Today’s birthday boy has a fairly common Perry County surname, Fischer, but I found no connection to others with his surname in this area. However, his mother was a Grebing from Perry County and his parents were married here. That is how he makes it into our German Family Tree. Jacob Henry Fischer was born … More Jacob Fischer – St. Louis House Builder
Wilhelmine Ruehling is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 28, 1845, so today would be her 180th birthday. I will be telling her story today. Wilhelmine was the daughter of Gottlieb and Christina (Thurm) Ruehling. She was born in Germany, and her family came to America in 1853 when Wilhelmine was 8 years … More Minnie and Tobias – New Wells Scholl’s
In the attached post that was written back in 2017, it said that Gottlob Grebing married Lucia Preusser on May 26, 1895 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. I am sharing that story again today because it is the 130th wedding anniversary for this couple. Back in 2017, I did not include as many documents … More The Saddler Gets His Spouse
We have a 150th birthday to celebrate today. Juliane Magdalena Ernestine Militzer was born on February 1, 1875, the daughter of Christian and Maria (Grebing) Militzer. A previous post about Julia’s parents can be found at Double Wedding in the Hole. Julia was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look … More Gotthilf and Julia – The Altenburg Schilling’s
I get to travel back home to Altenburg today, so I will share this story that was written on today’s date back in 2017. The original Log Cabin College is still located in Altenburg, across the road from Trinity Lutheran Church and our museum. The Replica was built on the campus of Concordia Seminary in … More The “Lousy Replica” Made with Perry County Logs
The birthday boy for today is Richard Edward Benjamin Grebing, who was born on September 10, 1899. Therefore, he would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. Richard was the last child born to Charles and Emma (Rust) Grebing. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take a look at his baptism … More An Altenburg/New Wells Pair – Across the Creek Romance
I have a confession to make. Not long ago, our new museum director decided to do a blog post on Fridays. That decision would give me a regular day off of writing posts. However, yesterday was the third time that I did research on a story for a Friday publication since she made that commitment. … More Mousie’s Mom and Dad
Today’s birthday boy is Benjamin Immanuel Soehl, who was born on August 16, 1899. That means today would be his special 125th birthday. Benjamin was the son of Henry and Martha (Etzold) Soehl. He was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of his baptism record is pictured here. Benjamin was still a … More Ben Kasten’s Son-in-law, Ben
Most people that are characters on this blog become the stories of married couples. It is relatively rare that I tell the story of a person who remains unmarried for their entire life. I wrote such a story yesterday about Ernst Kaempfe. Therefore, it is not likely that you get to read stories of unmarried … More The Grebing Girls – Lifelong Singles
We begin with a birthday girl who would be celebrating her 125th birthday on this Easter Sunday. Amanda Elsie Feiste was born on March 31, 1899, the daughter of Otto and Hulda (Junge) Feiste. According to our German Family Tree, Amanda was child #6 in a large family of 13. She was baptized at Salem … More Otto Grebing and Joseph Mueller’s Feiste Bride
