Today, you will be reading another one of those stories in which the two people getting married come from opposite sides of the Mississippi River. The two surnames that are united in this marriage are ones that over the years had been found both in Altenburg, Missouri and Jacob, Illinois. The starting point for this … More Granite City Steel Worker
The surname, Oswald, takes up 7 pages in our German Family Tree. Today, you will read about the original couple to settle in Perry County with that surname. The patriarch of that Oswald clan happens to be today’s birthday boy. Christian Oswald was born December 19, 1832, so today would be his 190th birthday. He … More Original Oswald’s
Johann Heinrich Ehlers was born on October 10, 1873, so today would have been his 149th birthday. Every census record in which we find John says that he was born in Illinois. However, his baptism record is found in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, Missouri. That record is pictured below. There is … More John Ehlers – Broom Maker with Boehme Bride
I will share another 150th birthday story today, and it just so happens to be related to a post that was written just two days ago about another man who was celebrating such a special birthday. That post was titled, Henry and Meta – The Zerbst Pair from Jacob. That birthday boy, Henry Zerbst, married Meta … More The Guetersloh’s – Herman and Marie
Yesterday, the name Heise was included in the story. Today, you get to read about two more surnames that begin with “Hei”. It begins with the birthday of Hulda Christine Heitmann, who was born on September 10, 1894. Hulda was the last child of Joachim and Anna (Ruhkopf) Heitmann. She was baptized at Christ Lutheran … More Heins and Heitmann Get Hitched
I found a special anniversary for today’s post. It tells of a marriage that took place on this day 150 years ago. However, I will confess right away that I was quite unsuccessful at finding a lot of documentation for the lives of the two individuals who were married that day. We will begin with … More Ehlers – Christ’s Charter Members
Fred Eggers sent me this post several days ago when I was out of town. I will try not to bore you with all the details, but I found it difficult to format this story to place it on our website, and I did not have the time to get it done where I was. … More From Jeersdorf to Missouri
A marriage took place on this day 151 years ago in Altenburg, but most of the rest of this story takes place across the river in Jackson County, Illinois. The bride and groom had been in America for just a year or two. I will start with the groom who arrived in 1866. Joachim (John) … More Joachim’s Scheeβel Spouses
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)
The Perry County Lutheran Historical Society had its beginning in 1910. Its original mission was to preserve the Log Cabin College which was the birthplace of Concordia Seminary. This cabin was built in 1839, but by the early 1900’s, it was showing its age and in danger of ruin. In 1912, this historic building was … More Pound the Hammer, Ring the Bell, Bang the Drum
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