It is a travel day for me, so you will get the chance to read an old post that I really enjoyed writing. It told the story of a wedding that took place the day after the birth of August Carl Vogel which was told in yesterday’s story. This old post describes a type of … More Two Pastor’s Kids Get Married
A main character in today’s tale is named John Knoll. But what a challenge it is to keep up with the John Knoll’s involved in his story! What do you do when a pair of brother’s are each named John Knoll. And what do you do when these two John Knoll brothers marry a set … More Know Your Knoll’s
I will begin with a bit of my history today which leads up to the bit of history that I will share about the Schuppan family. I began my teaching career in Ft. Lauderdale back in the 1970’s. It’s quite a while ago and my memory is not so good these days, but this is … More Schuppan Visit and a Bit of Their History
Today’s birthday boy is John Charles Boxdorfer, who was born on April 29, 1871. I have seen him called John C., J.C., and John Charles in documents. His gravestone calls him J. Charles. I choose to call him Charles, partly because I have already written a post about a John Boxdorfer. I think in his … More Tombstone Trader
You are about to take a trip back in time, starting in St. Louis, and proceeding to New Wells, Frohna, and Seelitz in Missouri and Horse Prairie in Illinois. The Missouri and Illinois settings have the common thread of Rev. Martin Stephan. All of those places are connected to Diane Guelzow, whose husband’s family roots … More Acts of God – Part 3
Heinrich Carl Mehner was born on March 28, 1872, making today his 149th birthday. I will attempt to tell his story today. The Mehner family had arrived in this area in 1840, then not long after their arrival, Henry’s father was born in 1843. The Mehner family lived in a variety of townships in Perry … More Mehner Merchants
Adam Knoll was born on December 18, 1871, making today his 149th birthday. Adam was the son of John Nicholas and Katherine (Herman) Knoll. This Knoll family’s records are found in the Peace Lutheran Church, Friedenberg book. You may recall that this congregation’s original church records were destroyed in a fire, and a good reconstruction … More Perryville Butcher
Today would have been the 121st birthday of Paula Grebing who was born on August 19, 1896. She was the daughter of Martin and Emma (Richter) Grebing. Martin delivered mail in the Wittenberg area for a while. This is a photo of the Martin Grebing family when Paula was a child. Paula is the girl … More Joining the Herm Thurm Firm
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)
Herman Benjamin Kuntze is today’s birthday boy. He was born on July 30, 1885. Herman’s parents were Wilhelm and Susanna (Grosse) Kuntze. His father was a shoemaker in Altenburg who had come to America around 1870 with his first wife, Wilhelmina, who died in April of 1877. Wilhelm remarried later that same year in October … More Shoemaker to Carpenter
