Both of the surnames in this post, Boehme and Schmidt, are familiar ones found in Perry County. However, despite today’s birthday boy being found in our German Family Tree, he was not born in Missouri, nor did he ever live here. The same can be said of his wife. The connection to Perry County church … More Henry and Clara Boehme – Building a Home in Klinger, Iowa
I have a different starting point for today’s post. Although I usually find a date of birth or a wedding anniversary as a starting point, I chose to use a baptismal date for today’s story. I do this for a reason. Yesterday, I had a delightful visit with some descendants of the Gerhardt Thurm family … More Some Thurm’s in Readlyn, Iowa
A main character in this post was baptized, confirmed, and married by Rev. J.F. Koestering. I think he was also encouraged by Rev. Koestering to become a Lutheran pastor. And Rev. Koestering also became his father-in-law. That is because this character married his pastor’s daughter, who also happens to be today’s birthday girl. Clara Christiane … More Rev. Ernst Schuessler – Rev. J.F. Koestering’s Son-in-Law
Let me set the scene for today’s post. I began my search with a different approach. I knew that I would likely not be able to make the trip to the museum after our recent snowstorm. So, I looked for a story that would not require any records from our research library. I admit that … More Rev. Carl Bretscher – Wausau, Wisconsin Pastor
Mathilda Linna Lueders was born on February 12, 1885, so today would be her 140th birthday. Lina, as she was mostly called, was the daughter of Charles and Susanna (Palisch) Lueders. A previous post was written about her parents titled, Lueders/Palisch: Marriage or Competition? Lena was baptized at Concordia Lutheran Church in Frohna. We can … More Lina and Noah Brown – The Consequences of War
A lonely confirmation record found in our German Family Tree has led me to write today’s story. I did not have much hope for writing his story to begin with, but when I found that he had a special birthday, was the son of a Lutheran teacher, married the daughter of a saloon operator, who … More Arthur and Margaret – Davenport Weise’s
From 1911-1916, Rev. Nicolaus Wettengel served as the pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altenburg. During that time, 3 of his children were confirmed and one child was born and baptized. This is the first time that this surname has appeared on this blog, and we will begin with one of those children who was … More Pastor Weber and His Bride from Down Under
Let me set the scene for today’s post. Fifteen years ago, when my wife and I were about to celebrate our 20th anniversary, we arranged to get together with our friends, the Chases from Minnesota, who had recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. This year, we decided to repeat that event for our 35th and 55th … More Amana and Altenburg
Most people that are characters on this blog become the stories of married couples. It is relatively rare that I tell the story of a person who remains unmarried for their entire life. I wrote such a story yesterday about Ernst Kaempfe. Therefore, it is not likely that you get to read stories of unmarried … More The Grebing Girls – Lifelong Singles
Yesterday’s post about William Timmermann could be referred to as an “outsider” entering the realm of our German Family Tree. Some surnames in that document take up pages and pages. And there are other surnames that show up as pretty lonely entries. You will be reading the story of another one of those “outsiders”. For this post, I had … More Another “Outsider” Enters Perry County
