The story of Arthur Richter had me snookered for a little while. His wife, Emma, died in 1919, and then Arthur shows up as a widower in the 1920 census. However, in the 1930 and 1940 censuses, he is once again married to Emma. How could this be? There really is only one explanation. Arthur … More Arthur and His Two Emma’s
I have often run across stories crediting the town of Wittenberg, Missouri with being a place where orphans could find a home. I can think of three surnames off the top of my head that were involved in orphans being given homes. Those names were Burroughs, Mirly, and Nennert. After looking at some more evidence … More The Richter Adoption Agency
Today would mark the 130 anniversary of Adoph Joseph (A.J.) Doering and Anna Richter. They were married on February 28, 1889 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Several factors contributed to my selection of this story today. One was their special anniversary. Another factor was the amount of photographs I located of that family and … More Adolph and Anna
The birthday boy for today is Alfred Jacob Gottfried Mueller. He was born on April 8, 1891. I am of the opinion that this boy was born in Wittenberg, Missouri, and I have a few different reasons for thinking this. Let me get started by telling you that Alfred Jacob Gottfried was the son of … More They Died Young
Theodore Mueller would have been 143 years old today. He was born on December 23, 1874 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. Theodore’s parents were Christian and Magdalena (Buenger) Mueller. That made Theodore a grandson of Dr. Ernst Eduard Buenger, the longtime doctor in Altenburg. His father was the owner of the Altenburg … More Drummer Boy
Today I am going to focus on three amazing females from Wittenberg. Here are photos of these three. From left to right: Sarah (Hartung) Boehme, Agnes (Schuessler) Roth, and Laura (Roth) Boehme According to our German Family Tree, Sarah gave birth to 13 children, Agnes gave birth to 9, and Laura gave birth to 13. … More Mama’s Baker’s Dozens
Today would have been the 152nd anniversary of Ludwig and Sarah (Hartung) Boehme. I have already written a little bit about this couple in a previous post titled, From Muddy Creek to Brazeau Creek. That post focused on Sarah’s family that came to Perry County from Pennsylvania. Today I will spend more time on Ludwig’s … More Corporal Boehme
December 8th was the birthday of two brothers in the same family, yet they were not twins. One of them happens to be one of my great grandfathers. The mother of these two brothers was Johanne Christiane Mueller. Her maiden name was Theilig, but by the time she had married Johann Gottlob Mueller, she had … More A Shared Birthday
As a grandfather of a pair of twins, I am usually attracted by stories involving twins. This is definitely one of those…..with a curiosity or two. First of all, I noticed that there was a Ludwig (Louis) Boehme who married Louisa (Lulu) Lottes on November 19, 1901. I must admit that the thought of a … More Twin Twins
I must admit, I did not know I would end up where I did when I began looking at Sarah Magdalena Hartung, who was born on this date in 1846. However, the trip through history I ended up taking is a fascinating one. Here is her baptism record as it appears in the Concordia Lutheran, … More From Muddy Creek to Brazeau Creek
