You will read your second consecutive story about a Dora today. Yesterday, Dora was short for Theodora. Today it is short for Dorothea. Yesterday’s tale was one in which a person hopped over the Mississippi River and resided there. Today, a character hops over the Apple Creek. Dorothea Magdalene Starzinger was born on March 11, … More Shawneetown Schlimpert/Starzinger Spouses
Edna Artolie Starzinger is today’s birthday girl. She has a special 125th birthday today. She was born on December 4, 1897, the daughter of Louis Joseph and Wilhelmine (Hoehne) Starzinger. I seem to be finding several Starzinger stories lately. This is yet another one. Edna was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We … More Art, the Egg Man, Edna, and Katie
Ida Aloysia (Louise) Koeberl would possibly be celebrating her 125th birthday today. I have to say “possibly” because our German Family Tree says she was born on either November 29th or November 30th in 1897. I have learned that it is more difficult to confirm a woman’s birth date than it is for men. That’s … More Koeberl – Leimer – Starzinger
I have learned that I need to be very careful to distinguish between the Hoehn family and the Hoehne family. Yesterday, I wrote a post about a Hoehn that was celebrating an anniversary. Today, you will read the story of a Hoehne that would be celebrating an anniversary today. You will discover that the two … More A Hoehne/Starzinger Wedding Anniversary
The surname, Starzinger, has shown up a few times on this blog before. Each time I attempt to research a Starzinger, I experience difficulties finding early census records for them. The same was true for this post. The birthday boy for today is Johann Gottlieb Starzinger, who was born on March 31, 1868, making today … More Pocahontas Starzinger – With Rose and Lena
One of today’s main characters is the son of one of the proprietors of the Frohna Flour Mill. This son went on to be involved in the operation of the Frohna Feed Store. I have to wonder how these two businesses were related to each other. However, I am temporarily located near Chicago, Illinois and … More Frohna Feed Store
William Vogel would be celebrating a very special birthday if he was still alive today. Since he was born on December 5, 1845, he would need 175 candles for his birthday cake. In the German language the word, vogel means bird. William was the son of August and Katherine (Doering) Vogel and baptized at Concordia … More Bill Bird’s Bountiful Babies
I guess it makes sense. A blacksmith was a person who worked with metal. He often worked on pieces of equipment that were involved in transportation, such as wagons. He worked with his hands. So, when there was a transformation from horse and buggy days to automobiles and the internal combustion engines, workers were needed … More Blacksmith to Mechanic
First, an explanation of the title. The married couple for today is made up of a Koch and a Vogel. In German, Koch means “cook” and Vogel means “bird”. Enough said. Lydia Vogel is today’s birthday girl. She was born on September 15, 1890 and baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells, Missouri. She … More The Cook and His Bird
Emilie Hecht is today’s birthday girl. She was born on July 28, 1862 and baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Uniontown, Missouri. Her parents were Wilhelm and Wilhelmine (Weber) Hecht. Just a few days ago, I wrote about a Henry Hecht in the post titled, Fives are Wild. That Henry Hecht would have been Emilie’s … More Hecht/Hoehne Hodgepodge
