event that took place on Christmas Eve. During my search, I discovered a birthday boy whose middle name was Rudolph. So off I went. I knew I wouldn’t find a man with a red nose, but I … More The Wittenberg Telle’s
One hundred forty-nine years ago, Theodore Ernst Seemann was born. He was the son of Johann and Christiane (Grother) Seemann. His mother was the sister of Johann Grother whose family has been included in several previous posts. One was published recently titled, A Pair of Singles. Today’s birthday boy was sometimes called Theodore, sometimes Ernst, … More A Few of the Seemann Boys
