Today’s tale will eventually get around to our birthday girl. I am going to begin with the man who is highlighted in this story because he ended up getting married twice, and it was his second wife who is the birthday girl. This man is yet another one of those characters that can be described … More Gross-Gerichs Gordonville Group
Today is a travel day for us, so I looked for an old story to repost, and I found this one that was published on this date 8 years ago. It tells the tale of a Perry and Cape Girardeau County couple who would eventually migrate across the Mississippi River into Illinois. I did manage … More A Gross Dreyer Pair
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
The birthday boy for today is Friedrich Eduard Koch, who was born on February 17, 1860. That means today would be his 165th birthday. Edward was the son of Gottfried and Maria (Haertling) Koch. In several previous posts, I have referred to a location near New Wells that could be called the Koch-Koenig-Haertling Neighborhood. Over … More Some Koch-Koenig-Haertling Neigborhood Residents
Salome Elizabeth Christine Wallmann was born on February 7, 1867. That makes today Elizabeth’s 157th birthday. She was the daughter of Charles and Rebecca (Steierwald) Wallmann. Elizabeth was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of her baptism record from that congregation’s books can be seen below. Her birthday is mistakenly given as January 7th on this … More Edward and Elizabeth – New Wells Grosz’s
I will eventually bring this story around to a birth that took place on this day 150 years ago, but I choose to go back a bit farther in this family’s history to show a trend. I have discussed this family to a certain extent in previous blogs. The family highlighted in this post is … More Grass Migrations
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
Emilie Marie Josephine Mirly was born on July 19, 1868. Her mother’s maiden name was Schimmelpfennig, and her paternal grandmother’s maiden name was Kastenhuber. Now those two names make up a mouthful of syllables. Emilie’s parents were Joseph and Wilhelmine (Schimmelpfennig) Mirly. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. Below is … More Kastenhuber Grandmother and Schimmelpfennig Mother
Concordia Pauline Neubeck was born on this day 150 years ago. She was the first child born into her family. Her father was George Neubeck, whose story was told in the post, Dealer and Healer in Downtown Altenburg. Her mother’s name is a little bit of a puzzle. In her St. Louis marriage record, her … More Merchant Marriage
First, an explanation of the title. The married couple for today is made up of a Koch and a Vogel. In German, Koch means “cook” and Vogel means “bird”. Enough said. Lydia Vogel is today’s birthday girl. She was born on September 15, 1890 and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. She … More The Cook and His Bird
