Since Clara Mueller was born in the late 1800’s, she never would experience the worldwide web. However, she did experience a different W.W.W., one who is today’s birthday boy. Wilhelm Wilson Wagner was born on October 8, 1895, so today would be his 128th birthday. Wilson was the son of Samuel and Margaretha (Sommer) Wagner. … More Clara Enters the www World
Arthur Martin Gerler would be celebrating a special birthday today if he was still alive. Because he was born on July 15, 1898, today would have been his 125th birthday. Arthur was the son of Christian John Friedrich and Susanna (Vogel) Gerler. He was the 3rd of 9 children born to that couple. The first … More Arthur and Eleanor – A Gerler-Zwosta Pair
Margaretha Emilie Hemmann was born on December 13, 1886, so she would be turning 136 years old if she was alive today. Her parents were Gustav and Margaretha (Streit) Hemmann. That qualifies Margaretha to be the great granddaughter of J.G. Hemmann, who has been mentioned in so many posts on this blog. She was not … More One of the Triple Twins from New Wells
Today, we wish a “Happy 125th Birthday” to Leo Emanuel Reisenbichler. He was born on December 11, 1897, the son of August and Christiane (Lindner) Reisenbichler. Leo was the firstborn child of 3 in this Reisenbichler family and the only boy. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. An image of his … More Leo and Alma – The Reisenbichler’s
A few years ago, in the post, Premiere Lutheran Publisher, I wrote about Martin Tirmenstein, who was one of the early leaders of Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis. Martin’s wife was Clara Lange. I found out today that this was not the only marriage between a Tirmenstein and a Lange. A few years after … More Another Lange-Tirmenstein Combo
Today’s tale begins with the birth of Ida Amalie Kuntze on June 2, 1893. You will discover that this Kuntze girl gets her surname caught up in a web of Meyer’s and Miesner’s. Ida was the daughter of Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. We can take … More The Meyer-Miesner-Kuntze Web
The record that initiated this post is not found in our German Family Tree…at least not yet. Edward Grosse married twice during his life, and neither one of his marriage records can be found in the GFT. You will discover that Edward’s first marriage took place on April 17th, and that is what attracted me … More Edward Grosse and His Bangert Brides
Edwin Oswald Engert was born on April 13, 1896, making today his 126th birthday. Edwin did not have a normal childhood, which will be evident as I tell his story. His parents were August and Liberta (Palisch) Engert. That makes Edwin a grandchild and great grandchild of two very prolific patriarchs that were part of … More The Edwin Engert Post
Maria Sophia Heise is today’s birthday girl. She would have been 132 years old if she was alive today. Marie would eventually take on the nickname, Mamie. She was born on September 9, 1889, the daughter of Andrew and Louise (Schamburg) Heise. Mamie was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. Her baptism record is … More More Potter Mueller’s – Oscar and Mamie
We begin with the birth of a girl in Altenburg ,but the story ends in St. Louis. Christiane Augusta Grosse was born on August 28, 1876, making today her 145th birthday. This girl went by the name Augusta. Her parents were John and Magdalena (Petzoldt) Grosse. She was the second of 10 children born into … More Paul Fiehler – Blacksmith and Salesman
