The name, Gottlieb Boxdorfer has shown up on this blog before. In fact, I think it has shown up twice already. Today’s birthday boy is yet another Gottlieb Boxdorfer. Gottlieb Amadeus Oliver Boxdorfer was born on January 10, 1862, so today would be his 163rd birthday. Gottlieb was the son of Johann George and Christine … More Another Gottlieb Boxdorfer
Claus Steffens is a main character in today’s post. His is not the first Claus Steffens to have his story told on this blog. And he is certainly not the first man with roots in the Hanover region in Germany to carry the name, Claus. Claus Heinrich Steffens was born on December 6, 1890, so … More Claus and Frieda – Farrar Steffens’s from Cradle to Grave
It did not take me long to find a story for today. I almost always check first to see if someone was born on the day’s date 200 years ago. The one I found for today is also located in the early part of the alphabet, so it showed up almost immediately when I did … More Bicentennial Boxdorfer Birthday
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
Hinrich Steffens was born on July 1, 1859, so today would be his 165th birthday. Normally, you might see his first name spelled as Heinrich, but his gravestone uses the Hinrich spelling, so that is what I will use. To add to that, another more Americanized version, Henry, might be used, but I have already … More Hinrich and Marta – A Set of Salem Steffens
The birthday boy for today is Martin Joseph Versemann, who was born on June 22, 1886, making today his 138th birthday. Joseph was the son of Henry and Ernestine (Eggers) Versemann. He was the 2nd of 3 boys born to Henry and Ernestine. Joseph was baptized at Salem Lutheran Church in Farrar. An image of … More Farrar to New Mexico to Red Rock
I ran into a minor problem while working on today’s post. A main character is named John Boxdorfer, and when I began saving images of his records, I discovered that our GFT images folder for the Boxdorfer name already had several files named John Boxdorfer as well as several files named John C. Boxdorfer. That … More Another John Boxdorfer
Johann Ludwig Schlichting was born on May 5, 1880, so he is today’s birthday boy. He would be 143 years old if he was still alive. Most of his life, he was called Louis on documents, and I am thinking he was also likely called Lou. He was the son of John and Mary (Stueve) … More Louis and Martha – The Schlichting’s
It looks like it going to be a typical winter day here in the Midwest. What better day than to write about some historical Winter’s in the Midwest. And where better to start than the birth of a Winter. Ernst Friederich Jacob Winter was born on January 14, 1861, so today would be his 162nd … More Winter’s Alone Yet Together in Oklahoma
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
