We begin with a birthday girl who would be celebrating her 125th birthday on this Easter Sunday. Amanda Elsie Feiste was born on March 31, 1899, the daughter of Otto and Hulda (Junge) Feiste. According to our German Family Tree, Amanda was child #6 in a large family of 13. She was baptized at Salem … More Otto Grebing and Joseph Mueller’s Feiste Bride
The bride and groom that make up today’s highlighted couple are ones who spent their lives from cradle to grave in Frohna and members of Concordia Lutheran Church. It’s the kind of life story that is not often found in today’s day and age. The birthday girl for today’s tale is Juliane Alma Lueders, who … More Lifelong Frohna Couple – The Hellwege’s
Otto Jacob Koch was born on July 5, 1893, so today would be his 130th birthday. Otto was the son of Jacob and Wilhelmine (Hellwege) Koch. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. Because I am not in Altenburg, I cannot get an image of his baptism record. Otto appears in his … More Otto, the Dutchtown Auto Mechanic
There is a bit of debate over a birth date today. I almost wrote this story yesterday because our German Family Tree says a baby girl was born on June 12th. However, after taking a quick look at some of the resources, I concluded that there is a better chance that this baby was born … More Popp’s Girls
About 5 years ago, I wrote the amazing story of Henry Hellwege who got married 4 times. That post was titled, The Fourth Marriage. Henry got married in 1837, 1847, 1851, and 1856. Henry had at least one child with each of his 4 wives. Today, you will read the story of one of Henry’s … More Carl Hellwege Finds Friedheim Frau
Martin Hellwege was the 5th child of Henry Hellwege and his 4th wife, Friedericke Winter. A previous story was written about Martin’s father and his 4 wives titled, The Fourth Marriage. You are going to discover that Martin would be another Hellwege who would have more than one wife. Martin Theodor Hellwege was born on … More Martin, Ida, and Nina – The Hellwege’s
The couple highlighted in today’s post were married 120 years ago on this date. The couple was made up of a Schuessler and a Hellwege. Normally, I would think that these two were each from the congregation in Frohna. However, that is not the case. It was one of those marriages between a member of … More Charles and Agnes – The Schuessler’s
There are still folks living in the East Perry County region that carry the surnames Ruehling and Petzoldt. I wonder how many of those folks know that if you go back far enough, you will find a Ruehling that married a Petzoldt. That couple will be highlighted in today’s post. We begin with the bride … More A Ruehling-Petzoldt Pair
When I began my search through our German Family Tree for an event that took place on this particular date, I didn’t expect that search to land on the same Vogel family that was highlighted in yesterday’s post. As it turns out, not only will you read another Vogel story today, but it contains facts … More Amanda and Audie – Another Vogel Pair
Wilhelmina Marie Christine Hellwege was born 163 years ago. Her birthday was July 1, 1858. This girl would most often be called Mina or something similar on future documents. Mina’s parents were Heinrich and Friedericke (Winter) Hellwege. A previous post was written about Mina’s father and his four wives titled, The Fourth Marriage. Mina was … More Jake and Mina
