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
Altenburg is a very small town. Yet, some folks around here have a term used for that the section of town you enter after you have driven past Trinity Lutheran Church and head east toward Wittenberg. It is jokingly referred to as LA (Lower Altenburg). It is somewhat of a derogatory term for this part … More Emma Niederstadt and Her St. Louis Truck Gardener
The birthday boy for today’s tale is Carl Gottfried Schuerenberg, whose gravestone calls him Charley. He was born on December 31, 1885, so today would be his 140th birthday. Charley was the son of Gottfried and Emma (Engert) Schuerenberg. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg, but he was actually born across the … More Charley and Mary – Kewanee Schuerenberg’s
I will be attempting to tell the story of Levi Myers today. He came to my attention because one of his wives is found in our German Family Tree, and she is today’s birthday girl. She will appear later in this story. Levi Melly Myers was born on September 3, 1881, the son of Frank … More The Levi Myers Story, Featuring Etta, Millie, Tillie, Daisy, and Maybe Louisa
I know it may be a stretch, but today’s tale has an unusual connection to the one I wrote yesterday. The story, Three Ochs – No Acorns, highlighted three lifelong singles who had no children. Today, you will be reading the story of a man who was married three time, which does not seem similar, … More William End – Perryville Photographer
I am going to start today’s post by displaying a 1910 census entry from near Wittenberg, Missouri. It shows a Heins couple, John and Hulda (Richter) Heins, along with two teenagers, Irene and Edwin, who are called adopted children. You can also see that they were the same age, indicating that they were twins. In … More The McCourt Twins – Or the Heins Twins?
With a name like Schmidt, it is surprising that today’s character is only attached to our German Family Tree by a thread. It is just a confirmation record in the books of Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim that gets Charles Schmidt into the GFT. Today, you will read about one of his sons. There is … More Lewis and Carrie – Oak Ridge Schmidt’s
The only way the title of this post can be understood is if someone had the surname, Born. And that is indeed the case today. That man named Born is today’s birthday boy. He has a baptism record in our German Family Tree, and that is why he qualifies to have his story told on … More Born Born in Perryville; Born Died in Chester
Edgar Benjamin Wallmann is today’s birthday boy. Edgar was born on November 30, 1899, so today would be his 126th birthday. Edgar was the son of Ambrosius and Agnes (Hoffmann) Wallmann. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells. We can take a look at his baptism record from that congregation’s books below. … More Edgar and His Golightly Bride from Charleston
Today is a travel day for us, so I looked for an old story to repost, and I found this one that was published on this date 8 years ago. It tells the tale of a Perry and Cape Girardeau County couple who would eventually migrate across the Mississippi River into Illinois. I did manage … More A Gross Dreyer Pair
