There have been quite a few stories told on this blog over the years about a couple made up of a Missouri native and an Illinois native. Most of them have dealt with one from Perry County and another one from just across the river in Jackson County. Today, you will read another Missouri/Illinois story … More A Farrar/Iuka Sticht-Studt Scenario
The birthday girl for today’s post is Emilie Amalie Rosalia Frentzel. She would go by the name Emily, so I will use that name. She was born on July 26, 1895, so today would be her 130th birthday. Emily was the daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth (Ruhkopf) Frentzel. Emily was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church … More Master Sergeant Clyde McClure – U.S. Army
Our birthday boy for today’s post was born in Altenburg, but spent most of his life in Chicago. During my teaching career, and possibly still to this day, the children of educators in Lutheran schools were referred to as “teacher’s kids”. Today’s birthday boy was a teacher’s kid. Johannes Emanuel Abraham was born on July … More John Abraham – Chicago Cork Clerk
A lonely record in our German Family Tree will lead us all the way to Arizona today. Hop aboard the train. We are going for a ride. Edwin Peter Albert Sandler was born on June 28, 1885, so he would be celebrating his 140th birthday today. Edwin was the son of Wilhelm and Anna (Boxdorfer) … More Edwin Sandler – Prescott, AZ Butcher
You will read a story that begins in Illinois, moves to Missouri, and ends up in Arkansas. That may sound like a pretty long trip, but it really is not. This tale will also tell the story of a man and a woman, but this couple does not make up a married pair. It’s the … More Pair of Hartwig Success Stories
Today, I will tell the tale of a marriage between a Kern and a Weber. It is not the first post written about a Kern man who married a Weber woman. A previous one was the post titled, Orphan Girl Marries the Tin Man. However, that Kern/Weber couple was from a different generation, and I … More Edgar and Flora – The Kern’s in St. Louis
The story you will read today does not have a typical beginning point. Usually I locate a baptism or marriage record and use it to highlight someone’s birthday or anniversary. Every once in a while, I will highlight a day of death. Today is quite different, and quite possibly will be the only one of … More Gun Shot Wound at Wyse Fork Battlefield
Today’s birthday boy, as near as I can tell, never lived in the state of Missouri. Yet, because his baptism record is found in the books of Christ Lutheran Church in Jacob, Illinois, I still found his story for today’s post. About the only connection to Missouri I could find in this man’s history is … More Henry and Elsie – Wisconsin Vogt’s
The main character of today’s post is Joseph Amberger who would be married to 4 women during his life, and he outlived every one of them. Joseph farmed some land very near the little town of Belgique in the Mississippi bottoms not far from the Mighty Mississippi. Belgique was primarily a Catholic community, but there … More Joseph and His 4 Belgique Brides
You will be reading the story of Pastor Gotthilf Loeber today. When the Gesellschaft arrived in the United States in 1839, one of the pastors who brought his family was Rev. Gotthold Heinrich Loeber, who originated from Eichenberg, Germany. Pastor Loeber brought along his wife, three children, and a sister. They traveled across the Atlantic … More Gotthilf – The Youngest Loeber
