A few posts have already been written on this blog about marriages that have taken place in which both the bride and groom were relative neighbors of each other on The Ridge. You will be told another one of these stories today. First, let’s review the location of that spot that we call The Ridge. … More Yet Another Ridge Romance
I am going to tell the story of Charles Leimbach today, but I know I will not have any Leimbach descendants from Charles who will read this post. Charles had two wives during his lifetime, but there were no children born to either of them. However, that does not mean they had no part in … More Childless Couple Adopts
I almost always take a quick look when I am searching for a story to see if our German Family Tree includes anyone who would be celebrating a bicentennial birthday. Every once in a while, I find one. Today is one of those days. Christiane Weber was born on June 8, 1820 in Germany, probably … More Christiane Gets 200 Candles
Teacher Popp, who once taught at Trinity Lutheran School in Altenburg, has been mentioned in several earlier blog posts. He has even been mentioned in several titles. One such title was Teacher Popp’s Pop. Another one, written by John Popp, was titled, Teacher Popp – My Pop. Today, we have another post that goes even … More Teacher Popp’s Grand-Pop
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
Lutje and Anna Grother and three of their children arrived in St. Louis, Missouri shortly before the Gesellschaft did. They sailed to America aboard the Sophie which arrived in New Orleans in November of 1838, about two months before the ships carrying the Gesellschaft members. We find them on this passenger list. Included on this … More A Pair of Singles
Wilhelm Carl August Kuntze was born on August 9, 1883 in Altenburg, Missouri, making him today’s birthday boy. He is called August on some documents and Charles on others. I will use Charles. His parents were Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. His father was married previously, so Charles had some siblings and half-siblings. Charles was … More A Kuntze Chronicle
Anton Schade, if he was still alive, would be celebrating his 130th birthday today. He was born on August 8, 1889. I admit that what I was really looking for today was a person who was born or married on August 8, 1888 (8/8/88), but none could be found in our German Family Tree. I … More Anton Gets Palisch-ed
I will begin with a photo today that has been used on this blog in the past. The photo shows Heinrich and Emilie (Palisch) Grother who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary in Altenburg, Missouri in 1921. The back row is occupied by several of the Grother children, and the front row shows several of … More Esther and Her Swiss Fritz
What can I say? I never know what I’m going to find when looking for a story in our German Family Tree. I looked for events that happened on April 1st…which this year happens to also be Easter…and I found the birthday for Charles Egeling. That’s right, at least this year, he would be an … More Easter Egeling
