The starting point for our story is the birth of a baby girl on July 30, 1898. If she was still alive today, she would be celebrating her 125th birthday. Her name was Clara Louise Bergmann, the daughter of Heinrich and Maria Anna (Fassold) Bergmann. Clara was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so … More Martin and Clara – Longtown Hacker’s
Eugene Emanuel Oberndorfer is today’s birthday boy. He was born on July 2, 1897, the last of 7 children born to Ernst and Gertrude (Hacker) Oberndorfer. Eugene was baptized at the brand new congregation in Longtown, Zion Lutheran Church. I am out of town for a while, so I cannot display church records. However, because … More Eugene and Madge – Longtown Salesman and Teacher
The birthday boy for today is Martin Theodore Oberndorfer, who was born on June 9, 1880. Theodore would be celebrating his 143rd birthday today. He was the son of Joseph and Catharine (Hacker) Oberndorfer. I wrote a post about Theodore’s parents titled, An Austrian/Bavarian Pair in Saxon Frohna. Theodore was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in … More Ted Oberndorfer – Montana Rancher
Olga Hacker is today’s birthday girl. She was born on April 16, 1891, so today would be her 132nd birthday. Olga was the daughter of Christopher and Adele (Schmidt) Hacker. She was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, but she managed to avoid being recorded in the Friedenberg Remembrances book. Several of her siblings … More Olga and Harry – Metzner’s with Longtown Roots
When you see a title like the one above, you are likely to assume that the story will involve more than one marriage. You would be correct about today’s post. Also, like several other recent stories, this one involves someone who would be celebrating his 125th birthday today. Julius Adolph Weber was born on February … More Weber – Hornberger – Horn – Hacker – Voelker
At Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, we have many members who call a woman, Granny. Kathy Schlimpert and her husband, Oliver, had 4 children, and all of them were girls. Those 4 are all married with children (and even some grandchildren), and they are all still members of Trinity. Therefore, we have plenty of Ponder’s, … More Granny’s Granny
Let me set the scene for today’s story. The Stephanite immigration that took place in 1839 included hundreds of people who came primarily from Saxony, Germany and settled in the the towns around Altenburg, Frohna, and Uniontown. Another group of immigrants, several of which arrived even before the Saxons, were from Bavaria, Germany, and many … More An Austrian/Bavarian Pair in Saxon Frohna
Oscar C. Hacker was born on August 9, 1878, making today his 144th birthday. It is his story that you will read today. Oscar was the son of Johann and Margaret (Hornberger) Hacker. He was baptized at Peace Lutheran Church in Friedenberg, so I am unable to display an image of his actual baptism record. … More Longtown’s Hoehn-Hacker Couple
I will not relate the story of a birthday boy or girl today. Nor will I relate the story of a couple’s anniversary. Instead, I will be honoring the date that one of our cherished local congregations was established. I guess you could call it either a special birthday or a special anniversary. I will … More Zion, Longtown’s 125th
Two years ago, a post was published with the title, George’s Girls. It told the story of George and Mathilda (Elbrecht) Bingenheimer who had 6 children…all girls. Today, you will read the story about one of those girls, who also happens to be today’s birthday girl. Oneida Lena Bingenheimer was born on May 23, 1897, … More One of George’s Girls Gets Funke
