Eleanora Regine Weber is today’s birthday girl. She was born on May 26, 1888, the daughter of Henry and Amalia (Kaufmann) Weber. A previous post was written about these parents titled, Henry and Amalia Weber – The Other Weber Farm. Eleanora was the first of 6 children born into this family. She was baptized at Trinity … More Weber – Schuessler – Hecht – Stelling
Ernest Rudolph Mueller was born on May 25, 1891, making today his 131st birthday. Ernest (or Ernst) was the son of Theodore and Emma (Thomas) Mueller, making him a member of what we call the “Frohna Mueller’s”. And, as you would expect, he was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Below is an image … More Mueller’s in Willow Springs
Frederick William Schrader is today’s birthday boy, but I did not find him in our German Family Tree. It was the zionrootsgenealogy.org website that led me to Fred’s story. Fred’s bride, however, is indeed found in our German Family Tree, but that document does not indicate her marriage. Fred was born on May 16, 1884, … More Fred Schrader – Brick Layer
The city of Coffeyville, Kansas, seems to pop up on this blog once in a while. Today will be another story that ends up there. I’ve been thinking for a while now that Coffeyville might have to be classified as another one of those places that I call a Perry County suburb. A name that … More Ben Hemmann in Coffeyville
You will read another story today that has its beginnings in Perry County, Missouri, but certainly does not end there. Otto Alwin Theophilus Frentzel was born on April 23, 1886, making today his 136th birthday. Otto was the 4th of 11 children born to Alvin and Elizabeth (Ruhkopf) Frentzel. Since the first 3 children were … More Otto Frentzel – Nebraska Banker
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you already know that several Perry County natives moved to the state of Kansas over the years. Today will be another one of those stories. It begins with the birth of Emanuel Alvin Hopfer, who was born on September 20, 1861. Emanuel was the son of … More E.A. Hopfer – All Over Kansas, Ends Up in Washington
I call some the Frohna Weber’s, some the Altenburg Weber’s, some The Ridge Weber’s, and even some the Boat Weber’s (who came in the original immigration in 1839). I did not expect to find some Uniontown Weber’s, but the Weber couple you will read about today is one that ended up living in the Uniontown … More Uniontown Weber’s
No! No! This post will not detail any changes made in the official doctrine or practices in the Lutheran Church. When all is said and done, the Lutheran church will retain its reputation for being reluctant to change. Instead, this story will document a married pair that may just set a record for having church … More Lutheran Church Changes
We have an excellent book in our museum’s research library telling the family history of the Sewing family. It is cleverly called The Sewing Circle. Before I proceed any further, let me point out that folks around here pronounce this name as “saving”, not “sewing”. Today’s story will tell the tale of one of the … More The Trinity, Friedheim Sewing Circle
The main character in today’s post has just one lonely document indexed in our German Family Tree. As you can see, Theodore Meister was born on this day in 1876, making him today’s birthday boy. A previous post, The Senior Meister and His Angel, was written about his parents, Anton and Gabriele (Hopfer) Meister. There were … More The Meister, a Twin, and a Minnie in Capp’s Creek
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