The birthday boy for today’s post is Gustav Ferdinand Heimbecher, who was born on June 6, 1861. That means today would be his 165th birthday. Gustav was the son of Johann and Maria Heimbecher. Family trees on Ancestry say that Gustav’s mother’s maiden name was Doering, but Family Search says her maiden name was Scheuer. … More Hemmann Happens Upon Heimbecher Husband
Ernst Rudolph Koenig was born on June 12, 1890, so he is today’s birthday boy. Rudolph would be 135 years old today. He was the son of Immanuel and Clara (Weinhold) Koenig. Rudolph was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of his baptism record from that congregation’s books is shown below. Rudolph … More Rudolph and Lena – Farrar Koenig’s
Several members of my family will be gathering at what the sports world calls an important game today. I will join that group in attendance at the Ole Miss/Georgia game in Oxford, Mississippi, although I will not be entering the stadium. My location for the day is the popular gathering place in Oxford called The … More Hemmann/Frentzel Wedding – 181st Anniversary
Quite a few previous posts on this blog have told the story of men and women who were lifelong single people. I find it quite interesting that in several of those cases, I have discovered that there was more than one child in a family that remained unmarried for their entire lives and often lived … More Telle Twosome – Uniontown Unmarrieds
Today’s married couple is made up of a bride and groom who were members of two prominent families In the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown. Their parents were passengers aboard the same ship, the Johann Georg, which arrived in November of 1839 as part of the Gruber Group. The bride and groom were … More Hemmann/Hecht – Early Uniontown Babies Get Married
Once again, one of those lonely baptism records found in our German Family Tree is going to take us on a trip elsewhere. As near as I can tell, today’s birthday boy spent less than 3 years living in Perry County. Gustav Otto Hemmann was born on July 20, 1882, so today would be his … More Hemmann’s in Nebraska and Minnesota
I seem to be running across a lot of stories lately that take us on trips all over the country. This one is a real doozy. It begins in Perry County, but certainly does not remain here long. Johann Edward Hugo Hemmann was born on May 6, 1854, making today his 170th birthday. When he … More J E H Hemmann – Produce Merchant
I am once again choosing to post a previously published story today. This one has several ties to my personal activities over the past few weeks. The main character of this story, Teacher William Hemmann, was once a teacher in Carver County, Minnesota. Last week, my wife and I spent time with our daughter and … More Hollywood Hemmann
A few factors contributed to me re-publishing an old post today. If I was attempting to write this story today, I would not have the opportunity to make a trip to Trinity’s cemetery in Altenburg because I am in Minnesota for the next couple days. However, because I was able to stomp through the cemetery … More Bicentennial Bill Brandes Birthday
Theodore Immanuel Conrad Steffens was born on January 8, 1897, making today his 126th birthday. Theodore was the son of Henry and Martha (Hesse) Steffens. He was the last of 6 children in his family. Theodore was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. We can take a look at an image of his baptism … More Theodore Steffens – To Kansas and Back for a Bride
