Karl Gottlob Fritsche would have been 126 years old today. He was born on December 3, 1892, and baptized at Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. He was the son of Robert and Magdalene (Darnstaedt) Fritsche. This is his baptism record. It stretches out over two pages, so I had to make two images. Carl … More Ida and Charley
A little over a month ago, I wrote a post about some Guetersloh twins, Ida and Martin, that was titled, The Guetersloh Twins’ Spouses. I did not notice at the time that the father of those twins was a twin himself, and his twin was a sister. I will attempt to tell the story of … More Boy/Girl Guetersloh Twins
When I am doing research for this blog, I sometimes refer to what I do as “going down rabbit holes”. I spend way too much time going down these rabbit holes just to see where they lead. Today, I started with the birth of a set of Guetersloh twins born in Jacob, Illinois, but as … More The Guetersloh Twins’ Spouses
I confess. The main reason I chose today’s story is the alphabet. A Zerbst married an Amschler on this date in history, and she went from being a “Z” to an “A”. The marriage took place on April 25, 1920 in Jacob, Illinois at Christ Lutheran Church. It was the wedding of Alfred Amschler and … More Z to A
Today, I’m going to talk about fashion. That’s right…..fashion. Those folks who know me well, will tell you that I generally do not give a hoot about fashion. Fashion is certainly not my bailiwick. However, I have discovered that whenever I write for this blog, I am in the business of learning something new. Each … More Buttoned at the Top (Updated)
On several occasions, I have written about Perry County personalities who crossed the river and became members of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois. Today I will highlight a family name that shows up quite often in the Christ Lutheran church records, but it is a family that settled around Jacob after arriving in America … More The Original Gueterslohs
One of the great sources that we have for the stories that we tell on this blog can be found on Ancestry.com. On that site, you can find a family history with the title, “Fritsche-Miesner Family Tree”. The author of that tree is Lori Adams. I have never met Lori, but I do know that … More A Fritsche-Miesner Connection
