Dora Bertha Friederika Grossheider was born on December 8, 1892, so we will name her today’s birthday girl. Dora was the daughter of Henry and Friederika (Isenberg) Grossheider. I am going to backtrack into the Grossheider family before moving on. Dora’s grandparents were discussed in a previous post titled, Two Succumb to the Flu. In that … More The Degenhardts’ Grandma
I really do not think this post will be very long. After all, the main character died at the age of 27. Still, I feel obligated to write the short story of Justina Hopfer because today would have been her bicentennial birthday. Justine was born on December 6, 1820, the 14th child in the family … More Hopfer Hesse Hellwege – The 3H Club
About two years ago, I wrote a post titled, Engert the Egger. In that post, it was mentioned that there were two Gustav Adolf Engert’s that were born only 6 years apart, one born in 1869, and the other in 1875. The two Engert boys were even cousins. The previous post was devoted to the … More The Other Gustav Adolf Engert
Emanuel Hellwege had two wives during his lifetime, and he married the first one of them on this day back in 1908. I will attempt to share Emanuel’s life story with you today. Emanuel Theodor Hellwege was born on December 28, 1885, the son of Henry and Mina (Rettig) Hellwege. There is a puzzle here. … More Hellwege’s Heartthrobs
A few days ago, I referred to an earlier post titled, Surrounded by Good Lookin’ Women. I know I can relate to the main character of that post, Joseph Weinhold, because I, too, am surrounded by good lookin’ women. I would include my wife, my 3 daughters, and 5 granddaughters in that group surrounding me. … More Winter Women
It will take a little while to get to today’s birthday girl. We begin by taking a look at the first marriage of Charles Wachter. If you want a little background on the first Wachter’s to arrive in this area, you can read the post, Double Double-U. Charles Wachter was the son of Wilhelm and … More Wachter’s Koch and Doering
I will tell the tale today of an East Perry County couple and their family. I would classify it as a fairly typical story for this blog. And like so many stories that I’ve told, there is a mystery that I cannot solve. In this story, that mystery will not show up until the very … More Who Is Elizabeth Hellwege?
A Valentine’s son found his sweetheart and was married on this date in 1905. Herman Fiedler married Emilie Popp on November 2, 1905 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. Herman was the son of Valentine and Marie (Kasten) Fiedler and baptized at Immanuel, New Wells. He was born on March 30, 1878. Emilie … More Valentine’s Son Finds His Popp
It is going to be a busy morning. A bus tour of 45 people from Arnold, Missouri is coming for a tour at our museum. They will arrive when the local annual Vacation Bible School is taking place at Trinity Lutheran Church here in Altenburg. We have to make several unusual accommodations to make this … More A Cemetery Stumper Solution
In the year that Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, Ferdinand Hellwege was born in Altenburg, Missouri. He is also today’s birthday boy because he was born on May 25, 1860. Ferdinand was the son of Henry and Fredericke (Winter) Hellwege. He was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg. His baptism … More So Many Births; So Few Heirs
