Dora Bertha Friederika Grossheider was born on December 8, 1892, so we will name her today’s birthday girl. Dora was the daughter of Henry and Friederika (Isenberg) Grossheider. I am going to backtrack into the Grossheider family before moving on. Dora’s grandparents were discussed in a previous post titled, Two Succumb to the Flu. In that … More The Degenhardts’ Grandma
We received a comment on an old post on our blog yesterday. It was in reference to a post titled The Blancken Brood. The comment is shown below. It just so happens that September 1 is a day that is significant in the Dietrich Blancken family. On September 1, 1878, Dietrich’s first wife, Magdalena (Eggers) … More Retreat – Fight Again Later
Today is the birthday of Addie Isenberg. She was the daughter of Henry and Pauline (Hanf) Isenberg. Addie was born on December 3, 1899 and baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Friedheim, Missouri. Here is her baptism record. This is a case where our research library has the church records of Trinity, Friedheim, but they … More Isenberg in Wittenberg
